Comments on: Candy Land: Fun for Kids? or Not. (New Publication)

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:49:50 +0000

My mother always took a photo of us on our birthday with our gifts…..I’ll try to find this particular one and see if the game box is fully shown. It may have been a unique edition. Get back to you…..

By: Candy Professor

Candy Professor — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:20:29 +0000

I never heard of a package that included candy from the factory. But that’s not to say that someone couldn’t add a box of suckers to the game for an extra treat!

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:57:12 +0000

I thought I received a Candy Land Board Game as a kid in the 60′s which included a box inside of real candy suckers……like a package of six or so. Did I just dream this or what?!?

By: Candy Professor

Candy Professor — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:57:58 +0000

What a great project for your friend. I didn’t think I would survive the “Dora Edition” when my mini was 3. Curse that grandmother who sent it!

By: Candy Yum Yum

Candy Yum Yum — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:19:52 +0000

Candy Land truly is one of the worst games around. It NEVER ends. In fact, a friend of mine leads programs at area libraries called “Beyond Candy Land.” He introduces parents and children to board games that are actually fun and beautifully crafted.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:11:19 +0000

Thank you for sharing this most interesting article. You raise very relevant issues, including what is meant by autonomy in economic decision making–and what these seemingly trivial shifts may mean as children make their transition to adulthood.
I worry that consuming parental desire to protect children does come with frightening cost–that is, developmental delays that extend well in to someone’s 3rd decade of life, and a set of compensatory legal prohibitions (such tobacco, alcohol and other drugs) for a population of individuals that are inept at self regulation. Yipes!