My two oldest kids have been interested in games since they were each just about 2 years old. Rhys, now 20 months, is also starting to show a general interest in just what is going on when we all gather around the big colorful board on the floor. And some days she doesn’t even try to eat all the game pieces!

When Sage first showed an interest in games at a playmate’s house I of course had to get the first game that I remembered loving as a child- Candyland! She was barely 22 months when she first began to ‘play’ this with us. It was more an exercise in parental patience than anything, but still it was fun. Then the reality hit when she turned three and really grasped the concepts of playing a game. She was in love! But, I was both bored to tears and unispired by the games we could find on our regular toy store shelves.

Don’t get me wrong, theris nothing wrong with a game from my own childhood… Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, Cooties. All are fine, but they just didn’t get me excited to get down on the floor and play with her.

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