help with ds lite???? plz for 4yr old

mummy26

hi im not sure if iv posted in the right place? iv just bought a nintendo ds lite for my four yr old, however he has no idea how to play most of the games!! i was wanting someting that would stimulate and be educational?
im useless with games and stuff and i have no idea what game i could buy for him as most say for ages 3 and over but bless him he finds it difficult! and is constantly wanting to use the stylus for the games! any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated on what games i should buy for my 4yr old, and one that allows him to use stylus hes not good with the controls???

thanks

klb_3

We got our 4 year old son Postman Pat DS game for Christmas. Some of the games you can use the stylus and there are two modes where one of the modes tells the child what to do (in case they can't read the text like mine).

He learnt very quickly how to use the stylus and controls, and quickly moved onto games that you can only use the controls for like Mario Kart.

Games that say for 3+ doesn't actually mean that a 3 year old would be able to play them. It simply is a classification to say that it doesn't contain any "nasties",the same way as in film classifications.

justevi

There is a Crayola colouring one Crayola Treasure Adventures which has colouring in on it. Also 'I did it Mum' Comes in boy and girl versions. I would have thought that the likes of Postman Pat and Diego would have been ok too. Carnival Funfair isnt too taxing either.

forumfan_2

I would agree with I Did it Mum and Mario Kart.

I've got 3 & 6 year old boys who got DS's for Christmas and of the 10 games they received between them these are the two they play most

cte1111

My 6 year old DD likes a game called Bunnyz, which she loves, and her friend has a similar game with Hamsters. They are simple enough, but need to be able to read really to be able to play them. They use the stylus, not the controls.

We've also just got the Postman Pat one, not tried it yet, pleased that it has been recommended. You could also try looking at the reviews on Amazon, I've found them helpful in the past.

justevi

They also do reviews on play.com - I have had quite a few games from there but worth comparing prices as they do vary a lot at times!

RustyFlange

really recommend the crayola one here aswell ... My son although he is 6 loves this and has been playing it for almost a year now