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By Amanda Bindel
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Silly space fun is a blast for young explorers.
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Sago Mini Space Explorer
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What's It About?
SAGO MINI SPACE EXPLORER opens with a typical-looking house with a satellite on the roof, inviting kids to touch. When they do, Harvey the dog comes out in his space helmet and begins floating through space. Kids scroll around, exploring space and meeting hugging robots, sneezing aliens, farting planets, and more. They can send a rocket into flight, have a space picnic, and seesaw with an alien. Kids can scroll all around, never reaching the end of space, though the features do repeat.
Is It Any Good?
Sago Sago continues its refreshing, play-based approach to preschool apps with Sago Mini Space Explorer. It plays on kids' natural curiosity and doesn't limit them with instructions or rules. The discoveries they'll make will delight them, and, although toddlers and preschoolers can easily navigate the whole experience on their own, they'll likely want to share some of their discoveries with a loved one. Kids can scroll through as quickly and as far as they want. The interactive features repeat, but kids never hit a wall to halt their exploring.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Make up a story about Harvey's space adventure and tell it as you explore space with your kids. Then let them have a go at making up Harvey's story.
Ask kids to predict what might happen at different interactive stops.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : asking questions , Creativity : imagination , Tech Skills : using and applying technology , Health & Fitness : fine motor skills
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : May 15, 2014
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : Sago Sago
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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