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By Amanda Bindel
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Sweet mini-games let toddlers "do it myself!"
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 2+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
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Duckie Deck Collection
What's It About?
Toddlers explore, discover, and do six activities. They'll pick fruits and vegetables and then eat them. At the zoo, they'll choose the right food for different animals, and then they can swipe through a puzzle, matching the head, body, and legs. Around the house, kids sweep, mop, or vacuum the floors, seeing them come clean as they work. As magicians, they tap their magic wand to pull surprises from a hat, and they overcome fears of the dark by turning on the lights to find that scary-looking monsters are actually sweet and cuddly creatures.
Is It Any Good?
DUCKIE DECK COLLECTION is a sweet, age-appropriate experience for the youngest app users. It's pegged for ages 2 to 5 but is unlikely to hold the interest of older preschoolers for very long. Little ones, however, will be delighted to be in charge of familiar activities -- like cleaning up at home and feeding animals. There are no instructions, so kids can explore and figure out each activity on their own, and there's nothing at all to distract them or get them lost -- no parent links, no setup screen, no ads. The sound effects for the dark activity is ominous, and the creatures in the dark are meant to be frightening, so parents may want to be nearby to comfort and explain that activity to kids.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Toddlers crave control and independence. Let them "do it" themselves by putting sturdy stools in the bathrooms and kitchen so they can see and help. Light switch extenders make it easy for kids to turn lights off and on themselves.
Give toddlers kid-sized tools for household chores -- like their own mop or broom -- so they can help. A spray bottle of water with a bit of vinegar and a cleaning cloth will occupy a toddler for quite a while, and they'll proudly clean.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : thinking critically , Creativity : combining knowledge , imagination , Emotional Development : handling stress , Health & Fitness : balanced diet
- Pricing structure : Paid (Google Play -- $.99 Amazon (listed as Preschool Games Duckie Deck) -- $1.56 iTunes -- $1.99)
- Release date : April 15, 2014
- Genre : Education
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic ) , STEM , Animals ( Wild Animals )
- Publisher : Duckie Deck Development
- Version : 1.2.4
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.0 or later; Android 2.2 and up
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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