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By Dana Anderson
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Transform iPad into a tea table with cute, imaginative app.
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Toca Tea Party
What's It About?
Kids simply start setting up the tea party on the iPad screen, which becomes the "table." Choose one of three tablecloths by tapping and dragging it to the center of the table. Then tap candles to light and drag the three plates to their places. Circles appear to show kids where to set items. Choose from four cups with three drinks (tea, lemonade, or hot cocoa) and the food. Then kids are prompted with, "Get your guests!" Bring everyone around the iPad table and start the party. Tap items to serve, eat, drink, refill, and even change the music on the radio. Enjoy!
Is It Any Good?
TOCA TEA PARTY is an ingenious way to bring the classic tea party to kids without buying the mini tea set or cleaning tea stains off the carpet. Every aspect of the app -- from using a tablecloth to pretty little pastries and soft instrumental music -- sets the mood for kids to experience the atmosphere of a traditional tea party. This beautifully created app empowers little kids to make many choices as they create their tea party and as they pretend to host the tea party for their friends, stuffed animals, or parents. It's tea time anytime, anywhere with Toca Tea Party.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Model good manners as you play along by using "please" and "thank you" and making polite conversation.
Ask your kid to point out some shapes of the various foods, plates, and other items on the table.
Have a real-life tea party!
App Details
- Device : iPad
- Skills : Creativity : imagination , Responsibility & Ethics : respect for others
- Pricing structure : Paid ($2.99)
- Release date : March 14, 2013
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : Toca Boca
- Version : 1.0.5
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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