How often do you play board games with your kids?
[2011-02-19 06:48:40]

Q: How often do you play board games with your kids and do you just play one quick game or do you play board game marathons? How often would you like to if you had the time?

A: We play board games atleast once a week- sometimes daily. We do other activities as well, such as putting puzzles together as a family and/or family Wii marathons too.

Sometimes we play a quick game, sometimes we play one long game (Monopoly!),

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