Pinitos123
Multilingual Toddler Software
from Snowboard Mommy Productions
After being disappointed with ABC and counting software that was just too complicated for toddlers to use themselves and with expensive so-called "baby keyboards" I decided to develop a counting program for my daughter that she could enjoy without having to use a keyboard or mouse and that would not require any additional hardware. In addition, I wanted to expose her to languages other than English. Pinitos123 is the result! I developed the program so that all you have to do is start it and you can walk away and let your toddler enjoy counting to twenty in English, Spanish and/or French. If you care about the computer the toddler is at, I would highly recommend not walking away, though.
"Pinitos" is the Spanish word for "toddling" or "baby steps" so I thought it would be appropriate for a program meant for kids who are just learning to walk and talk and can't operate a computer on their own.
You can play Pinitos123 online, if you have the Flash player built in to your browser (most current browsers do). If not, you can download Flash Player from Macromedia's website for free.
Pinitos123 is very easy to use. Simply click the language you want to count to 20 in. You can click the ? for more help if you need it.
Results: My 2.5 year old daughter has been playing with Pinitos123 for about 6 months now and can count from 1 - 10 in all three languages. She "cheats" her way through the teens, but it's still pretty impressive for a 2 year old! Before starting Pinitos123, she had a solid background in Sesame Street and some of the multilingual Baby Einsten DVDs, which I highly recommend.
Additional Information
I am not a native Spanish or French speaker, but do have both academic and travel experience with both languages as well as a Master's Degree in Education and formal math teaching experience.
**PINITOS 123 IS OFFERED AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. It has been tested under Windows 95 and Windows XP and Mac OS X.
***Use of Pinitos123 is subject to the end user software license agreement. Please read the software license agreement before using Pinitos123 online.
SPYWARE FREE. Pinitos123 is safe to play with absolutely no strings attached.
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