I love getting new educational projects to use in my classroom. I really like games that work on important language skills. I was happy when I received the Granny’s Candies Educational Game from Super Duper Publications for review.

The first thing that I noticed about this game was how colorful the pieces and the game board are. Presentation is a big deal for kids. If it looks boring, they will not want to play it. I like how durable the pieces are. They are made of foam and seem pretty sturdy. The candies are round circle pieces. If I were to change one thing, I think I would make the pieces look like different types of candy.

Granny’s Candies is an easy game to play and set up but it is an adult directed game. It is not a game that children will be able to play independently. The way to play is that a child rolls the dice. The number rolled indicates the number of candies a child can ‘win’ on their turn. The adult will ask the student one of the questions on the skill cards. If the child answers correctly, the student gets to choose that many candies. At the end of the game, the child with the most candies wins.

The main objective of this game is to work on semantics or word meanings. This game has several different categories to work on. Some of these are giving an action word, telling how things are different, using descriptive words, and more.

My students really enjoyed playing this game with me. They really liked being able to collect the candies. I really liked that this game emphasized different word meanings. It got my students to think deeper about different parts of grammar. I love that it also helped my students with working on vocabulary and answering in complete and full sentences. These are important skills that all children need.

Super Duper Publications educational games and products are great to have in the home, especially during the summer months. During the school year, children are being immersed and exposed to in depth learning several hours a day, several days a week. During summer vacation, children start to lose and forget some the skills they have learned during the school year. Having fun educational products and games in your home will help with providing fun and educational ways to keep the skills ‘fresh’ in a child’s mind so they will be ready when they return to school in the fall.

I really enjoyed the Granny’s Candies game and I can recommend it and other products from Super Duper Publications.