Kids Xmas, Tablet for Kids

masonsmum wrote: »

Thanks for all the help and advice folks, I really think an Ipad is the best option, OH not too happy and thinks we are "spoiling" him if we get him one, but as has been said the games for the leappad are £20 a go!!

I have called the apple store this morning as I was looking into the Mini Ipad but apparently this is just a rumour mill at the moment and its not confirmed that this is def going to be launched.

I struggled with that too, Apple products are 'expensive adult toys' IMO but, in the long run l see it as money saving, it should last 10 years shouldn't it? So that's 10 years of playing games, listening to music, and learning, etc....

raven83 wrote: »

Are they actually any good though? Do they freeze and crash? My DD would love a tablet but I cannot spend nearly £400 on one child and not the rest so am looking for something cheaper but fairly good.

They're good enough for my two because they're not old enough to go online unsupervised yet. I can customise the apps and not allow them access to the internet browser. The screen is not as sharp as an ipad (obviously) but it does everything they want at the moment without having cost the earth.

Squeak got an innotab for her birthday, its quite good.

My twins (8 but autistic, in some ways they are more 4 than 8) love it and are having one for christmas, but they don't want the internet, just things like the photo suite and games.

DD1 will have a tablet of some kind, she is 10 and too old for the innotab, but she loves the word games on my phone so maybe a cheapy android.

Also I'm going to get my 4yo laptop fixed for them to share for homework etc.

Won't be buying an iPad though!

Eta the drawback of the innotab is that it runs on AA batteries, which it eats. We've had to get rechargeables!

We got one of the BB Playbooks, for my Xmas present and for my OU work and I think its great, although not many of the silly game apps like android or ios.

how about the blackberry playbook or the new google nexus tablet? both look very good but alomost half the price.

My 5 year old (will be 6 by Christmas) is getting one of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007JVDM1W/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

I thought it would be better than an innotab/leappad thingy as he can do more on it. He is very good as using the ipad, but I wouldn't consider getting him his own one yet.

The main plus with the above one is that it is Flash compatible, so can play cbeebies, moshi monsters (not that he plays that one) whereas the ipad doesn't. And the price isn't bad either.

A friend of mine on fb bought one as well, has trialled it to see what works, and she thinks it's fab. About 20 of us have now got them for our little ones.