I remember really, really liking Candy Land when I was a child. I can recall the thrill of getting a gumdrop card and moving far ahead on the board. I also remember the grumpy, disengaged look on my adult opponent's face while we were playing. I was befuddled. How could you be bored with this fast-paced, color driven, candy themed game? It gave me the distinct impression that grown-ups were somehow fundamentally brain damaged by the process of reaching adulthood. I felt sorry for the bland, candy-free lives they were forced to live in service to... well, me.
Now that my own child has a copy of Candy Land, albeit a Dora themed edition, I have come to realize just how sinfully boring the game is. Oh, you want to play Candy Land? Umm, who wants to bake cookies!? I don't want to give Violet the impression that spending time with her is a chore. I love her, but my eyes instantly begin to glaze over when that game board is unfolded. I struggle mightily to get excited over my Boots game piece. I know that games are important to my child's development as a learner and a social being, so I suck it up and stack the deck.
After the first few bouts of Candy Land, I figured out that if I put all the candy cards on the top of the deck, it would shorten the length of the game significantly. I know! Candy Land has nuggets of wisdom for Mommies too. Violet gets the joy of drawing the fun cards. The game is over in 5 minutes. Everybody wins! Well, actually, Violet always wins, but that is another story.
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