Parents’ Choice Small Screen Awards
If you noticed a dip in my usual number of posts in February, it could be because I was off reviewing for the Parents’ Choice Foundation. If you’re not familiar with Parents’ Choice, it’s an excellent, unbiased resource for finding quality children’s products. I couldn’t agree more with their mission:
The Foundation’s purpose is to search out and recommend products that help kids grow – imaginatively, physically, morally and mentally—fairly priced products that are fun, safe and socially sound.
Here are excerpts from my reviews for the Spring 2009 Small Screen Awards.
ItzaBitza
The more you play ItzaBitza, the harder it is to stop playing. At first it seems like a basic drawing program. A “Sketchy”, the kid avatar character, asks the player to draw a house. Simple enough. But then the Sketchy starts interacting with the house drawing and the fun begins. [Read full review...]
Crayola Art Studio
The Crayola Art Studio is a robust drawing tool truly suitable to spark creativity in players as young as four. It contains a bevy of Crayola art tools, including crayons, markers, colored pencils, oil pastels, and four different kinds of painting tools. [Read full review...]
Didi & Ditto Preschool
The first thing you’ll notice about this game is how great it looks. The animation and character design are top notch, and the vast array of animated click-ables are as fun as the activities themselves. [Read full review...]
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess
Dora Saves the Snow Princess is fitting video game primer for the preschool crowd. Classic platform game functionality is fine-tuned with beginners in mind. [Read full review...]
Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force
In Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force, players work to become a secret agent and complete missions by solving mysteries around Club Penguin. These missions are standard scavenger hunts. A penguin has the item you need, but won’t give it to you until you, for example, fetch a pizza for him. [Read full review...]
Congratulations, also, on the Gold Award to my friends who made Ultimate I Spy Wii (I didn’t get to review that one. Did I mention the reviews are unbiased?) I encourage you to read more at Parent’s Choice and check out the other deserving winners.
