Over the last couple of days my children have been trying out the new Woolly and Tig app featuring Woolly, the loveable cuddly spider from the hit CBeebies show. They love all things Woolly and Tig and the app is a welcome respite from Christmas right now 🙂
My 3½ year old is very app savvy so whenever he hears we have a new app to test will grab my iPad and happily sit and play with it. He loves the app and this has really kept his attention. It’s not difficult to see why.
There are multiple ways to play the app – free play, structured play or hidden parent focused scheduler.
free play enables casual play based round familiar preschool patterns; you can interact with Woolly using simple touch screen gestures; Woolly can be tickled or hugged
structured play means you can play and learn! Activities undertaken with Woolly are based around everyday real world activities; confidence building exercises reflecting the core essence of the show. When you complete each task you earn a badge.
you can also use the scheduler which is a feature hidden from children within the app and allows parents to schedule a message from Woolly to child to undertake an activity! It’s intended to familiarise children with every day tasks such as brushing teeth at bedtime, getting dressed or washing their face.
The tasks are simple but reinforce the activities your child will do daily and also help them learn about simple weather (something my son is obsessed with). His favourite part was fun in the snow and he enjoyed building a snowman.
It’s a sweet app which is a great follow on from the CBeebies show and compliments other products such as Woolly and Tig DVDs and Woolly and Tig books we have previously reviewed. It’s perfect for ages 3-6 and I like the fact it’s easy to follow Woolly’s instructions which means my son can play it independently of me.
Disclosure – I was given a copy of the app for free in order to write this review