Kids today are growing up in a virtual world, spending more and more time in front of screens. Sure there are a bunch of fun cartoons and educational games woven throughout your child’s tech time, but I am here to tell you it is not enough. One of the biggest issues with screen time learning is that sure your child is learning, but in most cases your child is being told what to think, not how to think or do.
Kids need the opportunity to explore their environments hands on, not just observe them.
These App-Enabled Tech Toys for Kids are designed to enhance screen time with building, drawing, creating…playing hands on.
Tiggly Words Interactive Learning Toy for Kids 4-8
Tiggly Words Interactive Learning Toy for Kids 4-8
Tiggly Words is an amazing app-enabled tablet toy that engages kids in spelling wacky words and solving silly problems while exploring the fundamentals of language, learning long & short vowels, phonics, nouns & verbs and word building. Designed by early childhood experts Tiggly Words comes with 5 vowel toys and 4 free learning apps (including Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen) that are designed to work together. Tiggly Words works with all versions of the iPad/iPad Mini and does not require a wifi or bluetooth connection.
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Osmo Gaming System for iPad, Standard Packaging, Genius Kit
Osmo Gaming System for iPad, Standard Packaging, Genius Kit
Osmo isn’t just for kids. Designed for anyone aged 6 and up, this educational toy can be enjoyed by nearly everyone in the family. Siblings can challenge each other in Words, best friends can work together in Newton, or dad and daughter can sweat it out in Tangram. Kids, parents, grandparents, and friends alike can play with Osmo anywhere, anytime. Even at Grandma’s house, where there’s no WiFi connection.
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Wonder Workshop Dash & Dot Robot Wonder Pack
Wonder Workshop Dash & Dot Robot Wonder Pack
Playtime just got smarter with Dash & Dot. Learn to code as you play with your new robot friends and all of their add-ons! Dash & Dot interact with the world using sensors. Program Dash & Dot to do anything you can imagine! They can hear sounds, detect objects, and know if you are moving them.
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Ubooly – Green – NEW MODEL – Fits most phones and iPod touch
Ubooly
Ubooly is an educational toy with 1,000+ fun activities for ages 4-10. Ubooly tells stories, plays games, teaches lessons and best of all, is your child’s best friend. Just insert your mobile device into Ubooly’s pocket and in seconds your child will have an intelligent friend who talks and listens. You’ll even receive progress reports on what your child learns with Ubooly.
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Puzzlets Starter Pack with Free Programming Game: Cork the Volcano
Puzzlets Starter Pack
Puzzlets combines hands-on play with interactive gaming to form one seamless experience, engaging the mind and teaching the player new ways of thinking. The starter set comes with everything you need and setup is simple. Puzzlets connects wirelessly to a personal device like an iPad or Android tablet.
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RiQ – The Easy To Build And Program Robot Kit
RiQ – The Easy To Build And Program Robot Kit
RiQ is an easy-to-build and easy-to-program robot kit for all ages with building components, sensors, and a microcontroller that enables everyone to be an inventor, engineer, or scientist! RiQ is a product for stimulating creativity, learning how to program, and providing a platform for experimenting in an engaging way with engineering and robotics. Recommended for students ages 9 and up.
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Tiggly Shapes: Educational Toys and Learning Games for Kids
Tiggly Shapes: Educational Toys and Learning Games for Kids
Tiggly Shapes is a unique gaming accessory for the iPad (and leading Android devices) that comes with games and will change the way your child plays. Designed by top educators, Tiggly Shapes is one of TIME Magazine’s “toys that will make your kids smarter.” Aimed at children ages 18M-4Y Tiggly Shapes promotes fine motors skills, shape recognition and creativity.
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Tiggly Math Learning System for Kids 3-7
Tiggly Math Learning System for Kids 3-7
Inspired by the traditional Cuisenaire rods used in Montessori schools, Tiggly Math has received numerous accolades from educators and parents alike. Aimed at children ages 3-7, Tiggly Math comes with 5 toys and 3 free learning apps designed to work together.
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LeapFrog Imagicard Learning Game Bundle: Paw Patrol, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Letter Factory
LeapFrog LeapPad Platinum And Imagicard
It’s no secret that we LOVE LeapFrog products here. They are by far my families favorite kid tech company. Earlier this year they came out with their
new Platinum edition of their LeapPad
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Sammy The Bear – Talking Educational Learning Tool
Bluebee Pals
Bluebee Pals Pro are a plush talking educational learning tool that sings, reads and answer phone calls. Their innovative technology includes lip synchronization that allows the animal’s “mouth” to move while you’re reading storybooks, engaging in learning apps or singing songs. Children can entertain family and friends when using Bluebee Pals as a wireless speaker phone.
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Anki Overdrive Starter Kit
Battle and race the Supercars of the future in Anki OVERDRIVE. Using your mobile device, take command of real robotic Supercars on epic battlefields you construct in seconds.
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Fisher-Price Little People Apptivity Barnyard
Little People Apptivity Barnyard
Imagine your favorite Little People toys coming together with amazing App technology, creating a whole new way to play with your iPad. That’s the Fisher-Price Little People Apptivity Barnyard. Just download the free app, insert your iPad into the Apptivity Barnyard, and the iPad recognizes and responds to the play pieces in all sorts of fun ways.
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The GameChanger
With the GameChanger Game Board for iPad, the game board comes to life. Slide your iPad into the cradle, download the app, place the game skins and the game pieces, and you’re ready to play.
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Crayola DigiTools Deluxe Creativity Pack – Digital Toolkit for iPad
Crayola DigiTools Deluxe Creativity Pack
Designed for use with your iPad, the Crayola DigiTools Deluxe Pack includes a variety of different tools that can create hundreds of colors and effects. The kit comes with a 3D Stylus with 3D Glasses to view eye-popping images, Digital Crayon, Digital Airbrush, and a Digital Stamper for animated images.
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ION Audio PIANO APPRENTICE 25-note Lighted Keyboard for iPad, iPod and iPhone
ION Audio PIANO APPRENTICE
Piano Apprentice with Lighted Mini-Keys for iPad, iPod and iPhone is portable and so easy to use that you can learn to play piano virtually anywhere! Piano Apprentice is the ultimate piano teaching tool, providing light up mini-keys that show you where to place your hands. There’s even a headphone jack for quiet practice.
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