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GreenMonkey · 08-13-2012, 01:14 PM

My kids are 6 and 4 (youngest turns 5 in a few weeks).

They had the Leapster Explorer and later a pair of Leappads. But they got tired of the simple video games after a while. They were always using my wife's iPad (or my Nook Color running CM7 before I sold it) almost more often.

We ended up buying a pair of refurb Nook Colors; I installed CM7 on them and those are their tablets.

They use them mainly for watching Netflix before bed - right now, that's mostly My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and some Blue's Clues. Sometimes they play some kids' games (they loved Cut the Rope for a while until they beat all the levels).

They are so good with touch devices, but terrible with a computer mouse, and can't operate the remote control for the TV. It's funny, kind of.

08-13-2012, 01:14 PM	#23
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	My kids are 6 and 4 (youngest turns 5 in a few weeks). They had the Leapster Explorer and later a pair of Leappads. But they got tired of the simple video games after a while. They were always using my wife's iPad (or my Nook Color running CM7 before I sold it) almost more often. We ended up buying a pair of refurb Nook Colors; I installed CM7 on them and those are their tablets. They use them mainly for watching Netflix before bed - right now, that's mostly My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and some Blue's Clues. Sometimes they play some kids' games (they loved Cut the Rope for a while until they beat all the levels). They are so good with touch devices, but terrible with a computer mouse, and can't operate the remote control for the TV. It's funny, kind of.