My Board Game Wishlist

Ah, sweet summertime. You know, the time of year when school SLPs & speech students can just sit back, relax, and forget about therapy for a few weeks. Just kidding, do we ever forget about therapy? I know I don't. My favorite part of summer (in the 4 days that I've had so far) has been planning out future therapy sessions.

A few weeks ago I found my new obsession-- going to thrift stores. Ohhh man, do I love a good deal. In the past few weeks I have accumulated more than 16 games for around $30. Make sure to show your student I.D. if you go to Goodwill because there is a good discount. Another store in my area has student discounts on Wednesdays and other great deals the other days of the week. The other day I found a brand new Apples-to-Apples Jr. game for $1.80. Love it!

I know that if I let myself, I will buy every game in the stores so I have limited myself to a list of games. I've done a lot of sleuthing online and have compiled a list of some of the best speech games out there. I also kept a list of the most-loved games at my summer practicum. My rule for myself is that I can't buy a game that isn't on the list... UNLESS I google the game name + "speech therapy" and come up with few hits on my phone. I've heard a few people say that they don't know which games to even look for so I figured I share my list. I can't guarantee each game is perfect so I'll make two lists-- one for games I own or know work well and a list of games that I haven't played but have heard good things about. So here is a list you can take with you everywhere (I have it in a note on my iPhone) so that you are always prepared :).

Own or Know  

• Sorry
• Don't Spill the Beans
• Mouse Match
• Scrabbled Eggs
• I Spy-Eagle Eye (or any I Spy game)
• Let's Go Fishing
• Hullabaloo
• Leap-in-Line
• Cariboo (If you find this game, BUY IT)
• Outburst
• Blurt (LOVE this game)
• Cadoo
• Jenga
• Hanging Around-- Monkeys
• War
• Candy Land
• Don't Break the Ice
• Operation
• Guess Who
• Apples to Apples Jr. 
• Barnyard Bingo
• Dudley Dino Dinner
• Kerplunk
• Monkeying Around
• Pop Up Pirate
• Hi-Ho Cherry- O
• Twister
• Crocodile Dentist
• Memory
• Buckaroo
• Chutes & Ladders
• Zingo
• Whoonu
• Balloon Lagoon
• Operation
• Conga
• Cootie
• What's In Ned's Head
• Buckaroo
• Taboo Jr. 

Games I Still Want

• Hedbanz
• Bafflegab
• Funglish
• Rory's Cubes
• Aggravation
• Oodles of Doodles
• Password Jr.
• Spot-It
• Funny Bunny
• Pop the Pig
• Battling Tops
• Don't Wake Up Daddy
• Dignity Dog
• Go for the Dough
• Guess Where
• Buzz Blast
• Who Am I?
• Storymatic Kids
• Feed the Woozle
• Sound It Found It
• Elefun
• Don't Say It
• In a Pickle
• Funny Bunny