Who knew ? Makes me wonder ...what will be invented from this pandemic? . . Fun fact: 1949--In the midst of the polio epidemic--a disease that placed tens of thousands of children inside iron lungs, and many thousands more around the country quarantined at home--a young San Diego schoolteacher named Eleanor Abbott invented Candy Land. . . It was one of the most popular board games of all time. Abbott created the game inside a polio ward, as a patient herself, with the hope of giving the immobilized children around her a momentary sense of freedom and mobility. . . As a way of further connecting with the kids, Abbott featured on the game board an illustration of a boy with a leg brace. Milton Bradley was quick to buy the game from Abbott. . . And to this day, Candy Land continues to be popular, more than 65 years after the disease was eradicated. . . Of course so many of us played this game as kids, but I found the back story fascinating. . . #stayhome #boardgames #influencer #queenthinking #lemonadeoutoflemons #candyland #inventor #evolution #innovation #entrepreneur #femininepower #grace #love #pandemic #schoolteacher #polio #transformation #growth #kidsplay #miltonbradley #create #playwithme #colormemine #stpetersburg #tampa #mom #grandparents #highlevelthinking #energyshift #energyrich (at Pass-a-Grille Beach, St. Pete Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_XWlecJdiO/?igshid=sfpv1tloxncx