Parents' Guide to

Peekaboo Barn

By Cynthia Chiong, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 2+

Cute toddler app teaches barnyard animal names.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire Paid Education
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 2+

Based on 4 parent reviews

hgabriel
hgabriel Parent of 2 and 4-year-old
January 26, 2016
age 2+

Toddlers love this app!

I have two boys and from ages 1-2 they both loved this app. My little two year old learned his animals and sounds fast because of this app (including a llama!). It's been a great thing they can do independently on our phone or iPad.

This title has:

Easy to play/use
hannahs2
hannahs2 Parent
January 4, 2016
age 2+

Incorrect iOS, requires iOS 5.1.1 or later, but great app!

Great app for babysitters.

This title has:

Easy to play/use
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What’s It About?

In PEEKABOO BARN, kids first see a red barn that bounces with muffled sounds. They tap the door to reveal a goat, horse, cow, duck, or other animal. A narrator labels each animal in the chosen language and kids see the name in lowercase letters. Kids tap again to close the barn door and cycle through the animals. The game ends when night falls and all the animals gather in the barn to sleep.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (4):
Kids say (1):

This sweet app uses the game of peek-a-boo to help kids learn to identify more than a dozen animals. There are multiple narrator possibilities -- a child voice in English or an adult voice in English, Spanish, Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, or Swedish; parents and kids can also record their own narration. With all of these variations, kids can play the Peekaboo Barn with each of the different narrators, lengthening this otherwise short game.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Play along with your kids and repeat the names for them. Ask your kids to repeat after you and spell the words together.

  • If your kids are unfamiliar with farm animals, see if you can find a nearby petting zoo to visit.

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