The marshmallow does not have blood-shot eyes. The gumdrop is not screaming, she is smiling or seeming happy. (The character were actually seemingly racist up until the third or fourth version). The ice-cream is melting because, oh, what does ice cream do? It melts. Myself being an otaku, I naturally know that this mean 'cute'. The characters are what the Japanese, and some Americans, call 'kawaii'. This entire post is completely disagreeable on my term. No wonder we are seeing more and more kids with attention problems- simpler or more basic games or activities don't provide as much motivation or stimulation for some kids and they have less focus or tolerance for them. I think it sadly speaks more to how we are constantly throwing so much stimulation at children nowadays that even what is supposed to be a simple board game feels the need to compete with the level of stimulation that a video game or ipad gives to kids. I also work with kids with lots of different needs and apart from the changes in the characters themselves and the cheap cardboard used, I feel this game is complete visual overload now! I can't see how any child who has difficulty with visual processing or other learning challenges will be able to filter out all of the additional junk that is on the new board. I just saw the 2013 version and agree completely with this article- the old versions are so much better for working with kids.
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