I am pretty sure that many of you, my dear readers, have tablets that you rarely get to use, because your lovely children assume that these gadgets were bought for them. This is, of course, is the case in our family. My husband’s 4 year old iPad has been claimed years ago by the kids and anyone can now see that it is not the adult who uses it by the smudges on the screen, broken protective cover and a number of kids apps.
Recently I became a lucky owner of an iPad mini and the next day my daughter thanked me for buying her an iPad. This resulted in a conversation that went something like this:
Me: Are you serious? This one is mine.
She: If it is smaller than Dad’s iPad, how can it possibly be yours? It is smaller, because it is for us – kids.
Me: Don’t even think about it. This is mine because I bought it and costs a lot of money
She: I never get anything fun!! My life is now fun!.. Nobody loves me
About a week after this conversation I got an email sharing some exciting news – a new Sprout tablet, an educational, safe, durable and fun tablet designed specifically for preschoolers and above! The Sprout Channel Cubby™ was created by the preschool channel Sprout and popular tech company Ematic in order to provide an under $100 alternative to the fragile and expensive iPad.
The sleek look of it immediately won me over, but what about the content?
- Free preloaded Sprout programming such as television shows, songs and music videos
- Free preloaded Sprout ‘recommended’ apps
- A child-safe web browser
- Parental Dashboard allows caregivers to control time and content limits for each child
- A high-resolution 7-inch screen
That’s great that it’s made with kids in mind. I love that you can control it from your tablet. I’m also a sucker for the bright green.
What a great tablet for younger kids. It is great to have more controls over it. We keep our iPads locked with codes so our kids cannot use them without permission.
What a wonderful thing! Its from Sprout huh? Curious I need to look into them more as they (I think they) are the same company that makes something I was wanting to buy for myself (when I stumble upon a ton of money that is lol) but they seem to be an up and coming brand! I love that there are really thoughtful things for kids like this. I am sure your daughter is very happy with mommy now! 🙂
what’s amazing is the functionality that you can use it too! Makes them feel really important that MOM wants to use their tablet. Nice move Sprout Cubby!
Sounds like a good tablet for kids.
Funny story … everyone in my family (my parents) have won tablets, and I tried and tried but never did. So I splurged on an iPad Mini for myself (same one you have, except the 1st generation one) last November. In May, I won a Mini 2 with retina from a blogger friend and gave it to my mom, and then Comcast gave me one this December … which I kept for myself! 🙂 (my dad now has my older iPad Mini)
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That is really cute. My boys each have their own Kindles and iPod Touches 🙂
That is seriously awesome! I love how they made it with kids in mind and you can now have your iPad back 😉
I am ashamed to say neither myself nor my son have a tablet. I have wanted one just haven’t had the budget for it yet.
This is just about the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Now the kids can play and learn on their own tablet, and I don’t have to worry about it being broken. It’s super tough!
my boys try to take my iPad mini all the time but we have pretty strict rules over them. They are too old for this tablet btut not ready for an ipad..love that you can control this device externally
Sprout has their own Branded Tablet?!! How cool. This will be a best seller among the Kids since Sprout is so cool
What a perfect size for little hands. We love Sprouts, so educational!
What a great idea to design a table strictly for kids. It’s better suited to them and that way, they don’t have to borrow yours! Genius!
Finally! I was wondering how long it would take before they came out with tablets suited for kids. I can’t wait to get this one for my little sprout.
My 3 yr old grand daughter knows how to use my iPad which is kind of mind blowing! I’m pretty sure it won’t be long before she has some sort of tablet of her own.
How adorable! I love that they are creating ways for children to learn more and more by using technology.
What a cute tablet for the little ones. These would be a great way to introduce technology to young ones in a friendly way.
I like how you can set a limit on how long your child can play. Playing games and using technology for too long is never good, especially for a growing child.
I love all the apps to choose from. Also, I love how it’s built more durable and hold-able for a small child.
I will look into this for my son. It is funny how they think what’s mine is theirs!
This looks like something my 4 year old daughter would like!
I dont have kids so my tablet is my own. But I can say like literally I was looking for a gift for my baby cousin and I saw this and I was really close to buying my soon-to-be 3 year old something similar to this…but I didnt know if she had this model. This looks great for kids!
Perfect! Tablets just for little ones! What a great idea! I’ve seen so many big-people tablets get broken or lost by little people, so it’s a fantastic idea to give them one of their own! Thanks for sharing!
My oldest son holds my iPad mini captive. I will check into getting Sprout tablet for his birthday this year!
This sounds nice. My granddaughter keeps borrowing my Galaxy Tab.
This looks like a great solution to your problem. My girls are always trying to steal my tablet.
The kids each have a tablet and they love them. This is a perfect solution for getting younger kids a tablet.
We really need one of these in our house! My kids have taken over my beloved iPad too and I wish I could use it myself sometimes!
My toddler totally NEEDS this. He is all over my tablet and so needs his own.
What a great tablet for kids! My kids used to love the sprout channel. This looks like fun for them!
What a great tablet. My five year old would love to have this!
This is beyond cool! We’re such a Sprout family!
This is really neat. Sounds like a great option for those in the market for a tablet for their little ones!
My children completely adore their tablets. It is incredible how quickly they pick them up and completely understand them.