boardgames

We don't play many junior versions, I find my boy outgrew them very quickly - though he still likes Catan Junior.

He likes Mancala, Kingdomino isn't hard to pick up, and it really helped his maths skills. His favourite is the normal Carcassonne (we don't play fields, and I give him a 50 point headstart, so it's still a challenge for me). He loves the Dragon expansion, too.

We play Rhino Hero and other dexterity games, I ordered one for next Christmas called Menara - off a recommendation here (!) - it looks like a coop dexterity tower building game.

As for collaborative games, he loves helping me with some solos, Under Falling Skies, Aerion and Nautilion for example - you can tell a story and get them to help throw the dice.

Not really a game, but story cubes are also a win at bedtime.