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Need a Distraction?
Games, particularly those of the online variety, aren't quite my bag, but my husband not only loves them, he loves to pursue them. He seeks out games in all styles and genres and has been rather annoyed with how feeble the online games and educational materials for toddlers have been.
And then one day some weeks ago, new dulcet tunes burbled out of my husband's computer speakers and I met "Boowa" and "Kwala" for the first time. My husband had discovered Up To Ten, a website that has games and projects (in English and French and, if you're a premium member, even more languages) for children starting around toddler-age and going until they are, yep, about ten. The Felix has become addicted in a way that is quite unprecedented. His abiding passion for the San Diego Zoo DVD took a couple of viewings to ignite, but the obsession with this think was instant and immutable. An offer of a visit with "Boowa" and "Kwala" the two main characters is enough to short circuit most bouts of baby sibling induced clinginess and fits of temper.
(No, I am absolutely not above trying to distract Felix from the horror of the permanence of his sibling. In general this transition has been going along without too much difficulty, but there have been moments. Remind me at some point to elaborate on the Button Incident.)
I can't quite tell, because I have decided that my husband will be the designated "keeper of Boowa and Kwala" and I don't really study the site, exactly how educational the games Felix currently plays are, but there is all sorts of opportunity in there and the site has no ads and nothing particularly annoying.
Even the music is sort of all right though perhaps I say this because the tunes and lyrics are about as complicated as the little songs I make up to entertain myself as I walk the dog or prepare some kind of meal.
I'm sure we are late to the party, as usual, and that the general population of parents is well aware of Up to Ten, but if you aren't, allow me to offer it to you as a happy option for the toddler set.
posted by Elise at 8:41 AM
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