Or, young children might be attracted to the warm family atmosphere and realistic interplay between characters. Whatever the reason, there are plenty of young Arthur fans who will revel at the opportunity to play and learn with this charming little gang. Whether it's digging up letters with Baby Kate in the sandbox, or identifying emotions with Muffy, kids will be practicing a large range of skills with their favorite characters. Note, however, that it doesn't recognize all names. If your child's name isn't as popular as most, it's best to test it first before telling your child about this feature.
Kids also enter their favorite color and pet, as well as their birthdate.
Special animated surprises occur when they play the game on their real-life birthday, and every other day their favorites are incorporated into gameplay. Part of the LearningBuddies line, this package comes with 2 CD-ROMs. For example, a favorite activity has players digging out partially covered letters of the alphabet from the sandbox for Baby Kate. We love the fact that kids need to discern complete letters from parts. In the puppet house, kids help put together puppets for Mr. Ratburn according to pattern or logical association.