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Like most others we are going to be traveling this holiday season.
We will be going to Grandma and Grandpas house and then to the others ones soon after. That’s a lot of time spent in the car… and all while the Little One has a couple weeks off from school. She has been learning {and really enjoying it} so much the past couple months since she started kindergarten, and we want to encourage her to continue to enjoy learning so she has been using apps on the weekends and on vacation. I remember with my older two we did it “old school” with work books to supplement their school work and apps are so much better!
Because we are such big Disney fans I was really excited when I heard that Disney was launching a new learning brand created for families with children ages 3-8 that aims to engage and enrich children through the power of imagination and creativity.
Unlike many learning aids that rely on memorization and repetitive gameplay, Disney is introducing children to fundamental subject matters through an interconnected system of apps that build upon each other to reinforce learning concepts in playful ways.
The magic of this new app is that it doesn’t seem like it’s a learning tool… it just feels like fun to kids!
Before we headed out on the road we loaded Mickey’s Magical Math World onto the iPad that The Little One uses and let her really test it out.
In each of the five play areas the child is invited to join Mickey and his pals on a fun-filled Space adventure that explores math concepts within a fully immersive playground of magical experiences. Kids can explore, recognize and identify shapes with Mickey’s Rocket Build; Play with numbers and patterns within Minnie’s Robot Playground; Ponder early number concepts with Donald’s Alien Number Line; Explore Counting to 10 and early problem solving with Donald’s Sleepwalking Aliens and experiment with shapes, patterns and sorting skills with Goofy. Because the games build up upon each other my daughter never got bored like she does with other apps. She loved exploring each world and seeing her favorite characters all there!
One of the best features to Disney’s new learning products is the Disney Imagicademy: for Parents!
Disney Imagicademy is an all-new free app that serves as a parent’s ‘go-to’ resource to connect with the Imagicademy community and gather information that can be used to engage with their child in meaningful ways.
The app gives us parents our daily dose of what is possible and answers the question, “What can I do today to help my child grow?’” through daily articles and Imagicademy-inspired activities designed to help spark creativity and encourage imaginative learning. “Disney Imagicademy: Parents” also serves as a portal into children’s Mickey’s Magical Math World, where parents can see their child’s latest creations, provide encouragement with a virtual “high five” and share their accomplishments with family and friends.
I really loved being able to follow along on her process without having to constantly stop her while she was playing. I can also see how being able to get other parents advice and ideas would be a huge help as she gets older and grows along with this program.
Be sure to download the free Disney iPad apps Mickey’s Mickey’s Magical Math World and Disney Imagicademy Parents.
Disney Imagicademy apps are available exclusively for iPad and can currently be found on Apple’s App Store in the Kids, Education and Entertainment categories.
How do you keep your kids excited about learning?
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That sounds like fun. I bet my 7 year old would love it AND he needs a little help in math!
I love that the app is Disney, but educational! Kids won’t even realize that they are learning because it’s so much fun.
This looks really great. Making learning fun is really the only way to keep kids interested in it.
When my niece and nephew were little, if it wasn’t fun, it wasn’t happening. This looks like the perfect app for keeping kids engaged.
This looks like a great app. I’m always on the lookout for new ways to make learning fun for the kiddos.
These are great apps. It is always best to mix education with fun. It tends to make learning easy.
I haven’t heard of these two Disney apps yet. I will have to check out the math app as it is in my daughters age range and I am sure she would have a blast playing it. I love apps that are fun and encourage learning.
It looks like they put a lot of love into this app. Kids will have a blast playing and learning with this app.
I wish they had had these kinds of things when I was young–we didn’t even have computers or calculators back then! It is definitely easier to get kids to learn while they think they are playing.
It really is! Especially in this day and age when it’s all electronics. You’ve got to keep the kids interested.
My kids love apps! I think they will really love this one too! THanks for sharing!
This sounds perfect for my daughter! She gets bored easily and loves mickey so it would be a hit with her! Huge Disney fan.
My twins would be all over this, looks like a fun and educational game. Downloading!
I have got to check this out. My kids would love it. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a great app. Things sure have come a long way from trying to find letters on billboards. Having it from a big name like Disney means you can be pretty sure it is safe and effective.
It is so hard and upsetting when you take a chance and download an app that is super disappointing or getting a free one and it never works! Thank you so much for sharing apps that you have found to be educational and fun! I will be downloading this one soon!
How adorable! We homeschool, so I am always looking for fun ways to teach. This would be perfect.
This totally sounds like an app my kids would love, love, love. I am off to look into it right now. Thanks so much
As a homeschooling mom I’m always on the hunt for educational toys/aps. Since my younger ones are still Disney fanatics…I’m sure they will love this – thanks!
This is a great idea! I really do credit ipad apps for teaching my now three year old the alphabet. He knew his alphabet before the age of 2 just from playing with educational apps.
Those are really fun looking apps. I will be downloading them for my daughter. I always do a fun craft project that ties into a lesson we learned to keep her excited.
My daughter would love this app. She loves apps to learn and she loves Disney.
This looks like such a great app! I think I might pre-install it on the iPad for my 2 year old for Christmas!
i definitely have to look into this app for my kids! it looks very cool and educational
My mother had me on electronic learning games when I was a child and it really helped give me that edge (especially on school breaks.) It never seemed like work because I was always having fun!
This looks like a fun educational app. I wish I had a tablet and apps like this for my son when he was little.
I love how these apps are teaching kids while they are learning. Looks like a lot of fun to play with!
Now that is an app that would have my daughter’s attention! She loves Disney and I love the learning aspect of it!
I love when i can find a game that teaches the kids while they have fun. This looks like a great app.
This is great! We love Disney, and my daughter is definitely a digital native – she could unlock phones and finger swipe before her 2nd birthday, and we didn’t even let her at them intentionally!
she’s a little cutie- looks like she is having fun 🙂
My boy always says he misses hone work when he’s on a school nreak. This would be perfect for him!
Making learning fun is always important! Kids love learning when it attracts their attention and is fun!
What a great product! Kids really love those tablets nowadays, great to have a educational use as well.
I love Disney apps and learning products. I will for sure check this one out for my kids. 🙂
Disney’s really good at making educational tools! You gotta love this app!
This is such an adorable app! I am sure my daughter would have such a great time playing with this.
This sounds awesome. My grandson will turn three in March and this sounds like it might be the perfect birthday gift for him. I’ll check it out – thanks!
This is such a great way to get the kids really interested in learning. Making it fun is really the only way to hold their interest.
When learning doesn’t feel like learning, that’s when it’s really awesome and sinks in so nicely. I think this sounds fun. I’d try it with my kids too.
Disney has always been successful and in integrating educating its viewers, much more children while entertaining them. I am certain that Mickey’s Mickey’s Magical Math World and the Disney Imagicademy Parents will make learning for kids not just interesting, but also a breeze. Good job, Disney!
This does look like it would be great for kids on the go
We use the iPad all the time for learning games. My toddler LOVES Mickey so this one has to be downloaded asap!
Always on the search for ways to pass the time. Thank you for sharing!
Those apps both sound great! Can’t wait until they come to android!
Looks like she’s having a blast! My lil’ guy loved the Disney it too!
I really love educational apps for kids. My girls are all grown and I do wish we had these when we use to travel. I do use the apps for our daycare, though.
I love downloading educational apps for my children. However, I don’t have an iPad to download this. Too bad! I know my children would love this.
My kids love using their tablets to learn! They have not tried this Disney app yet, but soon will!
Anything with Disney is good in my book! Learning and fun. That is the way to doit. Great review.
I bet my 8 year old would LOVE this app.