He seriously had the longest attention span for this game. He loves his stuffed animals and loved the idea of inviting them to a tea party. He fell in love with all four Toca Boca games toys we were given to try: Toca Hair Salon, Paint My Wings, Toca Doctor, Toca Tea Party. So I sat him down, gave him my iPad, didn’t give him any instructions, and let him play. ![]() But he does get upset when he doesn’t win. He’s definitely growing up in the electronic era and really rocks at games on the Wii, iPad, iPhone, and sometimes the computer. Their “toys” as they call them, are meant strictly for creative play. Toca Boca wanted to take the competitive element out of kids’ gaming. So why aren’t they calling them games? Can you really have a “toy” on an iPad? Toca Boca wanted to design apps for kids that were fun and creative and encouraged new skills. – They’re designed by a Swedish company with some pretty cool thought behind the APPS. – They’re created specifically for the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone – They’re games, I mean, toys, or well, let’s just call them APPS. While the discussion never really got off the ground, I was excited to see all that Toca Boca was previewing for us. I was invited to a lunch to talk about children and technology. ![]() I met with reps from Toca Boca when I was at the BlogHer conference. I’m happy to talk tech to provide a little insight into the latest gems I’ve discovered for my 4 1/2 year old son (and mom and dad too). Toca Boca is a company that my son (and I) have fallen in love with but they’ll be quick to tell you they produce toys for tech devices, NOT games.
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