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By Mieke VanderBorght
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Whack-a-mole meets Simon Says in fun impulse-control game.
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Halloween - Where Is My Hat?
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What's It About?
Start by choosing from single-player or two-player mode in HALLOWEEN - WHERE IS MY HAT? In single-player mode, kids see a variety of animals and other silly characters pop in and out of two holes. The game is to tap on the ones wearing a target hat, which is shown on the bottom of the screen. After catching 10 targets, the hat changes. As kids progress, the task gets more complicated: More and faster moving characters to monitor, different accessories to look for (e.g., a bowtie), combinations of accessories as target (e.g., bowtie, glasses, and hat), and specific characters (e.g., a skeleton) that should not be tapped even if wearing the target accessory. Two-player mode is exactly the same except that the screen is split down the middle and two kids can play separate games at the same time.
Is It Any Good?
This game of fast reflexes is mostly about having fun, though it does challenge kids who are working on impulse control and visual processing. Halloween - Where Is My Hat? starts out slowly and lets kids get acclimated to the game. But things quickly get more complicated as the target changes and the screen fills with more and more little characters popping in and out of holes. For young kids, it may already be quite a challenge to hold back their desire to tap everything they see instead of waiting for the correct targets. Then come the characters that kids should not tap even though they have the target accessory, and the task gets really hard. In fact, some kids might find it next to impossible. Since all the progress kids have made in a level gets erased when they tap on these no-no characters, some kids may get quite frustrated. The levels do adjust based on kids' performance, however. So if the algorithm is working well, kids shouldn't be stuck for long in levels that are too challenging for them. The two-player mode is a nice touch and allows for parents to join in the fun too.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the accessories in Halloween - Where Is My Hat? Which ones do your kids like? Gather up a bunch of hats, scarves, glasses, ties, headbands, and more and encourage your kids to play dress up and try them on in different combinations.
It's so easy to want to play level after level. Make your family rules about screen time clear before your kids start playing.
Play in two-player mode and have some family fun time. Don't forget to laugh together as you pass through levels and when you make mistakes and tap where you shouldn't have.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Skills : Emotional Development : handling stress , Health & Fitness : fine motor skills
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : October 16, 2018
- Genre : Education
- Topics : Holidays , Fantasy
- Publisher : Comomola Studios S.L.
- Version : 1.0.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 8.0 or later; Android 5.0 and up
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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