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Wellness Wednesday: Crunchy Mom Amazon Prime Big Deal Days

Posted on October 8, 2025 by treeoflifemama

It’s Wellness Wednesday! It’s also the last day of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days! A few months ago I blogged about the Maria Principle. That’s the truth from the life of Maria Von Trapp of Sound of Music fame. That … Continue reading →

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Dice Tower’s 12 Days of Christmas Family Games

Posted on November 20, 2024 by treeoflifemama

If you think of the following when I say “family board game”: Monopoly, Life, Clue and Sorry, have I got a treat for you! Family board games have gotten so much better!!! No longer do we have to suffer through … Continue reading →

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Dice Tower’s 12 Days of Christmas Party Games for 2024!

Posted on November 16, 2024 by treeoflifemama

The best thing I love about the upcoming cold weather of winter (besides wearing sweaters and drinking hot cocoa) is that it’s a great excuse to gather indoors to play board games with family and friends. I drove home today … Continue reading →

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Best Deduction Board Games

Posted on September 27, 2024 by treeoflifemama

Deduction games are some of my favorites! I’m sooo excited that the Dice Tower, my favorite YouTube channel about board games, came out with this fun video (scroll down to see it). The video features three of the DT peeps, … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Just One Family Style, a Great Game for a Family Party or Reunion

Posted on September 11, 2024 by treeoflifemama

I blogged about the Just One tabletop game over a year ago, over here. It’s such a fabulous game! Here’s why: it’s simple, it’s fun, it challenges your brain, it can be played with a small or a big group … Continue reading →

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3/6/24 Tree of Life Mama’s Game of the Week: Placing the Past

Posted on March 6, 2024 by treeoflifemama

My game of the week is Placing the Past by Ginger Fox Games. It’s a timeline game, but different from others I’ve played like Timeline and Chronology. In this game, players are each given 5 cards. Each card mentions one … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons To Love Board Games

Posted on March 2, 2024 by treeoflifemama

One of my favorite YouTube channels, The Dice Tower, has a video with Top Ten Reasons We Love Board Games. I’ve included it below, at the very bottom of this post. Tom Vassel, one of people in the video, says … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Family Board Games from Board Game Dad

Posted on February 20, 2024 by treeoflifemama

Here are the top 10 family board game recommended by Board Game Dad, aka Ben Nockles, from a new-to-me website I love for board gamers called perfectboardgame.com. Watch the video below and get ready for some fun! I’m only familiar … Continue reading →

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It’s Party Game Time! Part #2

Posted on November 18, 2023 by treeoflifemama

I just got the game above from my children for my birthday! I can’t wait to play it! I like regular Dixit but the cards are rather creepy. The cards in this version look so much more genteel. I hope … Continue reading →

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My Uncle’s Funeral and a Trip Down Memory Lane

Posted on October 12, 2023 by treeoflifemama

I’ve been feeling this mixture of melancholy, family love, joy and curiosity. A couple of weeks ago, I got word that my Uncle Lou, my mom’s brother, passed away. He was 92. He’s the boy, holding the dog, in the … Continue reading →

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