Jon splurged and bought me an iPad last Christmas. It was totally sweet of him, and over the past six months, I’ve discovered that I enjoy two specific things about my iPad – I watch stuff streamed via Netflix, and I read books on it via my Kindle and Nook iPad apps (right now I’m reading “The 19th Wife”) I absolutely love both of these iPad functions, and would love owning it for those reasons alone.
But to be honest, I don’t do much of anything else with it. I thought I would, but I just don’t.
The person in our house who looooooves the iPad the most – with a passion, actually – is three year old C. It’s just about her favorite thing. She likes playing preschool games, watching Netflix videos, and drawing with Doodle Buddy. I also recently discovered that her big brother E and she have been playing a lot of “Angry Birds” together.
C, with the much loved iPad
The other day, C was “reading” Winnie the Pooh on the iPad, and I mentioned to her that when I was her age, I loved Winnie the Pooh too, but that I had to read the story in an actual book because we didn’t have iPads when I was a little girl.
Her quizzical response: “Was that back when Santa had all the iPads in a cabinet at the North Pole but he wouldn’t give them to anyone yet?”
Dear Lord – it doesn't get much cuter than that!
We got our iPad when our hotel was conveniently (not) located beside an Apple Store in Hawaii. My husband went out for flip flops and came back with an iPad.
He uses it all the time, and my kids watch shows and play a lot of Uno and Math Bingo. I can't get into it all … but I'm dedicated to my PVR
Apple should be paying y'all for a picture that cute!
I want an iPad sooo bad, but I only have an iPod touch. My 4yo steals it all the time! She, too, loves angry birds & has several favorite preschool games. It's really helped with her eye hand coordination & requires her to use both her eyes together (She has strabismus in her right eye & has been wearing glasses for almost 18mo). I can only imagine what she'd do if given a chance to play an iPad.
iPad ad!
Lovin' me some C!
My husband just got a really good deal on a first generation iPad and frankly, I'm surprised by how much I love it. One app that my kids (and my husband too!) have really enjoyed is Singing Fingers. If you sing or talk while you're drawing on the screen, it records it. Then, when you trace back over what you've drawn, it replays your song, too! The kids have had a blast with it.
Squeeze her and eat her up, yep, that's what I could do!
She is a real original.
Lorelei is always stealing my iPhone to play with.
Too weird Katie -I just finished reading the 19th Wife yesterday!!!!
I'd like to have free access to that cabinet!
We have an iTouch and our almost 4 year old is TOO good at angry birds. We bought a butt-ton of preschool games that he is already mastered but the fact that he has beaten, multiple times mind you, Angry Birds is crazy. I, however, think Angry Birds is a psychosocial test to see how much would it take for someone to throw an iTouch/iPad/iPhone through a wall… just sayin'.
C is too cute, btw!!
That comment is just the cutest! Along with the picture of the sleeping Ipad hoarder!
I, too, covet an iPad … but I suspect that I'd use it precisely as Katie does: For streaming Netflix and reading what I currently read on my Kindle. It's just so … sleek. And shiny. And cool. I've read some reviews over the past few months that suggest that most other people don't exactly know how to "fit" the iPad into their lives, either, much past those uses. Judging by some of the posts here, it has a definite potential niche as an uber-expensive toddler toy!
Absolutely, contact Apple with that picture, Katie – what a campaign they could craft around it! Your C. is just the cutest, most precocious child – in a totally non-stalkery way I'd love to spend an afternoon with her just to listen to her words of wisdom.
Hope you're liking The 19th Wife. (Although – When the heck do you have time to read, with all you have on your plate???) I read it awhile back (on my Kindle, LOL), and really enjoyed it.
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Have you seen the Peter Rabbit pop-up book for Ipad? It's lovely.
And I have to say, ditto. I bought an ipad for me, and it has been totally coopted by my 4 year old.
This reminds me of when I once told my son: "There wasn't any pokemon.com when I was your age."
Joseph: Then how did you get to Pokemon? With a DS?
Too cute! And I'm jealous you have an iPad. All I have is a good old-fashioned regular iPod.
@Clisby – Classic.
One of my little brothers once asked my mother, in all seriousness: "Did you have paper when you were in school?"
Maybe he had watched one too many episodes of Little House on the Prairie.
Adorable.
Our 4 year old son is an iPad addict. He's so skilled at using it, and navigating where he wants, he amazes me. I'm last on the iPad pecking order in our family; scary to realize that my 4 year old knows how to use it better than I do!
Oh my goodness you could blog about C all day every day and I would not get enough. What an intriguing little mind she has.
Ha! That is so sweet and funny. Growing up in an age of electronic marketing strategy…. and she totally gets it.