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Top Ten Classic Board Games for Children

Thanksgiving and Christmas vacation are coming soon and board games are a great way for families to spend time together. Games teach turn taking and some involve counting, money, and using stratgey. It is a great way to teach social skills, also. Some of the top ten classic board games for children include:
1. Clue- Ages 9+
2. Scrabble- Ages 8+
3. Sorry- Ages 6+
4. Chinese Checkers- Ages 5+
5. Chutes and Ladders- Ages 4+
6. Game of Life- Ages 8+
7. Chess
8. Monopoly- Ages 8+ (There are new tokens and properties such as the Houston Space Center and Nashville's Grand Ole Opry)
9. Twister- Ages 6+ (include some movement in the day)
10. Candy Land - Ages 3+

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Meet Cherrie Kilby | Manager

Cherrie Leggett Kilby graduated from Southwestern University with a BS in Education and has taught in elementary and middle school for over twenty years in the U.S., Taiwan, and Japan. In addition she has taught English as a Second Language in China. Cherrie pursued a Master's degree in Education with reading as her area of specialty. She continues to teach special needs students at the elementary level and also teaches reading at the local community college. Cherrie was a tutor for Creative Tutors when it was first founded and loved working with the families she met. She wanted to continue to make a difference and started working as an area manager in 2005.   

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