Blue's 123 Time Activities

  • PC/MAC
  • By Humongous Entertainment
  • For ages 3-6


KidSource OnLine Review

Summary

Blue's 123 Time Activities features multi-level learning activities that enrich a child's early math experience. Although designated for ages 3-6, it seems most appropriate for preschoolers 3-4 as they develop logical thinking and deductive reasoning skills.

Educational
Value

For early math learning, Blue's 123 Time Activities is a wonderful think-along, play-along program that challenges preschoolers while making them laugh. This program stimulates and encourages kids to become flexible thinkers and creative problem solvers as they explore new worlds and begin new adventures, all in the familiar territory of Blue's Clues.

Fun Factor

If your child is a fan of Blue's Clues, then this CD will satisfy and educate for many sessions. In this program, Steve invites you to help Blue collect Blue Dollars to buy one of the many big prizes at the Backyard Fair. There are over half a dozen areas to play in at the fair, including counting games and activities involving sorting and matching, estimation and prediction, and sequencing and ordering.

Lasting Value

Blue's 123 Time Activities includes a special Parent & Child Activities section of the user manual which brings playful learning from the family computer to the rest of the home. So even when your child is not using the computer, you can still incorporate fun learning activities from Blue's Clues into your daily lives.

Quality

This is a high-performance multimedia program. It has a dynamic format and lends itself well to the computer screen. The only negative is that it isn't interruptible and seems a bit slow once the child has learned the program and no longer has a need to listen to instructions. Although most three year olds are able to use the program, they may not sit still through all the verbiage.

Description

Based on the popular Blue's Clues television show, Blue's 123 Time Activities features many activities that are both fun and educational. Blue and her friends guide preschoolers as they develop logical thinking and deductive reasoning skills, practice simple operations, and explore estimation and prediction. As they successfully complete the activities, kids collect Blue Dollars to help Blue earn big prizes at the Backyard Fair.


Requirements

PC System Requirements

Macintosh® System Requirements


Other Blue's Clues CDs

If your child is a fan of Blue's Clues, then he/she is sure to like the following CDs.

Product Description Order

Blue's Clues ABC Activity Pack

Blue and her friends help preschoolers strengthen essential pre-reading skills as they explore the world of letters, sounds and words in this activity pack featuring multi-level learning activities. Kids identify letters, build vocabulary, practice phonics and create rhymes as they collect words to help Blue build silly stories in her Word Book. Print Blue's Word Book and other activities to share with family and friends. Difficulty levels automatically adjust to meet each child's skill level. Ages 3-8.

Blue's Clues Birthday Adventure

Preschoolers help prepare for Blue's birthday party in this original adventure game based on the Emmy-nominated, #1 preschool TV series, Blue's Clues!

Create a personalized card for Blue, select a special present, play multi-level learning games, explore in and around Blue's house and yard…and of course, find and solve NEW Blue's Clues. Kids play an active role as they help Steve discover what party favor Blue wants to give her guests, what she wants to eat, and more. With so much to explore, create, play and solve, every day can be a birthday celebration with this adventure. Ages 3-6.