9.9.2019

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I absolutely LOVE this program! I have a two year old daughter (she’ll be three in two months) and while she is on the younger side of the recommended age for this program, she still found it very fun and was able to participate and engage. Some tasks were a little difficult for her being on the younger end, but we were able to adapt and do the tasks together which she loved. This is an amazing tool that will help me teach her over the next few years and I’m confident that with this program she will learn much faster. There are four different games that can be played: ABC’s, Costume Party, Stories and Squiggle Magic.The first game we tried was ABC’s.My daughter was immediately drawn to the main character “Mo”. He introduced himself and then asked her name and she answered back like it was her best friend. He waved hello and she’d wave back at the screen. He was very kid friendly and engaging. The ABC’s game has three different features. First, it puts the letter up on the screen and allows your child to recreate the letter to learn how to write the letter. Using your iPad’s camera with the special stand that comes with this pack allows the game to really be interactive. The character then “pulls” your child’s creation on the screen in a side by side to the sample letter so they can compare how well they did. Next, the character tells your child what the letter sounds like and uses a word that starts with that letter as an example. My daughter had so much fun listening to the way each letter sounded and practicing with Mo. Last, the character shows an example of the word. For example, when we came across the letter E, he used the word “Egg” and then asked my daughter to create an egg with her game pieces and showed her an example of how to do that. This game was her favorite out of the four. She was able to try and piece together the letters and drawings on the play mat with help, but really learned from the character on what the letters looked like and how they sounded.The second game we played was the Costume Party. This was the easiest game for her to play. It was basically matching, one of my daughter’s favorite games. The character starts in basic under clothes and has several play pieces to mix and match creating several different options for costumes. It shows a thinking cloud with one piece of the puzzle to look for. I laid out all the pieces for her to be able to find and place on the character herself. She was able to do this with minimum help. The second part of this game teachers her colors. Once she’s selected all the correct pieces, it then wants her to change the color of a certain piece. It will show the color in the thinking bubble and then she has to select the correct color from twelve color paintbrushes on the side of the screen. We are working on colors so this was not too hard for her. However, I had to help her with knowing what to do with the color once she selected the correct color.The third game we played was Stories. This was the same matching concept as Costume Party, but a little more difficult. In the beginning of the story it quickly flashes three cards to dress your character up as and doesn’t give you a way to review it. For a younger player, this is a difficult task. It also moved the character and started the story as soon as my daughter had one piece of the three piece costume on her character. So she wasn’t listening as she tried to get the rest of her pieces on the character. However, she loves stories so for the character to read her a story kept her engaged after that. I also loved how it provided her with the opportunity to think about the tasks in this game. For example, with each head piece and middle (shirt) piece it has one to two objects on either that hat or shirt. This game asked my daughter to help during the story by giving a problem and having her pick the solution. If she chose the wrong object, it would keep going until she picked the right object and gave her hints if she became stuck. This is going to help her develop her problem solving techniques.The last game we played was Squiggle Magic. This was fun for my daughter because it was her drawings coming to life! In this game, Mo asked her to create a happy face and then pulled her image onto the screen. It then assigned a body to her happy face and had her create a robot head and assigned another body to her creation. She had fun drawing on this game and watching her creations come alive!I absolutely loved everything about this game! It’s going to be wonderful in helping her learn her alphabet, colors and tasks for years to come. The only thing I would like to see improved and the ability to move smoother and go back to a homepage between games. When we initially downloaded the Little Genius app, we had to also download each game individually and when you try to move from one game to another, you have to get out of the current game and reopen the main Osmo Little Genius app because it automatically opens each game in the individual game app (that you downloaded separately). I do love that there is a parent app that I could download and see progress on. It gives you updates such as recent activity, media gallery and achievements. This feature is great if you have children on the older side of the recommended age spectrum who can understand and play each game by themselves for independent play. If you have more than one child in the age range for this product, you can create a separate profile for each child.

8.9.2020

I'll start this off by saying that is one of the best learning tools i've come across for my kids.We've tried a variety of paid for and free education apps but most have fallen by the wayside after a very short novelty period and been replaced by tablet time spent watching Netflix... The one thing we got tablets to move away from!This Osmo kit though really has sucked both my 3 year old and 5 year old in.This kit itself is simplistic but a really great idea and everything is of a very high build quality, even the box it comes in is well designed.You get a very hefty stand that your tablet sits on and a simple clip on 'mirror' reminiscent of how periscopes work to divert the camera to face down.

6.10.2020

Osmo is rather wonderful – an interactive educational toy that bridges the gap between real world and screens – and something with which it’s amazingly easy to get children involved. Where there are screens, there are kids queuing! The kit is nice and sturdy and consists of: a base unit to dock the tablet into; a reflector that clips on top of the tablet; two boxes of pieces to support 6 game types (Squiggle, ABCs, Costume Party, Shape Builder, Counting Town, and Stories); and a mat for putting pieces on to interact with the tablet.The plastic base is very solid and sturdy and not prone to tipping over, even when excited pre-schoolers start poking at the screen!

8.9.2019

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I sit down with my two youngest kids, age 2 and 5, and have a blast seeing them have a blast wanting to play for long periods of time on the games for this Osmo Little Genius Kit. It's refreshing to find a learning game that they both can, and want to play for longer than just a few minutes. I even played the games right along with them and enjoyed it as well! I love that their minds have to come up with creative and imaginative ideas and scenarios the whole time. I can trust that my kids will be learning along with play for quite a while with this kit. We homeschool our older son and look forward to having this be something he can still learn with on his downtime from his school work.

11.10.2020

Osmo is an interactive toy that uses innovative technology to bring physical toys into the digital world. To make it work you first download the app onto your tablet. Then place the tablet onto the Osmo stand then sit the red reflector over your tablets camera. Now my son Harry can make physical objects appear as fun content on our tablets screen.You get two accessories boxes which contain 38 silicone sticks and rings (BPA free & dishwasher safe), and the other contains 19 costume pieces on double sided card. All the pieces are brightly printed and very good quality.Within the app you need to download each of the four games that are included.

2.9.2019

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product a couple weeks ago and my son could not wait to set it up. It is recommended for ages 3-5 and my son is 2 but advanced for his age. He loved getting to play with the pieces even without the iPad but once we got the iPad set up he was even more interested in the product. The games are both challenging and simple so it makes it fun as well as educational. I like how it incorporates technology with hands on pieces so that the child is not just looking at a screen. The game allows the child to expand their imagination and creativity all while learning at the same time.The set up was easy and there are four games to download.

29.8.2019

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This kit is far ahead of it's time if that makes sense. I cannot get over how interactive it is and on top of that, how simple it is for my son and daughter to follow along and program/work with. The makers certainly ensured that they worked out the kinks and must have tested this on an array of children. my kids are absolutely in love! I sincerely hope that schools and daycares get funding for this program and are able to incorporate it into their classrooms. My daughter loves dancing around and I can visual and audibly hear that she is learning skills such as hand/eye coordination, creativity, and cause/affect. She is 3 ( turning 4 in december)

29.9.2020

It took a while to get this set up to use as I had to download each of the Osmo games onto my Amazon fire tablet, but once it was done it was really good. There are no instructions with the kit, but instead there's a link to a website which tells you how it all works. I had put off doing this for a while but it turned out to be really easy. So, in the kit you get a stand which you put the Amazon Fire Tablet on (had to remove the case first), then the clever little gadget which slots on to the top of the tablet and this includes a mirror which reflects onto the white play-mat. Also included is a box of shapes and another box containing a dress-up figure with various costumes (different hats,

11.9.2020

Brilliant! I was actually amazed at this set. It's expensive but it really is brilliant. You get 4 games included and the other ones you can trial so this is little genius starter kit, maths is a paid extra.The quality of the kit and the pieces is outstanding, the rubber pieces, the mat and the dress up pieces are all top notch, it feels expensive to touch.So you download the apps in parent mode, instructions are via a web link and are well done and easy to follow. You then go to the child and run the app, a parent must register the first time then after that it auto logs in.There is a stand and a ever mirror attachment that goes over the camera then using the playmat or the dressing up mini board whatever you do it copied into the screen and fit into the presentation,

2.9.2019

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’d heard of Osmo before and thought it looked pretty amazing, but never used it because my kiddo is only 3 ½. This fall we start the school journey with pre-k 3 in just a few days so I had to grab this new Little Genius starter kit for younger learners right away! Upon opening the kit my initial thought was the kit was so cute!!! It keeps my daughter pretty occupied for a good amount of time. I really love that there’s a place to store all the little physical pieces and the containers are dishwasher safe (bonus!).The costume game was lots of fun but Scribbles game was a bit more difficult and she got discouraged quickly.

31.8.2020

You receive a smart looking box which contains Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit.This is produced for the Amazon Fire Tablets, the kit includes lots, including a stand to sit the Fire Tablet on.The stand also acts as not just a stand but positions the tablet so when you draw with the sticks and rings and it will come alive on the screen, this is positioning the tablet camera in the correct position etc, we loved this feature.Your little one will be are able to learn there ABC’s, this is done with a character called Squishy, there are customers to create outfits which will interact with characters again on screenThere are lots for the little one to do with this, it’s a great fun learning tool,

2.10.2020

This 'Little Genius Starter Kit' is absolutely superb, since getting it my two young nieces can't wait to play this when they visit. They love the interaction and the play value this set provides, even after several weeks it is still their 'go to' activity when they are round.The kit itself gives you everything you need for your young ones to play and learn with several different apps which you simply download from the app store. Included is a special stand that you place your fire tablet on and which has a special mirror that re-directs the camera direction so that it is able to recognise the objects your little ones place on the bottom stand area.

4.9.2020

The most important thing to note about this is that you need a Fire tablet as it is an add on item.It is only compatible with 7th generation and above so won’t work with the older ones, so check this before purchasing to avoid disappointment.You can get Fire tablets fairly cheap, either new, reconditioned or second hand and they are a much more affordable option for young children than spending a fortune on iPads.This is a lovely pre school activity program which uses interactive elements as well as on screen learning.The kit includes a stand for your tablet, which holds it upright so it can pick up the activity from the pad,

18.12.2019

They never had this type of thing in my day. Then again, they never had iPads either. The 'Osmo - Little Genius Starter Kit for iPad' is a cute little set designed for children around the 3-5 year range. The iPad is not included, but you do get a stand, camera accessory and some play elements. Also included is access to four games that work with the kit.It is simple to set up and works well. The games are a cross between straight educational and some fun Wii-esque camera actions. You play on the pad provided and the camera picks it up. The fun is when your ideas are transported onto the iPad. This is great fun, but also very useful as you can compare things like letters side by side.

5.9.2020

I honestly didn't know what to make of this when it turned up but after some use its probably the best learning resource for tablets I've seen.In the box you get* the Stand* Mirror* Play mat* 2 storage boxes with parts for the gamesThe instructions tell you to go to a website to download the games but I found the osmo app on the fire store and downloaded them from there.The whole thing is easy to set up, click on the mirror over the camera put the tablet I. The stand and the play mat up against the stand then follow the instructions in game.The games themsleves are excellent, we started with ABCs which gets you to make a letter shape and a picture with the provided squiggles. My little boy (3)

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