Solo Independent Play for Kids - September 2020
Virtual school, homeschool, whatever your school plan is for this year sometimes you just need them to take a break and do something independently not in front of a screen.
Age: 3+
Players: 2-5
Rating: 10/10
Disney Princess Enchanted Cupcake Princess Party
You can play the actual game (which is quite fun) or do what we do and just play around with the recipe cards and make fancy cupcakes.
Age: 4+
Players: 1-5
Rating: 9/10
Zoo Run
Play Free the Animals and make animal matches on cards in order to free the animals before the zookeeper gets back!
Age: 8+
Players: 1
Rating: 9/10
Gravity Maze
Make a marble run but do it logic puzzle style. Varying difficulty levels, no reading required.
Age: 8+
Players: 2-4
Rating: 10/10
Yamslam
Yahtzee spin-off that's faster, more competitive, easier to keep track of score, comes with a felt lined board that should be required of all dice games, and takes about two seconds to get the rules explained and get up and running on a game.
Age: 8+
Players: 1-4
Rating: 7/10
Suspend
Balance, logic, and dexterity combine in this fun and challenging game!
Age: 4+
Players: 1-4
Rating: 9/10
Happy Bunny
Every cooperative game can be single player in a pinch. This is a great choice for younger kids, collect more carrots than the farmer to win!
Age: 5+
Players: 1+
Rating: 9/10
Set
Great for a family game night, great for solo play so a kid can practice up and be ready to be extra speedy the next time they play with you.
Age: 8+
Players: 1
Rating: 10/10
Cat Crimes
It's like Sudoku but with cats committing crimes, which is way more fun. Cute logic puzzles with varying difficulty levels.
Age: 8+
Players: 2-4
Rating: 9/10
Dr. Eureka
Logic and dexterity game. Get the balls in the beakers to match the challenge card first, or in a single player game you just try to do this in the fewest moves possible.
Age: 8+
Players: 1-8
Rating: 9/10
Magic Maze
There's no talking in this cooperative game that feels like you're playing a video game. Race your heroes through the mall in order to steal magical objects and escape in time. Works well as a 1 player game too.