Common Sense Media Review
By Amanda Bindel
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Pony fans will be giddy over sweet story and activities.
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My Little Pony - A Canterlot Wedding HD
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What's It About?
Princess Cadance is getting married, and Princess Celestia has asked the ponies to help with the celebration. Applejack makes the food. Rainbow Dash will decorate the sky. Rarity designs the dress, and Fluttershy is in charge of the music. Pinkie Pie handles the reception. Kids read along as the story is read aloud, turning pages, and then get to help the ponies in each of the wedding planning activities: making the cookies and cake, designing the wedding dress, painting the sky, composing the music, and choosing the flowers.
Is It Any Good?
The sweet story will be a hit with any My Little Pony fans. Even though it's not interactive on every page (kids can't tap individual words or interact with the pictures), the five activities more than make up for that. Kids get to express their creativity, helping the ponies with each of their jobs to get ready for the wedding. The big reward comes at the wedding, where kids will see what they've created -- the cake, the dress, the flowers -- as part of the page's illustration. Verbal instructions remind kids how to swipe from the story to the activity, and kids can jump in at any point in the story using the pull-down bar. That way, they can get right to decorating the cake or designing the dress again if they want, after they're read the story.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Talk to kids about consumerism and marketing in age-appropriate language. Let them know that they don't have to buy everything that features a favorite character just because it is available.
Encourage creative play inspired by the story. If kids already have the My Little Pony toys, have them change up the story using the toys. If they don't have the toys, encourage them to retell the story in other ways.
App Details
- Device : iPad
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : February 12, 2014
- Genre : Books
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic ) , Book Characters , Animals
- Publisher : Egmont Kids Media Digital A/S
- Version : 1.2
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.0 or later
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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