The Nintendo Switch is such an amazing innovation in video gaming. However, it is not often that a video game platform has real world applications. The Nintendo Switch is no ordinary gaming platform. Below is a press release about the new Nintendo LABO which is a special DIY kit that you can build physical games that work with the joycons and the screen. One of the kits even transforms you into a robot and as you move the robot on the screen does too. It is a cool way to use the technology of the Nintendo Switch in such a great way.
Nintendo has put together a preview video to show people these new toys or toycons that you can make and then use with the Nintendo Switch. You can watch that below and then read the full press release below that and if you want to purchase these toys I have links to where you can pre-order them.
Did you ever pretend that you were a superhero? Maybe you tied a dish towel around your neck and jumped off a wall while pretending to be an epic hero. Did you have your own superhero that you created from scratch? Maybe you created a helmet and armor from cardboard. If you ever dressed up and played pretend superhero than Playworld Superheroes is the app for you and your kids. I was given a code for the new app, Playworld Superheroes, released today, so that I could play it and review the app. Opinions are 100% my own.
In Playworld Superheroes you choose your avatar from many different kids of both genders and different ethnicities. Your avatar then finds a treehouse in an abandoned lot. The treehouse is the base of operations and also a place where your avatar can craft their various parts of their super hero costume, tools and armor. Your avatar crafts and creates their character from different items that they find around the abandoned lot. As the avatar builds their costume they open up portals into Playworld where their cardboard and recycled materials costume becomes a real superhero costume. In Playworld the avatar can fire blasters, fly and have super strength to save the world from some aliens called Golumites. Continue reading App Alert: Craft an Amazing Superhero in Playworld Superheroes→
Eva decided tonight, about 15 minutes before bed, that she wanted to get out her Circle of Creativity and do a craft. Well, she didn’t end up doing the craft but instead I set up the strings for her to make a special friendship bracelet. She’ll probably end up making it another day.
I had to take my photo of the day and some shots for the Imagelogger program so I took out my macro lens and took a bunch of shots of the strings and the other things in the creativity box. I liked how the beads looked with the light from my Kick.
We received a My Image Button Maker to try out and review. Eva helped me out with this review and our opinions are 100% our own.
The My Image Button Maker is for ages 8 and up but honestly it is so simple to use that Eva had no trouble. The only problems that she had were with the fine motor skills of lining up the pictures and then having the strength in her hand to push down the lever to cut out the pictures. Other than that she understood the concept easily, was able to snap together the buttons once the photos were cut out and she did try to put on the sticky magnets but wasn’t careful and accurate enough so I re-stuck them. She did have a lot of fun and so much so that when we were done with our review I immediately went onto myfbm.com (My Friendship Bracelet Maker) and reordered supplies to make more image buttons. Continue reading Review: My Image Button Maker from Choose Friendship→
We received a My Friendship Bracelet Maker® to try out and review. I thought that this would be a great device for Eva to make friendship bracelets. My sisters made them like crazy when I was growing up and I figured that Eva would enjoy it as well. Well, she did like it but she liked me making the bracelets and I liked Allison making the bracelets because even though I got a rhythm down my knots came out terrible. Eva wasn’t able to pick up on how to make the double knots and she gave up quickly. Mind you the My Friendship Bracelet Maker is for ages 6 and up and Eva just turned 5. Her fine motor skills aren’t up to tying knots at this time. So we’ll hang on to it for when she is older and can truly enjoy it, and we don’t have to make them for her. Continue reading Review: My Friendship Bracelet Maker→
