Growing up, on Valentine’s Day my parents would give me one of those huge Hershey’s kisses wrapped in red foil in a cute box. I would do my best to gnaw at the waxy chocolate, starting at the top. Usually, after a couple of days I grew tired of trying to get a decent bite. When I got a little older, my parents switched to those Russell Stover boxed sets, with the chocolates with fillings in them. The only problem was I really only liked the ones with caramel inside so most wound up in the trash.

Alas, perhaps my parents would have been better off giving me something like Chocolate Fix, a fun strategy game by ThinkFun (makers of Rush Hour) that is based on the Sudoku concept. It looks like a box of chocolates so it makes a perfect Valentine’s Day gift for kids 8 years old and up. (It is also great for adults too.)

For the younger set, we also offer some alternatives to real candy for Valentine’s Day. For ages 4 through 6, try the sweet-themed Milk and Cookies game, a favorite in our household.  For two to three year olds, the ABC lacing sweets make a great choice – kids love to make “candy necklaces”. These “candies” include letters so kids can make necklaces with their names on it.

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