A while ago we had a game night with a smaller group, so we had some smaller treats and thinkier games! These treats are one of my favs, and such an easy go-to crowd pleaser.

At a Glance…

Mini Glo Buns

These Mini Glo Buns from Oh She Glows are so easy to pull together! No resting dough, proofing yeast, etc. You just make dough, melt a bit of butter and spread it and the cinnamon mixture, roll them up, bake, and ice! I recently tried them gluten free for the first time. They weren’t quite as soft, cohesive, and pillow-y as I’m used to, but hey, they’re sugary, cinnamon-y dough. What’s not to love?

Letter Jam

Letter Jam is a super unique game! It’s a cooperative word game! You start by having a five letter word you make up really quickly from the letters on your cards. You mix up the letters and pass them to your neighbor face down. Then, everyone puts their first card face up, facing away from them so everyone can see it but them. You look around, and whoever can make a word goes for it. Like if I see my neighbors have an H, O, U, S, E, I’ll say I can make a word! And give a #1 to the person with the H, a #2 to the person with the O, etc. Everyone writes down their information, and starts trying to figure out their letter. You keep going like that, putting up new letters when you think you’ve figured one out. There’s a limited number of turns, but at the end of the game you have hopefully figured out all your letters and made a word with your cards. It can be super hard and frustrating at times, but so rewarding when you get it! It makes you feel both clever and dumb, depending on the moment in the game. We’ve found that even people who aren’t usually a fan of word games like this one!

Want to buy these games? Check out your friendly local game store (FLGS), Amazon [here], or get a first-order discount at Board Game bliss [here].