Hippo Hooray! is actually three separate apps for the iPhone that are handcrafted to entertain and educate your little one. And my daughter loves all three — Hippo Hooray! Shapes, Hippo Hooray! Colors, and Hippo Hooray! Letters!
Each app presents your child with a screen with different options of shapes, colors, or letters, depending on the app. Then the little voice of the app asks your child to select a specific shape, color, or letter, again depending on the app. If your child selects the wrong shape, for example, that shape disappears from the screen, giving your child a chance to still find the correct shape.
My daughter loves that after selecting the correct answer she receives verbal affirmation — “Super Cool” “You Rock”!!! And, after getting a few correct answers in a row, the app shoots off fireworks for her or throws her a party! She loves it!!!
I love that the apps not only verbally asks her to pick a color (letter or shape) but it also has the printed words on the screen. She is quickly learning to recognize the spelling for the names of the colors and shapes as well as the actual colors and shapes. It is a great learning experience for her!
The downfall of the Hippo Hooray! apps…I wish the three apps were combined into one. It would be nice if I just had one Hippo Hooray! button on my iPhone and, when opened, the app would allow the child to select which “game” they want to play — shapes, colors, or letters. It’s really just a picky detail because I have a lot of apps on my phone and like to keep things clutter free!
Regardless, the Hippo Hooray! apps are great for toddlers and preschoolers and are very, very affordable!
The Hippo Hooray! apps are a product of Jackson Fish Market, a company based out of Seattle, WA. Each app costs $0.99 and are available at the iTunes App Store.
March 18th, 2010 on 10:01 am
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