Will the iPad get broken?
It is always a risk giving anything to a 4 Year old, you know, they really haven't got any idea of value at that age, despite them saying they do. In the 6 months that I have been allowing free use of an iPad, unsupervised most of the time, it has always come back in 1 piece, working just as it should. Sometime a bit sticky, but fine otherwise.
I must say that I did invest in an iPad case, the Cheapest iPad case that Apple sell. It's really good too.
I can remember just 1 occasion where I said to my little boy; "Don't drop it now", "OK". He made out that he understood by nodding his head, then dropping it on the floor. Amused. No. iPad OK? Yes.
You take your chance I would say. House Insurance?
Don't forget to turn on the Application Lock in the Settings Menu, to stop any "In App" purchases.
I must say that I did invest in an iPad case, the Cheapest iPad case that Apple sell. It's really good too.
I can remember just 1 occasion where I said to my little boy; "Don't drop it now", "OK". He made out that he understood by nodding his head, then dropping it on the floor. Amused. No. iPad OK? Yes.
You take your chance I would say. House Insurance?
Don't forget to turn on the Application Lock in the Settings Menu, to stop any "In App" purchases.
The Pirate Treasure Hunt iPad App
The Pirate Treasure hunt is a Free App, but you would never believe it; it is available on the App Store. It has almost everything, and even without being perfect this game has both my kids entranced for hours at a time, over and over.
What it's got;
Education in various forms from Basic Spelling to Simple Arithmetic and more.
Plenty to do and think about.
Simple understandable questions.
A great Story.
When you first use the Pirate Treasure Hunt app you will notice how well laid out the Map is, how clever the use of characters pull your child into the game; but make no mistake, this game will help your child learn to recognise letters, words and numbers.
8 Challenges are offered to the player; I'll let you know about a couple, so as to not spoil the fun;
One challenge is to save the captain by find 4 letter words to rescue him from the tree, my Son and Daughter both love this, and in the beginning it was a great way of introducing the iPad to them.
In another of the challenges the player must place bags of gunpowder onto a scale, to set how far a cannon ball will fly and even though it looks really simple to you, it still even after 200 hundred attempts keeps both my kids occupied.
It's colorful, well thought out and plays so well you will be amazed.
The only thing that lets this game down is its lack of variety. My kids don't seem to care at all and will play it over and over again, plus being a free App it is obviously very hard to complain, however it is such a shame that expansion packs are not available for it. There is so much more that could be done with it.
I would recommend this App to anyone thinking of introducing their young kids to the iPad.
What it's got;
Education in various forms from Basic Spelling to Simple Arithmetic and more.
Plenty to do and think about.
Simple understandable questions.
A great Story.
When you first use the Pirate Treasure Hunt app you will notice how well laid out the Map is, how clever the use of characters pull your child into the game; but make no mistake, this game will help your child learn to recognise letters, words and numbers.
8 Challenges are offered to the player; I'll let you know about a couple, so as to not spoil the fun;
One challenge is to save the captain by find 4 letter words to rescue him from the tree, my Son and Daughter both love this, and in the beginning it was a great way of introducing the iPad to them.
In another of the challenges the player must place bags of gunpowder onto a scale, to set how far a cannon ball will fly and even though it looks really simple to you, it still even after 200 hundred attempts keeps both my kids occupied.
It's colorful, well thought out and plays so well you will be amazed.
The only thing that lets this game down is its lack of variety. My kids don't seem to care at all and will play it over and over again, plus being a free App it is obviously very hard to complain, however it is such a shame that expansion packs are not available for it. There is so much more that could be done with it.
I would recommend this App to anyone thinking of introducing their young kids to the iPad.
Build a Train
The Build a Train app is another Free App, again available from the App store.
If Thomas the Tank Engine is on your youngsters hit list then this App will keep them playing for ages. With the game allowing the train to consist of a number of different types of Engine and Carriage. You child will be able to navigate the train around a pre-planned track using only the signals to change the trains course. The idea is to pick up parcels from one station and, using the correct signals, change the points to get the train to the delivery truck.
There are lots of extra tracks available to download on top of the Free tracks, and a few extra touches such as a Whilst to sound and a Speed control all make the game play for ever. Did I mention the Tunnels?
I think I should leave them to your 4 Year old...
They will just Love the, Build a Train App.
If Thomas the Tank Engine is on your youngsters hit list then this App will keep them playing for ages. With the game allowing the train to consist of a number of different types of Engine and Carriage. You child will be able to navigate the train around a pre-planned track using only the signals to change the trains course. The idea is to pick up parcels from one station and, using the correct signals, change the points to get the train to the delivery truck.
There are lots of extra tracks available to download on top of the Free tracks, and a few extra touches such as a Whilst to sound and a Speed control all make the game play for ever. Did I mention the Tunnels?
I think I should leave them to your 4 Year old...
They will just Love the, Build a Train App.
Toy Story - Read Along Book
Disneys Toy Story - Read Along Book.
What can I say, yet another FREE App to keep your children occupied for hours. The Toy Story Read Along Book is available on the App Store, it is a free download; it does come with some "extras" to attempt to get some of your hard earned pennies. You do not need to buy them of course.
This does exactly what it says on the Tin, it reads a reasonable long Toy Story related story to your Child; They can in fact either read it themselves or have it read aloud for them. It has pictures that change to match the words.
What can I say, yet another FREE App to keep your children occupied for hours. The Toy Story Read Along Book is available on the App Store, it is a free download; it does come with some "extras" to attempt to get some of your hard earned pennies. You do not need to buy them of course.
This does exactly what it says on the Tin, it reads a reasonable long Toy Story related story to your Child; They can in fact either read it themselves or have it read aloud for them. It has pictures that change to match the words.
The iPad and a 4 Year Old meet.
Since I purchased an Apple iPad about 6 months ago, I have with absolutely zero regard for its safety let my 3 and 4 year old play with it, sometimes for hours on end. During those 6 months I downloaded over 100 Free and Paid Apps specifically targeted to keep the 4 Year Old and over market entertained.
During those 6 months I have found just 3 Games that will keep the 2 happy, almost indefinately.
You can read about them here.
During those 6 months I have found just 3 Games that will keep the 2 happy, almost indefinately.
You can read about them here.
My 4 Year old is very happy with absolutely anything to do with Buzz Light Year, I am sure yours will be too.
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