Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Play at Home with Daniel
Simple game gets kids talking about everyday activities.
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Play at Home with Daniel
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this app.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is a cute, exploratory game where kids can do a little pretend playing. It features the title character from the PBS Kids TV show. They can pretend to be a doctor, pretend they are putting Daniel Tiger to bed, or help him with his bathroom routine. It's a nice opportunity for parents to talk about some everyday routines and also about unfamiliar or unpleasant places like the doctor's office. There's also a sticker book to play with. Read the developer's privacy policy for details on how your (or your kids') information is collected, used, and shared and any choices you may have in the matter, and note that privacy policies and terms of service frequently change.
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What’s It About?
In Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, kids can play three different scenarios: bedtime, bathroom, and doctor; there's also a sticker book activity. In the three scenarios, kids can pretend to be a doctor by giving Daniel a shot or pretend they're putting Daniel to sleep and tuck him in. Kids are free to explore the interactive elements, which are all fairly realistic (i.e. you can tap on the light switch to turn it off). The sticker book activity is a cute just-for-fun feature where kids can fill four different backgrounds with tons of stickers.
Is It Any Good?
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is a simple app that covers some basic topics appropriate for young kids. It's best as a shared activity, so parents can guide their kids through the brief activities and relate them back to everyday life. Otherwise, there's not too much going on with the activities themselves, and kids may lose interest if all they want to do is see what the interactive elements are.
When used together, the app can be a good conversation starter for parents to help kids understand their own routines and experiences, and also a good launching point for some old-fashioned pretend play. Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is designed to empower parents and kids to create their own experience.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Play Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood with your kids and go over their own routines.
Talk about other routines kids might have or other unfamiliar places, like getting ready for school.
Make up some scenarios and role play.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire
- Skills: Creativity: imagination, Self-Direction: personal growth, Emotional Development: identifying emotions
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Release date: August 30, 2012
- Category: Education
- Publisher: PBS KIDS
- Version: 1.0
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 4.0 or later; Android 2.2 and up
- Last updated: November 17, 2020
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