Summary: You love gaming so much that you want to go to a convention. Your kids love gaming, and you want to bring them too. What should you know? A good convention experience starts with good preparation, and that goes double when there are children involved.<br> <br> What we’ve been playing<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2A3zDAu" rel="nofollow">NMBR 9</a><br> Showed BOO to friends (see our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/boo-game-review/">review</a>)<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2A5gLkq" rel="nofollow">Pairs, Pirate deck</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2xIdJkO" rel="nofollow">Story Cubes: Voyages</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2xITeEu" rel="nofollow">Caverna: Cave vs Cave</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2z81wtc" rel="nofollow">Match Madness</a><br> Voodoo (see our <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/voodoo/">review</a>)<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2xHHYbp" rel="nofollow">Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2A4GXM8" rel="nofollow">Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle</a><br> <a href="http://runicgames.com/hob/">Hob</a> (review coming soon)<br> <br> Helpful tips for taking kids to conventions<br> Start small. Do a one-day local convention before trying something big.<br> Plan on bouncing a lot from thing to thing, or staying for an overly long time at one stop, depending on your child’s personality.<br> Check-in / talk with your kids: what are you planning on? What worked yesterday? Set expectations – yours AND your kids.<br> Plan on taking time out to rest – but that might look like doing something less “gamey” – like run around outside. <a href="https://www.bostonfig.com/">Boston FIG</a> was great for that this year – they had Boffing demonstrations outside.<br> Supplies! Water, snacks, first aid kit. Let the kids carry some of their own.<br> Health! Hand sanitizer, immune support gummies or Airborne, DON’T TOUCH YOUR FACE.<br> <br> Any other tips? Let us know with a comment on <a href="http://www.thefamilygamers.com/episode-70-cons-with-kids/">the show notes</a>, on <a href="https://www.bostonfig.com/">Facebook</a>, or a <a href="http://www.twitter.com/familygamersaa">tweet</a>.<br>
