This might sound really bad, but DS has always loved fast paced card games like canasta, UNO, Gin or Rummy,and what we called preschool poker. (5 card draw style without any betting) He likes pretty much any card games that work with patterns and probability. He has played those from about 3 on. Connect 4 was also a favorite. Dominoes can be fun also.
Since holding onto the cards was sometimes a problem, we gave him a box to set on it's side in from of him so He could see his cards but we couldn't.
Some of these are good for letting the child change the rules each hand. We sometimes play that the dealer sets the rules... It makes for some innovative options lol.
