Games are a great way to bring families closer together while having a great time. Toy Insider Mom Laurie Schacht stopped by ABC World News Now to show off some of the year’s best games. For more on the products featured in this segment, check out the product notes below, and be sure to check out our complete holiday gift guide.


prove-it_play-monster2Prove It (Play Monster)

  • Bet who can do the task best, and then Prove It!
  • There are four categories: Mad Skills (use your skill!), Know-How (use your noggin!), Fingers Crossed (it’s all about luck!) and Buddy System (teamwork!).
  • The two competitors bet back and forth on who can perform a specific task until one person ends the betting by saying “Prove it!”, and now the other player must perform the task to get the point!
  • Ages: 6+
  • MSRP: $24.99
  • Available: Amazon, Target, Toys R Us, Walmart

Taco Takeover GameTaco Takeover (Haywire Group)

  • Taco Takeover is nacho average game!
  • Players enter the taco kitchen and race to see who can be the first to successfully fill their taco order. So let’s not taco ‘bout it any longer, let’s play!
  • Carrying bag included – Tacos to Go!
  • Ages: 6+
  • MSRP: $15.99

Pass the Pigs Big PigsPass the Pigs Big Pigs (Winning Moves Games)

  • The Object of the game is to be the first player to score 100 points by rolling two pigs as dice.
  • These fabulous swines can hit all the pig poses that their little pig dice cousins do.
  • Pack the pigs, pencil, and oversized score pad in the handy drawstring Pig Pouch and you’re ready to go.
  • Ages 7+
  • MSRP: $18.95

chicken-charades-university-gamesChicken Charades (University Games)

  • Think fast! Act out Charades with a squeaky chicken!
  • Players have 10 seconds for their teammates to guess what charade they’re acting out before time runs out.
  • Use your imagination to bend it, balance it, twist it, pull it, feed it, and more to act our your charade. Don’t forget to use your chicken, or your opponent wins the point!
  • Get your friends and family to stop laughing long enough to make a guess and you’ll rule the roost!
  • Can be played by teams or individuals. Enjoy this fast, funny party game with 3 or more players ages 8 and up.
  • Ages: 8+
  • MSRP: $24.99
  • Available: Kmart, Amazon, Walmart

pie-face-showdown-game_hasbroPie Face Showdown Game (Hasbro)

  • For the first time, players go head-to-head and face off in the epic Pie Face Showdown Game!
  • Each player places their head through the mask and races to see who can hit their button the fastest in tug-of-war style.
  • Push the button down faster to move the loaded arm closer to the opponent.
  • Players must move quickly or someone will end up with a whipped cream or a wet sponge in the face!
  • Ages 5+
  • MSRP $24.99
  • (Available October 2017)

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Bill Reese

Bill Reese

Bill Reese is Business Operations Manager at Adventure Media & Events, where he's worked since 2014. A former editor at Playbill and graduate of SUNY–Purchase, he spends most weekends rooting for the New York Red Bulls pro soccer team and making subway systems out of Brio trains with his little boy Jonah.

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