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Thomas and Friends: Special Delivery

CanCan, 01 January 2009,
Categories: Educational products, Games, Reviews
Tags: Brighter Minds Media, Mom Most Traveled, review, Thomas the Tank Engine

Jojo has been happily playing Thomas And Friends: Special Delivery, a computer game from Brighter Minds Media that I gave him for Christmas.

He is actually playing it right now on the desk top computer as I type on the laptop.

The premise of Thomas And Friends: Special Delivery follows a story, as James (the red train, for you Thomas newbies) sets off to make an important delivery to the zoo,getting lost along the way.
Sir Topham Hatt (the human) sends a search party to find James, and Thomas and Harold (the helicopter) try to get James and the animals to the zoo!

I am really impressed with Thomas And Friends: Special Delivery because I watched as Jojo helped navigate a train by following audio directions such as “go left”, “go right”, “go under the bridge”.

As a grown up who actually has to stop and think sometimes to make sure I don’t have “left” and “right” confused, I am so so excited that Jojo knows the concept of “left” and “right” at 4 years old!

Thomas And Friends: Special Delivery teaches a variety of skills through six different activities.
Shape sorting, color matching, logic and deduction, observation, memory skills, following directions, telling time, and counting are all presented in a fun way for preschoolers (ages 3-5) to learn while playing!

You can select “easy” or “hard” levels of difficulty to match your child’s abilities.

The graphics are wonderful; it is really an animation.

When your child finishes the “story”, he or she can print out a personalized, color certificate with a picture of Thomas! I made a really big deal out of Jojo earning his certificate, and he was really pleased with himself!

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