I found out about Land of Me while reading Made By Joel (which by the way is a cool blog). The girls and I got hooked on it after they offered the first chapter as a free download.
Can I just tell you how much I love it?
Each of the six chapters has a creative theme: Shape, Size and Color, The World Outside, Making Things, Rhythm and Dance, Songs and Rhymes, and Story Time. It reminds me of those "choose your adventure" books I used to read as a kid. I would read them over and over to get all the different story lines. In the Land of Me you choose certain elements of the story/character/creation/song depending on which chapter you're in and it is so much fun to sit back and watch your creation come to life. Each time the girls and I explore the Land of Me we find new things we hadn't noticed before. Ellie gets so excited to see what she can create in each
chapter. In the upper right-hand corner there are questions and facts to promote discussions and we've had a lot of fun and interesting talks about what's going on on screen. Also, along with each chapter is a menu of activities to print out and do on your own. There is also a blog that has fun activities and projects to do with your kids. The possibilities are seemingly endless.
I love the illustrations, the music, the creativity, the characters, the voices, everything about the Land of Me. It is worth every penny I have spent. The first chapter is free and each one after that is around $11 or you can get all six chapters for just under $50. I know it sounds like a lot but I bought them one at a time over a course of about four months so it wasn't too bad.
I love the illustrations, the music, the creativity, the characters, the voices, everything about the Land of Me. It is worth every penny I have spent. The first chapter is free and each one after that is around $11 or you can get all six chapters for just under $50. I know it sounds like a lot but I bought them one at a time over a course of about four months so it wasn't too bad.
Just a sidenote: The Made in Me company who created the Land of Me is based in the United Kingdom so if you decide you want to buy any or all of the chapters with your credit card, I highly recommend calling your credit card company first to let them know you'll be making an overseas purchase or they may suspect credit card fraud and they may put a freeze on your account until they speak to you. I'm just saying.
Here are some screen shots I took while the girls and I were playing the other day. There are a lot but I couldn't pick a favorite and I want you to get good idea of what this program is like. I recommend you downloading at least the first chapter to see for yourself. I promise you won't be disappointed.
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The home screen. We were playing in the evening, hence the darkness and fireflies. If you play in the daytime, the home screen shows daytime.
Chapter One activities
Land of Me map
Making things!
The world outside
Songs and rhymes
Songs and rhymes
Rhythm and dance
Story time with Granny Olive
I am hoping they will come out with more chapters or another interactive game or anything. I love everything they have come up with so far!
edited to add: I just found out they just came out with the Land of Me on CD-ROM. Cool huh?
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