Kapu Bloom Tunes

$0.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch (iOS 6.0 or later)

Teaches: symmetry, art, creativity

CTR Rating: 98%

CTR Review

Here's a no-fail musical finger painting toy that introduces elements of symmetry and melody. You start by decorating the seed of a mystical melody flower. Painting will make the whole soil resonate with chords and melodies, while pouring magic water over the seed will make it sprout as a happy little plant, which will in time bloom into a colorful flower, full of life and music. When the plant is tickled, it will sing an ever-changing melody. The plant knows how to sing familiar nursery rhymes as well as dozens of compositions of its own. In addition, by giving it a spin of its petals, children can explore and experiment by speeding up, slowing down or playing in reverse the small melodies. According to the publisher, the gameplay and intuitive controls have been designed so that there is no wrong way to play with the toy; everything children do will make it work. There are no high-scores, time limits or difficulty levels. See also Kapu Blocks (CTR Editor's Choice - July 2014)