Game On!

Now we know how it feels to have a kid addicted to video games!! Yesterday we dusted off the ol' rainy day pile and plucked out the Leapster Explorer that Katie got for her birthday in January. (Yeah, it takes us awhile to get to our rainy day stuff....) This little device is basically the preschoolers' version of a Sony PSP or Xbox Handheld. We got Katie a Dora adventure game and downloaded a few dinosaur and marine animal applets, and she has gone ga-ga for everything! We've already had to limit her to half-hour chunks so that she doesn't spend all day on it. It's fun to see what a 4-year-old can quickly master and what she has trouble with. Basically, she cruises through anything that requires drag-and-drop, touch identification, etc. (She learned all of these skills with her Mom's touch screen Droid.) On the other hand, she has a lot of trouble with the toggles and buttons. We guess that if all technology is trending toward the touch screen, she's got the right skills! Ipad next, anyone?