Candy Land Castle by Hasbro - Parent's Review

One thing that is evident when you first look at this toy is that it's really cute! :) You have 4 gingerbread kid boards, with designs in different colors, and each of them can hold up to 4 pieces (cookies) of different colors and shapes. Besides these pieces there is a little cookie factory which is really simple to use - all you have to do is put the cookies in the hole at the top of the castle and use the handle (colored like a candy cane) to retrieve them after they slide through to the bottom! It's as simple as that! My toddler knew what to do after I had shown her only once! After that, she was all over this game!

Candy Land Castle can be played by your toddler alone (this will probably bore them pretty fast!) or you can turn it into a fun board game for the whole family - each of the family members (max.4 players) takes one of the Gingerbread kid boards and takes a turn baking cookies. If you draw a cookie you have on your board, you place it on the right spot. If not, you put it back in the hole on the top. The person who completes all 4 shapes first is the winner.

This is good variation of a board game because it doesn't last too long (my 2 year old toddler doesn't really have too much patience!) but this game still teaches waiting for your turn (patience and social skills - interaction, taking turns).

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