Official Description[]
Core skills development! Share stimulating moments that encourage your baby to vocalize and develop language skills!
- Educator-Approved.
- Introduces first words, counting and matching.
- Six activities help develop language skills.
- Play and learn in English, Spanish, French or German.
Learning Activities[]
Who’s Ready to Play[]
Round 1[]
It’s a beautiful day and Tad and Dot are ready to play. Are you ready to play? Let’s go! In the garden, Tad and Dot hear a whistle. Someone is hiding. Who can it be? Push a button to find out! When you push a button, Nestor comes out from his hiding place in the tree, say hello to Nestor! Nestor sets out to find more friends: Sami! Lulu! Bunbun! Now, push a button to see everyone dance- and dance along!
Round 2[]
In this round, the name of the game is hide-and-seek with a fun counting twist. Nestor, Sami and Bunbun are hiding in holes in the ground that correspond to the three buttons on the activity controller. Push buttons to see the friends pop up and count to three! Push the left button and Nestor will pop up. “One friend!” the number one will appear on top of the screen. Push the middle button and Bunbun will join Nestor “Two friends!” The number two will appear the top of the screen push the right button and Sami will pop up! “Three friends!” The number three will appear at the top of the screen. now, let’s count to three together. “One! Two! Three!”
Animals & Their Babies[]
Round 1[]
ready to play a fun animal adventure game? Mama Elephant, who is very big, is looking for her baby, who is very little. The words big and little are highlighted on the screen. Can you help Mama Elephant find her baby? Push a button to hear Baby Elephant sound a trumpet- she’s been hiding behind a rock! Can you make a sound like an elephant? Next, you meet Mama Monkey, and Baby Monkey and Mama Lion and Baby Lion. Help the mamas find their babies by pushing a button, and you’ll hear the sound the animals make! Along the way, you’re learning about opposites.- big and little; long and short; loud and quiet.
Round 2[]
In this round, use your memory to match animals to the sounds they make! Do you remember which animal roars? After you hear each animal sound, you are prompted to push a button to match animals to the sounds they make. You’ll see the color/colour around an image of a lion glow brighter, to reinforce that it’s the animal that makes a roaring sound! Animals make special sounds- just like you do!
Baby CAM: Sights and Sounds[]
take a ride through the park and view the scenery just like you were in a stroller! When you hear a duck quacking, you're asked to push any button to see what’s making the sound. When you do, you see a video of a duck, swimming in a pond, and then a mama duck and her babies. The word, duck, is highlighted at the bottom of the screen. Can you make a sound like a duck? Quack, quack! As your stroller ride continues, you hear the sounds of a cat, a dog, a train, a car and a plane. Push buttons to see what they’re all about! When you do, you seen hear more about the animals or vehicles and are asked to make their sounds, too! The repetitive sounds and words you hear, supported by visuals, help develop the building blocks of language.
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It’s always fun to get a new toy, but sometimes sharing it can be difficult. Sami find out about sharing when she gets a new ball that is big, red and bouncy push a button to help Sami share the ball with her friend, Nestor. When you push a button, Sami generously hands Nestor her new toy. Nestor throws the ball in the air and says, “Ball!” But when Sami asks for the ball back, Nestor won’t give it back. Which makes Sami feel sad. Push your button on the activity controller to see what happens next. When you push a button, Sami grabs the ball back from Nestor, but quickly realizes/realises she’s hurt his feelings and made him feel sad! Push a button to help Sami share her ball with Nestor again. When you do, Sami hands Nestor the ball and they throw it back and forth to each other. It feels good to share!
Story Time: The Words I Know[]
Round 1[]
It’s story time! Push your button to turn a page in the animated storybook, The Words I Know. As each page of the story is read aloud, you’ll hear key words highlighted on screen. The best part about the story is that once the page is read, the characters come to life to help put the words in context. The story begins when Bunbun bounces up to his friends Lulu, Sami and Nestor playing in the park, and you hear the first line read aloud. “I see my friends, I say hello!” The word “hello” lights up on the page. Each time button is pressed, the paint is turned, and a new word is introduced.
Round 2[]
Story time was so fun, everyone wants to hear The Words I Know again! This time, you can advance the story about helping to complete phrases that you’ve learned. When the book opens, you again, see the friends playing in the park. Building on what you’ve learned in round one, your prompted to help Bunbun complete the phrase, “I see my friends, I say _______!” The word, “hello” lights up on your screen. You’re then prompted to push a button to continue the story and help figure out all the other missing words. There are visuals includes along the way- leading to successful play!
Bye-Bye Game[]
when the day is done and you’ve had lots of fun, it’s time to say goodbye for now. In the Bye-Bye Game, Push a button to say goodbye to Sami, Bunbun, Nestor and Lulu. When you push your button, each character pops up, waves, and says, “Goodbye!” Press buttons up to 12 times to say goodbye! The game after the characters join together for a final group goodbye!