
In today’s economy, a family outing to the movies can put a strain on most budgets! You don’t even want to know what a recent trip to the movie theater cost our family. We dropped over $100 and didn’t even get to watch the entire movie between bathroom breaks and tantrums. From now on, we’re definitely waiting for the DVD!
Luckily Walmart and Hasbro have partnered to help families make memories and enjoy each other at home. This week, stores across the country have Family Game Night aisles dedicated to helping you put together your own Family Game Night for under $40.
Choose a theme like Sweet Tooth Sunday — with Candyland and the sugary sweet movie Pollyanna along with soda and makings for a homemade ice cream sundaes — or Special Mission Night — all about solving puzzles and using your smarts to uncover a mystery and play Pictureka along with secret recipes of creative snacks to enjoy while you watch National Treasure. Or pick from your all-time favorites at affordable prices.
We headed out to Walmart today with $40 in hand to check it out, and the kids were thrilled with both the selection of games and movies. We finally narrowed it down to Trouble and Operation (both faves of mine when I was younger), and the girls picked out High School Musical. We snagged all 3 for just $35, so we have $5 left over to pick up some simple snacks. $40 for a fun and relaxing evening at home compared to $100+ for a disastrous and stressful outing is a huge bargain! Plus the entertainment isn’t limited to a single 2-hour span.
One lucky Deal Seeking Mom winner will receive a $40 Walmart giftcard to put together their own Family Game Night theme!
To enter, tell me what your family’s favorite board game is. Do you have young children who love Candyland, or do you prefer adult games like Apples to Apples?
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!
Methods of entry:
1. Leave a comment. Tell me about your favorite family board game!
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Prize:
(1) $40 Walmart gift card
This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday 9/23. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!


Ruth Smither
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Ruth Smither
Favorite board game is Monopoly.
babysnark23
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babysnark23
My daughter loves Candyland even though she’s a little too mature, she still jumps at the chance to player with the younger kids.
Alli
Right now we’re all about the Candyland, but I can’t wait until we get to something like Sorry or Clue!
Alli
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jennifer
My family is crazy about Monopoly- it may last forever, but we have a blast!
jennifer
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jennifer
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Ashley
We love Apples to Apples and Settlers of Catan!
Angel S.
We love the game Blockus. The whole family can join in and that is hard to find in a game. Thanks!
Laura C
We all like to play SORRY.
Laura C
I’m an email subscriber!
Vicki Wurgler
the boys and us love to play Clue
Amanda T
Hi-Ho Cherry-O is my daughter’s current fav!
Chasity
Our family loves the “Scene It: Harry Potter” games. What a blast!
Chasity
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Chasity
I am a subscriber of the forums…
Rebecca Manning
I subscribe to your daily e-mails, so please enter me again in the giveaway. Thanks!
Angela Lino
My family’s all time favorite game is Connect Four. My children are now 21, 17 and 8 and we have been playing it since the older ones were around the youngest’s age! All it takes is for two of us to start playing, then the others come along and we have competitions. We always end up playing for hours and have loads of fun.
Christina
Our favorite game is Cranium.
Christina
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Carissa
I subscribe via RSS (carimwc)
Carissa
I am a registered forum user
Carissa
Trivial Pursuit is one of my favorite games. We really big on Dominoes at the moment though, and Monopoly.
Jill W
My daughter is just 2 1/2, so we are not really playing many games yet. She loves playdoh, and we have a book of I spy pictures so she loves to find matches. and we have a kangaroo game called Can Do Roo that she loves, too. I am a game player, and come from a game playing family, so I know we will be playing lots of games when she gets older – I can’t wait!
Jill W
Your button is on my sidebar, thanks!
Jill W
I am a member on the forums- idahojill, thanks
Jill W
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Catherine
We love Monopoly!