Apple iPads Portland OR

If you ask me, the iPad is one of the greatest gadgets that Apple ever created. Whether that is true or not, the iPad is a great tool for many purposes. As a dad, you can let your kids use your iPad to their advantage . Here are seven ways that your kids can get the most of the iPad.

Make them earn their time. Kids love the iPad almost as much as their dads do. Many kids enjoy playing games on the iPad and doing other fun things. They are absolutely amazed by the touch screen and other capabilities of this Apple tablet. (The younger kids will grow up believing that every screen is a touchscreen) But you can’t let your children hog the iPad or else you may never get to use it. You can help them appreciate their time with this great tool by making them earn the time they spend on it. You can make rules that say they get 10 or 20 minutes for every chore they do or for every time they get their homework done. Many dads allow their children to earn “play time” on their iPad by playing educational games first. You can do an even trade – one minute of playtime for every minute of educational games played – or however you choose to do it. Either way, your kids will have a good balance of fun and education.

Play games together on the iPad . If you want your kids to get the most from the iPad, don’t use it as a virtual babysitter like many parents do with the TV. Instead, use the iPad alongside your kids. Play some interactive games with them that they will enjoy. You will enjoy the quality time and your kids will learn and practice some new skills. Some head-to-head games for kids probably 5 and up would be Fruit Ninja and Tap Tap Revenge.

Download Educational Apps In addition to learning about money and playing games that enhance your child’s skills, the iPad is a great resource for using educational apps. There are apps that will help teach your kids how to add, subtract, multiply, divide and so much more. And since they are doing it on the iPad, your kids will look forward to doing these educational things. Apps like AceWriter help teach ABCs in a fun way, but that’s just one of the thousands of educational apps designed for kids. Create a personalized folder for each of your children that uses you iPad with their very own apps, games and videos so they feel like it is partly their iPad, too. Besides, you don’t want all of their things cluttering up your iPad’s main screen.

Let Them Read. Reading can be a lot of fun on the iPad. You can find a long list of children’s books online that you can download complete with full-color pictures and more. You can even find a variety of interactive books from Dr. Seuss to Alice in Wonderland and more to help make reading much more fun for the kids.

Download and Stream Videos. There are few things that will hold a child’s attention more than an interesting or funny video. With the iPad, there are endless possibilities when it comes to vide...