Cars in Sandbox: Construction
© 2011 Thematica
What child wouldn't want to play with a road grader? This app turns your iPad into a limited construction scene, with eight vehicles that start up with a touch, and move forward or backwards with a swipe. Each comes with a specific challenge. For example, with road grader, you have to find some giant tennis balls and push them into a tube. To do so, you have to touch the blade to move it up down, and move the grader forward. Other challenges ask you to pick up a set of marbles and dump them into a box, using a hydraulic bucket. No reading is required. Vehicles include a dump truck, rock handler, hauling tractor, grader, crawler-mounted excavator, telescopic handler, loader, and truck crane. This is a fun app for about 30 minutes, but after you've completed all the challenges you can loose interest. Testers especially liked the sounds, and the way you can adjust the hydraulics on each vehicle. From Thematic Kids.
$1.99, iPad
Teaches: representational play, social play
CTR Rating: 88%