Dora is a huge fan of the iPad and why wouldn’t she be? They’re lots of fun. Occasionally I stumble across great toddler friendly apps. Seek and Find are the latest. They are age appropriate and engaging for my almost two year old.
I have always loved the Where’s Wally and I Spy books. These apps are in the same vein. They have beautifully hand drawn graphics and when tapped, make a sound.
Both apps are free to download. To begin, you’re given one of three scenes to explore. If you want to purchase the other two, it’s $2.99. I figured I’d spend more than that on an activity book and Dora loved these so much that it was worth purchasing the full set for both apps.
What I also love about these apps is that they’re not over stimulating (although there is a camel that spits on a man that sends Dora into hysterics). The sounds are generally soft, like animals munching or bells ringing and there is a piano softly playing in the background. They’re actually nice ‘quiet time’ apps (and I do not usually associate the iPad with quiet time).
They’re great stimuli for conversations about what things do. Dora loves asking ‘What’s that?’ about the pictures… sometimes repeatedly about the same picture.
The navigation is so simple that Dora quickly worked out how to hop between scenes.
I think they’re worth taking a look at to see if your toddler would enjoy them. You don’t have to pay unless you want the extra scenes.
Here’s some screen shots including the spitting camel.
My Animals
Here he is..
My Little Town
We’ve had a lot of fun with these new apps. I’d love to know what you think of them too.
* This is not a sponsored post. All opinions about these apps are purely from my own experience.
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Thanks for these great ideas, my daughter always wants to play her dads game which are so NOT appropriate! Em x
Emily @ Have a laugh on me recently posted..I love being able to make my son happy by just being me.
I know that feeling too!! hehe.
Looks great Kaz. I will have a look for Izzy, she, and I, have just discovered the world of smart phone apps.
Alicia O’Brien recently posted..Red sun sets
I hope it’s not too small on a phone. It’s a bit cute
They look great! My 4.5 year old likes ones that he can trace letters and numbers and pick which pic has “4″ things in it, etc. I think iPads can be great for learning! It’s when they close the learning games and turn on the movies that are on there that it gets lost a little bit!
-Aroha #teamIBOT
Aroha @ Colours of Sunset recently posted..I’m Not An Aussie
Oh yeah. I know all about that too!
Thanks for the tip – I’m always on the lookout for good apps. We love The Farmer’s Lunch and The Wonkey Donkey in Casa de Cooker
Amanda @ Cooker and a Looker recently posted..a letter to my babies about organ donation
I am looking those up. Thanks Amanda.
I love hearing about toddler friendly apps! My daughter is an ichild and it fantastic to get her learning new things!
Loz recently posted..Things that haven’t sent me crazy.
They pick things up so quickly. It amazes me.
I’m always looking fro great new apps that the kids would enjoy. Will have to check this one out. Thanks for sharing
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I love a good app too.
I will definitely have to check these out for Delilah – she LOVES the iPad!
Kirsty @ My Home Truths recently posted..Ups and Downs
My 2 year old loves these apps too!!! They are great for keeping them busy for a little while – at least!!!!
She loves her iPad!!!