Around the world kids are playing either on their own or on their parents' mobile devices. Children of all ages use smartphones, iPods and iPads to play such games as "Angry Birds" and "Zombie Farm." But parents are worried about the content. How do we know what's safe for our children to be reading and playing?
There are thousands of parent-screened videos and games organized in kid-friendly age-appropriate playlists. It's a great idea to sit down with your child and help them browse and find fun games to play together or games they can play alone later with your permission. The
iTunes app store best seller Weet Woo offers the following advice as a resource for us:
For children aged 3 to 5, parents should find nursery rhymes, phonics, spelling, and fairy tales.
For older children aged 6 to 8, there are fun educational videos such as the Science Kid, touring China, or seeing Gorillas at the San Diego Zoo
And for kids ages 9 and up, shows such as Bill Nye the Science Guy, learn about Thomas Edison, or go back in time with Dinosaurs!
ONCEKids' iPad app is a fun game for younger children called Fuji Scene The children's game has the user select one of six backgrounds to create a customized scene. The scenes will contain characters which can be dragged and dropped into the creation. The animal characters are colored pandas, bunnies, penguins, hamsters, and other sea animals. The user can then add favorite foods and toys and props to the scene. All the items are Asian inspired. The user can than use dialogue boxes to give the characters some text. The creation can have a banner heading and be e-mail, sent to photos or sent to the ONCEKids site to be highlighted in a gallery. The user can restart at any point.
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