Life & Family | Toys

Now that the weather has officially turned cooler, playtime moves indoors. A perennial preschool game gets a makeover, finger painting goes to the next level and aspiring spies find new means to protect their privacy.

How sweet it is! In honor of Candy Land’s 60th anniversary, kids are invited to party with King Kandy in the Sweet Celebration Game ($19.99, http://www.hasbro.com). Instead of the traditional candy-colored game board, players can now build their own paths to his castle with puzzle pieces and gather treats to bring to the celebration. Along the way, be sure to check out two new calorie-free spots: Captain Kidd Cone’s Ship and the Chunky Chocolate Mountains.

If finger painting elicits a ho-hum response from your artiste in residence, let her try her hand—literally—at Finger Prints ($21.99, http://www.creativityforkids.com). After painting on a plastic sheet, kids can create a cool transfer print of their painting. This set comes with six washable paint colors, printing tray, printing mat, roller, squeegee, sponge and reusable apron. Just bring your creative juices.

Spies will now have the answer to “whodunit?” as they protect their home turf with the Evidence Kit ($16, http://www.shopwildplanet.com). This full-ledged forensics kit contains everything for savvy sleuths to figure out who’s guilty. Dust for fingerprints with a special glow-in-the-dark powder, collect fibers, hair and crumbs as potential clues with tweezers and analyze them under a high-power microscope. With so much proof on hand, investigators will be able to call it “an open-and-shut case.”