What is Play Osmo?
Play Osmo is a compilation of super fun interactive educational games you can play on your iPad or Fire tablet. Simply place your tablet on the Osmo base, secure the special reflector over your tablet camera. Then use the mat and physical game pieces to play digital games. You can draw, code, spell, and more! We love Play Osmo in our house because it allows my kids to have screen time that is both fun and educational.
Disclosure – This post is sponsored. I received Play Osmo products in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Why is Coding Important?
Teaching kids to code at a young age helps children solve everyday problems, and is crucial to their education. It is even part of their school curriculum. This Osmo Coding Starter Kit review explains why this is a great introduction to coding for kids.
Osmo Coding Starter Kit
Osmo Coding is a hands-on coding adventure. This Coding Starter Kit builds coding skills in progression with 3 hands-on learning games.
The Coding Starter Kit includes 31 tangible coding blocks that are colorful and magnetic. They are stackable for storage. You can also change the direction of the coding blocks by gently turning them in the direction you like the character to go.
Coding Awbie is the easiest way to teach your kids to code. It is designed for children ages 5-10. Coding Awbie is a game that guides a cute Osmo Character, Awbie, through a forest map chasing bunnies, collecting strawberries (my 5 year old’s favorite), and gathering wood that can be used to build a campsite. By putting different coding and number pieces together, kids are able to move Awbie through the obstacles.
My Kids’ Reaction
My kids find this game fun and engaging. There is something about using tangible blocks to interact with their digital screen that kids love.
Coding Awbie has a ton of fun graphics that attract my kids’ attention and provides enough challenge that kids of all ages want to play.
Cost
The Osmo Coding Starter Kit costs $99 and comes with a base and a reflector.
More Games from Play Osmo
Play Osmo have over 13 games and kits available which are designed for kids 3-10 years old and is both perfect for solo play or in a group.
Learning so many fantastic skills while playing is truly a learning through play experience.
Be sure to check out www.playosmo.com for more information.