All of my boys enjoying playing our tablet when given the chance. Most of the games are more suited to the older boys but recently we tried out a new app which is great for Mr R at age 2.
Touch ‘n’ Sing is a free app which comes with two free songs included, and the option to buy more to expand your selection. These songs are all interactive which definitely adds to the enjoyment. The app was created in Japan, and has recently been released here in the UK, for iPad, Android and Kindle.
Here you can see Mr R using the app on our Android tablet, Samsung Galaxy 2
Mr R was entertained and kept busy with the alphabet song. After experimenting with it, he soon learned that when you press the letter which comes up twice in the set, it will show you a picture. He managed this more by trial and error but the more he does this, the more he will learn and get familiar with his letters. At first only the letters A-F show up on the screen but once you have worked through all the matching letters and seen the words and pictures for this group of letters, it continues through the rest of the alphabet.
Each letter is on a balloon, which makes a popping sound when you press it. This was enjoyable for Mr R, and easy for him to manage by himself. I do find with some games he quickly becomes frustrated when he can not manage them but this was ideal for little ones.
Here you can see the pictures which have all been found for the letters A-F, which unlocks the next round of letters. Having only a few letters at a time makes it easy for the little ones to get familiar with a few at a time, and hopefully be able to recognise them quicker as they won’t be so over whelmed.
This has been Mr R’s favourite song so far but he also enjoyed the Hokey Pokey
This is really easy to use, you simply tap the character and they will dance and wiggle around, and it highlights different body parts – like “left hand” shown above, or head, right foot, bottom and more. This is a lively song and kept Mr R occupied but not for as long as the alphabet song. This would be suitable for a very young toddler though as you can just press anywhere, there is no wrong place to tap the screen.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is also lovely. This is a classic song that most toddlers enjoy and Mr R is no exception! When you click each planet a voice tells you what planet it is, and there are also rocket and space ships zooming by. Again this is quite a simple activity, suitable for even young toddlers but with the older toddlers, they will be able to start learning and recognising the different planets which is great. It also has some instrument sound effects available for the little ones to experiment with. If they press the screen or drag their figure across the screen they will be rewarded with a lovely display of glittering stars and diamonds!
If you wish to buy more songs to add to your library a super value pack is $4.99 (£3.17) for 6 songs, which works out at around 50p per song which is not bad at all as each song is interactive. There are currently 3 choices of super value pack available, and they include classic songs like the Wheels on the Bus and Old McDonald as well as some Japanese songs and activities based on Folk Tales. To buy just one additional song, the price is $0.99 which is 63p.
Some of the extras are a little more advanced than the free songs. For example the Wheels on the Bus is more of a game as well as a song. The child must choose the correct size and shape wheels for each bus meanwhile the traditional song is played in the background. This was good for Mr T (3 years) as well as Mr R.
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deffo The Wheels On The Bus!
My 2 love wheels on the bus
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
baa baa black sheep
Twinkle twinkle – always a firm favourite
Wheels on the bus
Baa Baa Black Sheep. He keeps on making a “ba” sound at the moment and I think he’d enjoy “baaing” along. 😀
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
twinkle twinkle little star
The Wheels on the Bus
baa baa black sheep
My daughter would like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
The wheels on the bus! 🙂
The wheel on the bus.
I think my niece would like Old Macdonald because she loves animals!!
Incy Wincy Spider!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 😀
Wheels on the bus
Twinkle twinkle little star
The Wheels on the Bus
The Wheels On The Bus.
The wheels on the bus, thanks for the chance to win this
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, of course !
Wheels on the bus! 😀
The Wheels on the Bus
Twinkle twinkle little star !
Thanks 🙂
twinkle twinkle little star
My daughter would love the Old McDonald song as well as learning some new ones.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinle Little Star
My grand daughter is just learning the Head, Shoulder, Knees & Toes song, so thats our current favourite.
The Wheels on the Bus
Wheels on the Bus
The Wheels on the Bus
definately wheels on the bus
Wheels on the Bus
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle twinkle little star
Wheels on the Bus has always been one of my daughters favorites.
HOKEY POKEY
The wheels on the bus
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Wheels on the Bus
I think London Bridge or Wheels on the bus
Great giveaway, fingers crossed 🙂
Laura x
Twinkle twinkle little star
twinkle twinkle
The wheels on the bus.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
twinkle twinkle little star lovely at bedtime
twinkle twinkle little star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Wheels on the bus
Wheels on the bus!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
twinkle twinkle – this is our bedtime song x
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The wheels on the bus! They love that song
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Baa Baa Black Sheep
wheels on the bus
Twinkle twinkle little star!
twinkle twinkle little star 🙂
Jesus loves me
Twinkle twinkle little star
twinkle twinkle little star
definitely wheels on the bus – drives me crazyyyyyyyy
I think my son would enjoy the Hokey Pokey
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
twinkle twinkle
The Wheels on the Bus is always one we all sing along to x
wheels on the bus 🙂
Wheels on the bus
Old McDonald as long as it had all the animal noises 🙂
The Alphabet Song
London Bridge
The wheels on the bus
twinkle twinkle
the wheels on the bus!
definitely twinkle twinkle little star xxxx
twinkle twinkle little star
Wheels on the bus
Wheels on the Bus – allll dayyyyy longgggg
The wheels on the bus he sings it all the time
The Wheels on the Bus
The Wheels on the Bus
wheels on the bus
my daughter loves twinkle twinkle shes forever singing it
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle twinkle little star
Twinkle Twinkle
Hokey Pokey
My little girl LOVES Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!
the wheels on the bus
The Wheels on the Bus
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The Wheels On The Bus!
Wheels on the bus
twinkle twinkle little star
wheels on the bus
Old McDonald!
My daughter sings Twinkle Twinkle all day long!!
The Alphabet Song 🙂
twinkle twinkle 😀 xx
Wheels on the Bus 🙂
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
twinkle twinkle little star
They’d like ‘Wheels on the Bus’ – I’m not sure I’d share their enthusiasm but that’s motherhood for you!
Wheels on the bus
twinkle twinkle little star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
my son is literally obsessed with wheels on the bus
Twinkle Twinkle
My grandson has been singing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star recently, so probably that one!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Old McDonald had a Farm 🙂
The Wheels on the bus
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The Wheels on the Bus
Old Macdonald
I you’re happy and you know it clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands
wheels on the bus
Twinkle Twinkle little star
Wheels on the bus.
Twinkle twinkle 🙂
Incy wincy spider 🙂
I reckon one of the Japanese ones!!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Jingle Bells
My little girl will dance to any song, I’m sure she’d love them all!
wheels on the bus!
Wheels on the Bus
The Wheels on the Bus
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The Wheels On The Bus
The Wheels on the Bus is a firm favourite here.
Wheels on the bus
Japanese songs and activities based on Folk Tales.
baa baa black sheep
The Wheels On The Bus
My girls love the Hokey Pokey! they do the wee dance it’s adorable.
wheels on the bus
The wheels on the bus!!! fingers crossed
hokey pokey withou a doubt, my daughter loves it 🙂
twinkle twinkle
The Wheels On The Bus
The wheels on the bus
Old McDonald
The Wheels on the Bus
twinkle twinkle
wheels on the bus go round and round, piggies on the bus go oink oink oink!
The Wheels On The Bus.
I think my ‘little one’ would like whatever is popular at the time the most.
twinkle twinkle little star for sure
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Wheels on the bus 🙂
Twinkle twinkle
Old Mc Donald 🙂
The Wheels on the Bus
The Wheels On The Bus!
twinkle twinkle little star 🙂
Twinkle, twinkle little star.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
I think my kids would like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
twinkle twinkle little star
The wheels on the bus.
Ive been working on the railroad
Wheels on the Bus!!!
The Itsy Bitsy Spider.
Twinkle Twinkle little star
Wheels on the bus
Twinkle Twinkle
WHEELS ON THE BUS – as long as I (or daddy) do the actions – regardless if we are in public or not!
I just downloaded this app to see what my boys thought of it. They love it so far. my oldest (3.5) is laughing hysterically at the hokey pokey one as i type! Thanks so much for doing this review on it. my kids love it!
I’d have to say the Hokey Pokey one is the favorite so far!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star