It is very common that kids these days are better iPhone savvy as compared to their parents. The iPhone touch interface and its world of apps have managed to enter the fascinating world of kids and thereby fascinate them all the more. Whether you are in a meeting or were travelling with your kids, handing over the smartphone to let them remain busy seems to be a good idea. The number of apps for kids on iPhone would evidence the fact that they use the device as frequently and as efficiently as you do. Kids play games, puzzle, paint and do a lot of things that attract their attention. And animals have always been one of the major points of attraction for them (remember, how every visit to the zoo delight them?). Then, why don’t you download this Animals 360 iPhone app on your phone and let your kids explore the world of animals? This iPhone application could take them on a virtual tour to the zoo and while entertaining them can also help them to learn the names, sounds and habitats of the animals, enjoy images and puzzles too. In brief: the iPhone application will render a 360 degree view of the animal world for the kids to learn and play around, like the name says. So, how it works?
How it works?
The Animal 360 iPhone app caters to the needs of both– your kids’ curiosity to explore the wildlife and your pursuit to teach them about animals. The iPhone application is interactive and kid-friendly to mingle learning and fun elements to create an engaging experience for kids. All these elements are divided in four modes that are Tour, Photos, Puzzle and Quiz.
The Tour is a habitat based section of the Animal 360 featuring farm, safari and forest. When a habitat is selected, the animals dwelling in those habitats appear and their sounds could be heard by tapping on those pictures.
The Photo mode consists of various animals with three photos for each animal – you have to swipe photos up and down to view three photos of them. Your kids can also learn sounds of animals along with photos from this section by tapping on the speaker icon located at the top of the photos.
The Quiz and Puzzle modes add fun to the learning elements of the Animal 360 iPhone app. After your kids has known about the sounds of animals and can relate to the photos with sounds and habitats of animals, it is time to poke his/her new found knowledge. The game is laid simply wherein the kids need to link the photos of the animal and they can also play a jigsaw puzzle by dragging and dropping bits of pictures to create a complete picture.
The Animal 360 is a free iPhone app and thus, supported by ads which parents may find annoying at times. Nonetheless, Animal 360 creates a virtual picture book of animals with all basic learning elements including pictures, habitats and sounds. YED28, the iPhone application developer of Animal 360 also includes Dinosaurs 360, Vehicles 360 and Instruments 360. So once your kid has learnt enough of the animal kingdom, he can try his hands on other things as well. All these apps are available for free download on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad from the iTunes App Store.
