Fun Human Body Science Board Games for Kids and the Family

Yikes! Four contagious diseases threaten the world, and players collaborate to save the cities from outbreaks. The board features a world map, and players use their expertise to travel to different cities and find a cure. Like real pandemics, teamwork is crucial. layers win or lose together.

Beware of small parts (choking hazard) for children three years and under or those still in the mouthing stage.

• Number of players: 2 to 4
• Age range: 8+
• Average playing time: 45 minutes

Science can be gross, but that also makes it cool! This board game makes the whole family laugh while learning fun and yucky facts. Answer silly science questions or act out gross challenges related to the human body and science subjects, such as biology, chemistry, geology, astronomy, zoology, and physics.

• Number of players: 2 to 4
• Age range: 8+

Warning: this silly science game is not for serious people. The goal of the card game is to build a poopy pyramid while opponents try to sabotage you with crap attacks. Pair this game with a healthy conversation about bowel moments and a printable poop diary.

Number of players: 2 to 4
Age range: 8+
Average playing time: 20 minutes

In this light-hearted science game, you protect your organs with a “medicine card” while infecting others with viruses! The first player with four healthy organs wins the game.

Number of players: 2 to 6
Age range: 8+
Average playing time: 10 to 30 minutes

This science board game takes place inside a human cell. Each player controls scientific cell actions, like making ATP, creating molecules, and using RNA to build protein. The player with the most “health points” wins the game, but everyone wins because they are learning biology through play.

• Number of players: 2 to 5
• Age range: 10+
• Average playing time: 60 to 90 minutes

This timeless game is an interactive way for kids to practice being a doctor and pretend to perform surgery! Draw cards with punny disease names like Charlie Horse and Writer’s Cramp, and try to fix the ailments without setting off the vibrating buzzer. If you can operate quietly, you can earn the money shown on the back of the card.

Note: This game may not be appropriate for players sensitive to flashing lights and buzzing sounds.

• Number of players: 1 or more
• Age range: 6+
• Average playing time: 15 minutes

Have fun learning biology with this card game! Players compete to link amino acids side-by-side to create peptide chains, the fancy scientific name for protein.

While playing at school or home, students and teachers can review the following biology concepts: RNA to protein translation, polypeptide chains, proteins, amino acids, vacuole, mitochondria, nucleus, ribosome, mRNA, tRNA, and ATP.

• Number of players: 2 to 5
• Age range: 10+
• Average playing time: 30 to 45 minutes

The name of this game is true! Have fun with this family-friendly science board game. Players start at the bottom of the brain. Then, they try to get other players into the anxiety spiral. Trigger cards with stressful scenarios send opponents farther along the board. Coping cards keep players away from the anxiety spiral.

Number of players: 2 to 6
Age range: 8+
Average playing time: 30 to 45 minutes

This social science game encourages kids to learn about problem-solving, naming emotions, and anger management. Like chutes and ladders, you roll a dice to see how many squares you can move across. But there are also chaos squares, chaos cards, and coping strategy cards.

If you are lucky enough to land on a blue coping strategy space, you can draw a coping strategy card and act out the technique. Later, if you land on a red chaos square, your last coping strategy card can prevent you from sliding down from the chaos!

• Number of players: 2+
• Age range: 4+
• Average playing time: 10 to 30 minutes