Board game for stimulating infants

Abstract

A board game for stimulating infants and for use by two or more players or teams for use with an infant as an active part of the board game. The game board sized to allow an infant to be placed thereon, having score/progress/position indicia thereon and two or more score markers for placement at or on the indicia to indicate the position/progress/score of each player/team. In one form, the game also includes a ball-like element to be placed upon the infant so that when the players/teams vie for the attention of the infant and get the infant to turn in their direction, the ball-like element rolls or slides off the infant toward the player(s) to earn a point or advancement. Preferably, the game board is covered in a soft fabric, similar to a baby blanket, and is sized similarly to a baby blanket or larger. In another preferred form the ball-like element is replaced with a die-like element to be placed upon the infant so that when the players/teams vie for the attention of the infant and get the infant to turn in their direction, the die-like element rolls or slides off the infant toward the player(s) to earn a point or advancement. The die has six sides, with indicia on the sides of the die matching up with positions on the game board. In one form, the indicia are letters and the positions on the game board have matching letters so that when the infant “rolls” the die, the die indicates indicia representing a position on the game board and the player can advance to that position.

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