We received a download code for the new Tiggly app, Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen so that we could try out the app and review it. Opinions are 100% our own.
Andrew has grown up with the Tiggly apps. We started with Tiggly shapes and then moved on to Tiggly Counts and now he’s been using Tiggly Words. When I learned about the new Tiggly app where Tiggly has partnered with Sesame Street to put out a new app called Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen I knew that we had to check it out. So, I asked for a download code and Andrew has been playing this game a lot.
The game is really very simple. Cookie monster gives the child two to three letters and there is a space for a single letter. Children can place the Tiggly letters into that space and either create a word and thus make a cookie or be told that what they made was not a word. If a word is made then the children can add colors and stir the cookie mixture until a new cookie is made. Based upon how much of each color they use will determine how the cookie itself looks. Then once the child created four cookies then they can either share them with cookie monster or eat them themselves. Andrew enjoys making cookie after cookie and learning new words. It makes it fun because Cookie Monster is encouraging and funny.
TIGGLY AND SESAME WORKSHOP CREATE NEW EDUCATIONAL APP THAT BRIDGES THE DIGITAL-PHYSICAL DIVIDE
Sesame Workshop and Tiggly Release A New App That Bridges The Physical /Digital Play Divide. The App, SESAME STREET ALPHABET KITCHEN, Will Be Available As Part Of The Tiggly Words Learning System, Distributed In Retailers Throughout US And Canada
New York, NY, November 24, 2015- Tiggly, the award-winning makers of tablet smart toys for preschoolers, and Sesame Workshop have partnered to develop an exciting new app experience, SESAME STREET ALPHABET KITCHEN. Available Thursday, November 26th, just in time for the holidays, this early literacy app invites kids to build words, explore language patterns and discover sounds while creating cookies with Cookie Monster.
What makes this product unique is the careful integration of physical gameplay with Tiggly Words toys. For the first time, children can play with their favorite Sesame Street Muppet™ friend, Cookie Monster, and their favorite Tiggly toys. With an engaging original storyline, new animated video developed specifically for the app and tactile play enabled with Tiggly Words, the app is an engaging educational experience for young learners.
Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen app will be available as part of the Tiggly Words learning system, but can also be played without Tiggly Toys. The app addresses key educational and social needs of the preschool audience, and the physical play provides a powerful learning experience for preschoolers. For example, when children choose vowels to make new words, they hear all the letter sounds, and how they are blended to make complete words, which can strengthen early literacy skills. After making word cookies, kids have fun eating the cookies themselves or sharing them with Cookie Monster. Cookie Monster’s silly reactions provide an opportunity to think about these kinds of social choices and he also models self-control while waiting for the cookies. All of this is possible because of Tiggly’s cutting edge technology.
“New research tells us adding a tactile dimension to digital learning enhances children’s learning experience on their tablets,” said Dr. Azadeh Jamalian, Chief Learning Officer & CoFounder of Tiggly. “It’s truly an honor for us to see Sesame Workshop believe in our mission and support our important movement to bring physical play into children’s digital
sandbox.”
“For over 45 years, Sesame Workshop’s recipe for success lies in combining our research driven curriculum with the sophisticated use of media and the latest technology,” added Scott Chambers, SVP of Worldwide Media Distribution, Sesame Workshop. “Cookie Monster’s hilarious obsession with his favorite food paired with key literacy lessons provides kids with a unique and engaging learning experience the whole family can enjoy.”
Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen will be available on Thursday, November 26th, for download on the Apple App Store for $2.99, or is available for free as part of the Tiggly Words Learning System. The Tiggly Words Learning System includes five specially designed vowel toys (a,e,i,o,u) as well as 4 apps that interact with the toys, including the new Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen.
Tiggly’s full line of learning systems includes Tiggly Words, Tiggly Math and Tiggly Shapes, each of which is available for $29.95. For more information about Tiggly, visit: https://www.tiggly.com/. To download the app on Thursday, November 26th, visit: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1039971485
About Tiggly
Tiggly is a New York-based learning company that revolutionized children’s digital play on their tablets by bringing tactile play with real toys into the equation. Tiggly develops interactive smart toys that children can play with directly on their tablet screens, benefiting from tactile play that is critical for their learning and development. Tiggly was founded in 2012 by Harvard Business School graduates Phyl Georgiou and Bart Clareman, and Dr. Azi Jamalian, an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Cognitive Studies in Education at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Tiggly’s learning journey includes three products –
Tiggly Shapes, Tiggly Math and Tiggly Words, which are available in more than 20 countries.
About Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street which reaches 156 million children across more than 150 countries. The Workshop’s mission is to use the educational power of media to help children everywhere grow smarter,
stronger, and kinder. Delivered through a variety of platforms, including television programs, digital experiences, books and community engagement, its research-based programs are tailored to the needs of the communities and countries they serve. For more information, visit us at www.sesameworkshop.org