The board game Candy Land was invented specifically for quarantined children. Created by schoolteacher Eleanor Abbott in 1948 while she was recovering from polio in a San Diego hospital, the game was designed to entertain and comfort children who were confined to hospital wards or at home due to the polio epidemic. Abbott observed the boredom and isolation faced by young polio patients and developed Candy Land as a simple, colorful game that could be played by children who were bedridden or had limited mobility
. The game quickly became popular after being tested by children in the hospital and was soon published by Milton Bradley. Candy Land remains a classic children's board game, known for its easy-to-understand rules and its origins as a tool to help quarantined children pass the time and find some joy during difficult circumstances
