Mikhail Liebenstein Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Anyone here any experience of Osmo? https://www.playosmo.com/en/ I'm looking for ideas for a 4 year old and 5 year old (nearly 6) for Christmas. Whilst the system is pitched for 6-12 year olds, looking at the video, I think this might be a bit too simple. It may be OK for my 4 year old for a while, but with the 5 year old we already have Snap Circuits Pro and can do some basic Scratch coding and Arduino stuff with adult help/supervision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 That Osmo looks very simplistic and gives the impression it has just been designed to hook in an ipda angle on some basic building shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 FWIIW, Amazon UK regularly have a whole bunch of toys for kids of that age on special deal over on Amazon. I usually have a nose through them just to get an idea of what kids are into these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Apparently this - http://pbskids.org/ - is an alternative to that playosmo. Article here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/gudmundsen/2014/05/25/super-vision-pbs-osmo-for-ipad/9392663/ Edit: Screw it - it is just for US kids only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CunningPlan Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 FWIIW, Amazon UK regularly have a whole bunch of toys for kids of that age on special deal over on Amazon. I usually have a nose through them just to get an idea of what kids are into these days. You may want to think how this post sounds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail the Tripod Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 You can load an iPad with all sorts of educational apps and peripherals, but they'll still just use it to watch YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
200p Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Minecraft, and videos of Minecraft youtubers = happy kids. *shruggs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_out Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Minecraft, and videos of Minecraft youtubers = happy kids. *shruggs* Indeed.I often wonder if Lego wish they'd just released a Lego video game. I can imagine a load of Lego execs going 'yeah, but what kids would want to put imaginary Lego together?' Well, millions it turns out. Both my kids have spent hours and hours on Minecraft (and just as long watching YouTube videos of it!). They come up with some really imaginative stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 You may want to think how this post sounds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Many times my dad bought me toys that HE wanted to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Many times my dad bought me toys that HE wanted to play with. That Page 3 model must have been a surprise to unwrap on Christmas morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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