1. Looking for a good Christmas gift for my 5 year old has been quite a task. We don’t have too much
open space, otherwise I would consider a new bike. Even though he has a good bike. I definitely am
always looking for good learning materials to encourage brain growth and training. We have a library
of books (although you can never have enough books). Then I realized that there are plenty of learning
apps for kids. I started searching for tablets. Most of them where to large for my 5 year old... then I
came across this new Ipad mini. Half the size and weight of the ipad, the mini is perfect size for my
young boy.
Can I buy a 5 year old an Ipad? Of course this crossed my brain. Then I thought preparation. I want my
children to be ahead of the curve. At the speed technology is going who knows what kids will need to
know to be in the know. I look at parents, aunts and uncles and even older cousins who think you are a
genius when you perform simple tasks on a computer. With this in mind I have no problem giving my
kid an extra boost in the world. With the boost comes insurance. Being a gift for a 5 year old has its
precautions. There is a place where you can get insurance for the ipad mini called protect your bubble.
They cover everything from lost and theft to physical damage. You can get this insurance for just under
10 dollars a month. This is an alternative to the upfront cost of other insurance policies. Visit
protectyourbubble.com for more information. That way you kid can get the most out of the learning
without the parent stressing about damages and things. There are some great learning aps out there.
There are great apps for kids in every category. You can get The cat and the hat and the monster at the
end of this book (classic read)for reading pleasures or jungle coins for math. There are art apps and
science ones. A really cool app I ran across was the jungle time app which teaches your child to tell
time. It has a 24 hour clock and time zones. Another app I like is also free! Its called brainpop features
movie. This app has short films every day on a number of subjects. The lists are endless. With these
learning apps the kids wont even realize they are learning. Way easier than studying for the spelling
tests (Yes my son has 10 word 3 letter word tests every week). The good thing about the ipad mini is
that it has all the aps of the ipad. It pretty much has everything the ipad has just in a smaller version.
With all this learning stuff how could I forget all the cool stuff. As you know all the apps of the world
like netflix are available. Kids can watch movies, listen to music, take pictures and video. This will for
sure be a savy gift for your kid! You can see all the features of the Apple mini Ipad at
Appleminiipad.org