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ModernMom’s Best Games of 2025 Holiday Roundup

Ready, set, play games! We have rounded up the best games of 2025!

Nothing creates memories quite like sitting around a table and playing a game together with your family and friends, especially during the holidays. 

With so many options out there, we’ve reviewed tons of games throughout the year and have compiled our absolute favorites for you to gift and play this holiday season. These games were selected for their playability, durability, and in some cases their educational components, making for playful game play that lasts well beyond the holiday season. 

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Halloween Tricks (for Parents)

As we head into Halloween, I want to offer a few cautions based on 18 Halloweens as a parent. First: Feed your kids dinner BEFORE they go Trick or Treating. This took me five years to learn. Children will not eat peas and chicken after 20 Reese’s peanut butter cups. Second: Please do not limit…

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Let’s Change The Way We Talk About Rape

I hate using the word rape.  When I think of rape, I think of a woman being viciously attacked and forced upon. That's not my story. My story is much different.  It happened when I was twenty, freshly transplanted from Canada to the Bay Area.  Lonely and eager for friends, I found a welcoming group that loved…