| While board games are generally geared to the | | | | that is well suited for even younger ages |
| enjoyment of players of all ages, there does | | | | than Uncle Wiggily. In this game, players |
| remain a special market specifically designed | | | | race around a track through the magical Candy |
| for young children. There are a number of | | | | Land, passing many different locations and |
| board games made solely for the benefit of | | | | characters in their search for the missing |
| children and because of the popularity of | | | | King Kandy. Through the race, they will pass |
| these board games with this age group, many | | | | through the Candy Cane Forest and Gumdrop |
| of these games have become long standing | | | | Mountains, as well as encounter characters |
| classics. When these children grow up, they | | | | such as Mr. Mint, Jolly, Gramma Nutt, Lord |
| fondly remember the board games of their | | | | Licorice, and Princess Frostine. Movement is |
| youth and when introducing games to their new | | | | determined by drawing cards which show a |
| children, it is often these time-tested | | | | certain color on it. When that color is |
| classics that make the cut. Many of the | | | | drawn, players move forward to the next space |
| classic children's board games have been | | | | with that color on it. Some cards, instead of |
| around for a very long time and it would | | | | showing a color, show a picture of a |
| probably be safe to assume that this isn't a | | | | character on it. When one of these cards is |
| fact that is about to soon change. | | | | drawn, the player must immediately move to |
| | | | wherever that character is located on the |
| Uncle Wiggily is one of these classic board | | | | board. Because of this, Candy Land can end up |
| games, having first been produced in 1916. It | | | | being a high stakes race without a sure |
| is based on a character from a series of | | | | outcome. It is well suited to young children |
| children's books that aren't entirely | | | | and the classic game should be popular with |
| familiar to the general public today. | | | | them. |
| However, the game is still considered to be | | | | |
| one of the classic board games for children. | | | | Many other games are popular with pre-school |
| The object of this game is to move the iconic | | | | aged children, such as Cootie, where players |
| rabbit, Uncle Wiggily, along the path from | | | | race to build a bug out of different parts. |
| his bungalow to the Dr. Possum's house. The | | | | Don't Break the Ice teaches players how to |
| game follows a single track that players race | | | | analyze a situation, by having them slowly |
| around by drawing cards, some which move the | | | | tap "ice cubes" out of a tray. If the player |
| player farther along and some of which even | | | | taps the wrong ice cube, the entire structure |
| instruct the player to move backwards. The | | | | tumbles down. There are many games suited to |
| game doesn't require heavy thinking and it | | | | helping children start to build basic skills, |
| allows younger players a great chance to | | | | all packaged within an environment of great |
| enjoy a game without feeling out of the | | | | fun. When it comes to pre-school children, |
| league. | | | | there are a great number of games available |
| | | | to help them both learn and have fun while |
| Candy Land is another heavily popular game | | | | doing it! |