Reader Rabbit Playtime for Baby
© 1999 The Learning Company
Parent and baby can play together in eleven activities that introduce shapes, colors, songs, animals and body parts. Any movement of the mouse or keyboard results in something happening on the screen. An instructional onscreen video provides tips for parents using the computer with their baby for the first time. A personalization feature allows parents to add the child's name, pictures and voice to the activities on the screen. Ten printable activities give parents suggestions for further interactions, and the program comes with an audio CD of Learning Company songs. In general, testers liked the program but preferred Sesame Street Baby & Me for its calmer presentation. This Reader Rabbit seems at times to over-stimulate, sort of like MTV for babies.
$15, Win 95, 98; Mac OS (CD-ROM)
Teaches: colors, shapes, songs, body parts