Best tablets for kids??

[jhodges10]

at 4 get him a life, a foortball and fresh air

I'm sure I speak for everyone that's posted when I say thanks for that parenting gem. BTW you misspelled football genius.

 

[swoosh]

My son loves the iPad. He is almost 4. I think it is extremely educational and worth every penny. It will also last for a long time.

I babysit my girlfriend's cousin (who is 4 too, or 4 and a 1/2 as he likes to say lol) and he loves the iPad. I wish I could keep mine AND get a camera.

 

[Jusstin]

You can buy cheap tablet on which he can learn and also play games.

 

[table1349]

FYI. The thread is old enough that the kid is probably in Junior High by now.

 

[Scatterbrained]

Both of my girls (3 and 4) have Kindle Fire HD tablets. Amazon has a program called "free time", which locks the tablet into a "kids internet". They can only access child oriented apps and games. Meanwhile we use the HDMI port to stream Netflix and Amazon prime movies when we're on the road, as well as at home. My wife and I also use them to read with. With screen protectors and Otterbox covers they're pretty tough.

 

[minicoop1985]

My son (almost 3) has a Leapfrog LeapPad2WifiAcronymsLettersLotsofthingswithoutspaces or whatever it's called. He's dropped it, beaten it into submission, and just plain abused it since Christmas, but it's still working just fine. The rechargeable batteries are a HUGE plus. He likes it, and that's all that matters, really.

 

[runnah]

 

[Designer]

Kindle and iPad at ages 3 & 2.

 

[bribrius]

LeapFrog LeapPad Ultra Learning Tablet - Walmart.com

got one of my kids something like this last year. Good for learning, hard to break and he walks around taking photos with it he loves it. Mistake I made is I didn't buy the entire kit at once so I had to go back and pick up some stuff to go with it.

 

[bribrius]

My son (almost 3) has a Leapfrog LeapPad2WifiAcronymsLettersLotsofthingswithoutspaces or whatever it's called. He's dropped it, beaten it into submission, and just plain abused it since Christmas, but it's still working just fine. The rechargeable batteries are a HUGE plus. He likes it, and that's all that matters, really.

similar to my thoughts.

 

[robbins.photo]

Best tablet for kids?

World Christmas Activity Pads with Crayons - Oriental Trading

There ya go.

 

[runnah]

 

[bribrius]

Both of my girls (3 and 4) have Kindle Fire HD tablets. Amazon has a program called "free time", which locks the tablet into a "kids internet". They can only access child oriented apps and games. Meanwhile we use the HDMI port to stream Netflix and Amazon prime movies when we're on the road, as well as at home. My wife and I also use them to read with. With screen protectors and Otterbox covers they're pretty tough.

Forgive my ignorance. How are these streaming when you are on the road, wifi hotspots?
Curious, we have one of those factory in car dvd systems, which I thought was a good idea when I bought the car but it really has led to a lot of ruined dvds kicking around the car I think they play Frisbee with them.

 

[Scatterbrained]

Both of my girls (3 and 4) have Kindle Fire HD tablets. Amazon has a program called "free time", which locks the tablet into a "kids internet". They can only access child oriented apps and games. Meanwhile we use the HDMI port to stream Netflix and Amazon prime movies when we're on the road, as well as at home. My wife and I also use them to read with. With screen protectors and Otterbox covers they're pretty tough.

Forgive my ignorance. How are these streaming when you are on the road, wifi hotspots?
Curious, we have one of those factory in car dvd systems, which I thought was a good idea when I bought the car but it really has led to a lot of ruined dvds kicking around the car I think they play Frisbee with them.

By "on the road" I simply mean when we're not at home. We spend about 4 weeks a year at Disney World, and probably at least another 4 traveling for conferences/training etc. The timeshares often don't have the channels my kids are used to, like Sprout, PBSKids, and Disney Jr., so streaming content via Amazon and Netfix serves the purpose instead; while allowing them to watch without commercials . For example, my wife had a two month long radiologic pathology training conference over the winter. I would take the girls up on the weekends to visit, but with all the snow and nasty weather we were pretty much stuck in the hotel. There was no DVD player in the hotel so without the ability to stream movies and shows, as well as the games/puzzles/apps, we would have gone insane.

I do have a wifi hotspot that I bring along so we can tap into the internet when we need to, but we usually just download the apps and games from freetime to the tablets so they have plenty to keep them busy.

In the car we have a rear seat DVD player as well. I have no issues with loose DVDs though, as the girls aren't allowed to handle them. The DVD player is mounted in the ceiling and usually my wife or I will change the movies when needed and we just keep them in a CD binder.

 

[manicmike]

Both of my girls (3 and 4) have Kindle Fire HD tablets. Amazon has a program called "free time", which locks the tablet into a "kids internet". They can only access child oriented apps and games. Meanwhile we use the HDMI port to stream Netflix and Amazon prime movies when we're on the road, as well as at home. My wife and I also use them to read with. With screen protectors and Otterbox covers they're pretty tough.

Forgive my ignorance. How are these streaming when you are on the road, wifi hotspots?
Curious, we have one of those factory in car dvd systems, which I thought was a good idea when I bought the car but it really has led to a lot of ruined dvds kicking around the car I think they play Frisbee with them.

I'm guessing mobile hotspot like the ones you can get from Verizon.