Repeat Pete – “Pete and Repeat were sitting on a fence…”

I’m sure you’ve heard that joke before – because with 4 kids, I think I’ve heard it at least 100 times in our house. For those that haven’t, let me enlighten you.

Child #1 “Pete and Repeat were sitting on a fence. Pete fell off. Who’s left?”
Child #2 “Repeat.”

Child #1 “Pete and Repeat were sitting on a fence. Pete fell off. Who’s left?”
Laughter ensues from both Child #1 and Child #2.

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Think quick and pass it on – it’s Catch Phrase

Catch Phrase is a great party game for both friends and family. There are many “guess the word” party games, but Catch Phrase is the one that tops our list.

It’s probably our favorite word party game because of the fast-paced action in quickly guessing and passing on to the next team before the timer stops. And it’s the timer that gets players talking frantically and gets them flustered because it starts beeping faster and faster as time goes on.

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The Board Game Family Blog – Out of the Box

For years we’ve had fun playing games as a family. As our children have grown, we’ve acquired quite a collection of games – games for all ages. And we’ve loved sharing our fun games with others around us whenever we can. So we thought it was high time that we shared our love of games with many more people around the world.

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