What might be the strangest thing seen riding on the back of a goose? It might be Humpty Dumpty! On the cover of the 1890 Little Mother Goose card game by Parker Brothers is shown Humpty Dumpty with a whip and rope riding on the back of a goose. The …
Cinderella is a classic fairy tale which has been told for thousands of years. There are numerous versions throughout the world but they all feature a rags to riches storyline. It is believed one of the first ‘Cinderella’ like tales was recorded by Strabo, the Greek Historian who lived from …
How interesting! Players of The Three Bears game by Milton Bradley do not play to win, but rather, just not to lose. This 19 card game features the popular fairy tale, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” It is a classic story with British origins dating back to the early 1800’s. …
The 1909 board game of Jack and Jill by Milton Bradley is one of their simpler published games. The graphics are not as detailed and colorful as usual, and the game board and play is also quite drab. No matter, though, as a game collector, it is a piece of …
In 1925 Milton Bradley published a board game called the Game of Three Blind Mice. The cover depicts a Father Mouse with eye patch holding a cup that says, ‘Please help the Blind.’ There is also a Mother Mouse with spectacles, and a Baby Mouse following behind these two. They …
The Five Little Monkeys preschool board game offers lots of suspense and laughter for all players. The game, which was published in 2007 by University Games, was inspired by Eileen Christelow’s 1989 award winning children’s picture book of the same name. Both the book and the game are additional methods …
Howard R. Garis (1873-1962) is best known for his children’s book series featuring Uncle Wiggly Longears and the Uncle Wiggly board game inspired by those beloved tales. But he wrote numerous other stories and even created a few additional board games that are just as wonderful. The vintage 1938 game …
The popular nursery rhyme about Little Jack Horner inspired the creation of a card game by Mcloughlin Bros of New York. Published in the late 1800’s, the game of Little Jack Horner includes elements of the old rhyme on its cards. Plums of various kinds are pulled from card piles …
The Three Little Kittens in the old board game by Milton Bradley are on a search to find their lost mittens. The popular nursery rhyme of the Three Little Kittens was expanded into a board game by Milton Bradley in the early 1900’s. The rhyme was written by Eliza Lee …
The antique card game of Cock Robin is a wonderful old game which emulates much of the Cock Robin nursery rhyme. Mcloughlin Brothers of New York published the enchanting card game named Cock Robin in the 1860’s, 1875, and another version in 1885. The oldest one of the 1860’s features hand painted …
