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by dmje 1842 days ago
It's nice but it frustrates me when people use digital toys rather than real ones. Blocks, Lego, trains, dinosaurs, books - real, tangible, pickupable items are waaaaay better for kids.

In my humble (yes, and old fashioned) opinion, most digital tools like this are made for parents, not kids. It's easy (keeps the kids quiet for a bit while parents relax) - and that's one use case, but "easy" is not always a good reason to choose something.

If you want really, properly creative kids, then it's the hard work of realworld toys, games, books and art making tools.