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Family Game Night

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Ellio’s Pizza. All opinions are 100% mine.

Growing up, I loved Family Game Night. I have a collection of board games now for my own family, because some of my most fun memories ever are of staying up late into the night with cousins or siblings or friends, playing a looong running game while we all nosh and have a great time.

It turns out, my boys love board games too…yay!

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I have a collection set up on our fireplace mantle, stacked up and tempting, ready to play. One day a week I’ll let my kids pick out which game they would love to play, and we set it out on our table to settle in for a fun evening.

I bought a coffee table specifically designed for board games (I kid you not), because I love Family Game Night so much. It has two pull-out benches with lift-up seats to store games, and two drawers in the table itself to hold score cards and game pieces and pencils, and the coffee/game table is long and rectangular, perfect to lay out a board game, room for everyone to sit around, and room on each end for the snacks!

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And of course, the best snack ever is pizza. Because everyone loves pizza. And Ellio’s Pizza is the pizza I grew up with, baked crispy in the oven, and oh so delicious! And now my sons play board games late into the night, eat Ellio’s Pizza, and make memories, just like I did.

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My youngest son is ambitious…he refused to let us cut his slice of Ellio’s cheese pizza into thirds, he wanted to devour the whole thing in one piece.

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Ellio’s frozen pizza is made with real ingredients like 100% real cheese, and still value-priced, just like when we were growing up. When the gaming mood strikes us, it’s ready in 10 minutes flat for us to enjoy while we play.

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  • Robin

    My mom always made us Ellio’s pizza, but I forgot all about it. I am going to add it to my shopping list so I can get some for my boys 🙂

  • Kristi

    What a great tradition to have with your kids. They will look back and remember all the fun game nights. Pizza looks delicious, have not heard of the brand so will have to see if they have it next time I am grocery shopping.

  • Stacie

    The only thing that could make family game night better is pizza! That particular pizza looks super yummy. I’ll have to keep an eye out for it.

  • Carly Brydon

    Game nights are always so much fun! Especially when there’s yummy food like pizza involved!

  • Catherine S

    Game nights are so much fun. We host a game night at our house every Sunday. I think Ellio’s Pizza would be a great option for dinner this week.

  • Melissa Pezza

    We love family game night. It’s a great way to reconnect with everyone. It’s so much fun!

  • Lindsey

    I used to love getting “square pizza” at school. Having this with my brother during family game night would bring memories back, but I’m not sure my son would appreciate the nostalgia!

  • Yum, I’ll have to give that pizza a shot. We’re pizza lovers here!

  • Theresa

    I love family game night too! We often have pizza as well, but I haven’t heard of this brand before. It does look scrumptious!

  • Jeanine

    Yum. That pizza looks delicious. I don’t think we have Ellios here in Canada which is a shame! Looks great. We love family game night, it’s one of my favorite things to have with my fam!

  • Sabrina

    Family game night is such a great tradition! Pizza is always welcome in our household.

  • Debbie L.

    Pizza is our staple food for Game Night. The pizza looks delicious!

  • Jenni E

    Family game night is always fun. And you can’t have family game night without PIZZA!

  • Beth

    We are having pizza tonight. I should make it a game night as well.

  • Amy

    I love your gorgeous pictures! They’re so crisp and clean! That pizza looks yummy!

  • Rosey

    Our family likes board games too. We used to be able to get Elio’s when we lived in Florida. They don’t sell it here. 🙁

  • Stacey

    That sounds like so much fun! I would enjoy the pizza too! It looks really yummy!

  • Travis

    I’ve never heard of Ellio’s before, but you can (almost) never go wrong with pizza! Family game nights are awesome, although my parents accused me of playing too cut throat. Is it so wrong to want to win? LOL.

  • Cassie

    I’ve always loved family game nights! Some of my best memories are playing my brother and sister in a game of Clue 🙂

  • Valerie

    That pizza looks delicious! I love family game night, especially with a yummy dinner like that!

  • Pizza night is one of my favs. I love a night off from cooking, and it puts everybody in a great mood. Making it a game night also would be icing on the cake.

  • Kiwi

    Your son sure does have some mighty long eyelashes lol! I never heard of this pizza but your kids dove right in!

  • Debbie Denny

    I like pizza with real ingredients. Looks like a fun night.

  • Connie

    I sure could use some pizza right now too! I was always a hug fan of game nights too!

  • Chrystal

    Scrabble has always been my favorite game. My mother started playing with me when I was about 10 or 11. We played every week. Sometimes, days in a row. I sure do miss that.

  • Jenn

    I remember eating Ellios pizza when I was a teenager! Now I want to run out and get some so that my daughter can try it!