by schmoo34
My 9 and 7 year old sons love this game. Power up is coming from Santa this Christmas and I've had to resist pulling it out many times as I enjoy the game as well!I believe that children can do anything, they are only limited by what we adults limit them to. But they do have to have interest. My 9 year old, (when he was 7) had more attention to boardgames than my now 7 year old...but people are different and have different interests.
I can say, that at 7 years old (or even a few years younger), you can safely graduate from Candyland. Some games my boys enjoy which I feel any adult would also enjoy:
The Adventurers; Temple of Horus (Fantasy Flight Games)
Walk the Dog (A SimplyFun company game)
Settlers of Catan
Shadows over Camelot (Days of Wonder)
Ticket to Ride (Days of Wonder)
Small World (Days of Wonder)
Lord of the Rings LCG (Fantasy Flight Games and ONLY if you build the decks for them)
Defenders of the Realm (EAGLE Games)
Sewer Pirats (spelled correctly and also Fantasy Flight games)
There are quite a few others but the common theme is co-op games are good for kids and if you don't go co-op, then the game mechanics are simple yet fun and the strategy is straighforward.
Candyland is in my rear-view mirror and I need not mention the finger I pointed towards it as I drove by!