Candy Land

I have never been a big fan of board games but I have been looking forward to Sam playing them. There are only so many afternoons of driving cars across the coffee table I can stand - and we passed that limit about a year ago.

I didn't think Sam would quite understand, but yesterday I brought out Candy Land. He was really excited about the box, and the board, and the cards, and the little people. He was so excited he actually played a game with me. He drew the first card, and it was the little special card that took him within inches of the end of the board. I drew a yellow. He then drew a double purple. I drew a green. He drew a double red and won.

We started a second game but his interest was waning. He was much more interested in matching the special cards to their spots on the board, naming the colors on the cards, and making the little people dance. He thought it was really fun when I let him fold the board in half and put it in the box.

He isn't quite ready for an afternoon of playing games - but one at a time, we'll get there!