Controller and Games Kids Feedback

So as promissed here is the feed back on the controllers and the games recently purchased for my 3 year old kids.

The Gamestop/MadCatz controllers were definitely small enough for their small hands. Neither the boy or the girl had problems handling the controls.

The Cars game was a hit with the boy but had a lukewarm reception from the girl. She played it but was not taken in by the game. He is completely enamored with it. The Tiger Woods 2007 was a mild hit with both. They don't ask for it but if it's on they curiously play it and try to figure it out. I could not get them to play the Ratatouille game and it has been disappeared by my AR&D crew.

Overall the controllers were great and the games were reasonable although they do not provide as much opportunity for cooperation as I had hoped for. Stay tuned for further updates on the time limits for play I am instituting for my kids.

What my Kids Currently Play...Or Not!

What do 3-year-old twins play as far as video games? The categorical, unequivocal answer is, it depends! It depends on which one you are asking about and how you define playing. My boy loves the Spider Man and Sponge Bob joystick games that he has been given or we purchased for them (or him if you ask his mom). The girl loves the Sponge Bob jellyfish joystick and the colors and might be persuaded to sit all of 2 minutes playing the game. However she can spend hours looking at the control, much to the exasperation of her brother.

My focus then is how do I guide my boys’ attention to less violent more educational games and how do I motivate the girls’ attention to some educational games. An important note is that I play all the games my kids play with them and I limit their use of them to certain periods and number of hours during the day. However, I really do not know what the right number of periods and times should be and what the best games are hence the journey being documented in this blog.

I suspect he plays too much and that she could benefit more from interesting educational games. I can tell you every time I spend time with my boy I can see how he developed skill and understands different concepts intuitively even if he can’t understand what I try to teach him. In other words he is learning to play and learning concepts at the same time. Currently I have not found an interesting game for my girl and she quickly grows tired of them and shows little progress but that too will change!

Video Games for Kids Under 6

Finding video games for kids under 6 is almost impossible. Add to that the fact mine are 3-year-old twins and a boy and a girl. Now that is downright impossible. However, I thought, in this day and age with Google and all other online resources it’s a doable task. What I quickly realized was that there is very little help out there. So this blog is my contribution to other parents in the same predicament that want entertaining yet positive games for their kids less than 6 years old.

Why 6 because the focus in the industry seems to be for kids 7 and above and specially kids 18+ or maybe 35+. That however is the discussion for another blog. Welcome to all and I hope you find this resource helpful.