Osmo – Genius Starter Kit for iPad – 5 Educational Learning Games – Ages 6-10 – Math, Spelling, Creativity & More – STEM…
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OSMO IS MAGIC: Fun-filled & award-winning learning games. Children interact with actual handheld pieces & an iPad, bringing a child’s game pieces & actions to life (No WiFi necessary for game play). An Osmo Base is included, an iPad is not included, both are required for gameplay.
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A great entry to the Osmo universe, the Genius Starter Kit for iPad includes everything your child needs to experience – hands-on learning and digital fun in five different ways through 5 games. We know kids learn by doing, so each game uses physical action. Whether it’s arranging tangrams, zooming number tiles around, over 150-word puzzles to discover, freehand drawing or physics meets creative problem solving (Tangrams, Numbers, Words, Masterpiece & Newton Games), Osmo sees and reacts to every real-live move. Osmo games bring a child’s creative imagination to life with handheld pieces that interact with an iPad and an Osmo Base (No WiFi necessary for gameplay). The Genius Starter Kit for iPad ships with an Osmo iPad Base. Approved by parents and teachers worldwide, used in over 31, 000 classrooms.
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OSMO IS MAGIC: Fun-filled & award-winning learning games. Children interact with actual handheld pieces & an iPad, bringing a child’s game pieces & actions to life (No WiFi necessary for gameplay). An Osmo Base is included, an iPad is not included, both are required for gameplay.
TEACHING: Arrange puzzle pieces to match on-screen shapes (Tangram), solve creative physics puzzles by drawing lines or placing items in front of the screen (Newton), learn to draw anything with creative drawing skills (Masterpiece), add, count & multiply tiles to pop the number bubbles (Numbers), learn spelling & vocabulary with on-screen images (Words).
SKILLS LEARNED: Visual problem-solving skills, puzzles, math, freehand drawing, gain listening skills, learn physics & improve spelling & vocabulary. Osmo sees and reacts to every real-life move. Geared towards children & love of learning.
AGE & CAPABILITY: Ages 6-10+. Games are designed for beginner to expert levels. Osmo enables the continuation of learning. Real-time audio and visual feedback let children learn through experimentation in a stress-free environment.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX: Osmo Base & Reflector for iPad, Tangram pieces, Numbers tiles, Words tiles, Stackable storage for each game & 5 Game Apps: Numbers, Tangram, Words, Newton, and Masterpiece.
COMPATIBILITY FOR IPAD: All iPads except Generation 1, iPad Pro 11-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch. The minimum iOS version needed is iOS 9.
10 reviews for Osmo – Genius Starter Kit for iPad – 5 Educational Learning Games – Ages 6-10 – Math, Spelling, Creativity & More – STEM…
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Amazon.com Price: $99.99 (as of 08/05/2021 11:01 PST- Details)
Brigid Younes –
i love this complete article
Adrienne Edwards –
Awesome Buy!
I recently bought this for me 6 year old daughter. The possibilities with this tool are endless. We love the word game. It even allows you to add in your own customized words so you can have your little one study things like their classes weekly spelling words.
TC –
Ok, but boring, and it should include the work pad
I really liked the idea of these activities and the tactile, inter-activeness that Osmo does. However, the games are kind of limited, boring and slow (at least for a kinder). Hopefully in the future they update the programs so that our younger child can really enjoy it because I think there is a lot of potential here. I also wish these games had more directions for children to follow so that they could do it more easily and independently at this age, but it does keep me involved in what they are doing which isn’t a bad thing.My child does like the numbers activity, but that is it. He will do the Words one some, but again it is rather boring (so is the numbers one, but just not quite) even though it is an important activity to do. Due to the nature of these activities, I remove one star. I probably would have given 4 stars (I did for the younger aged set) if I hadn’t realized a downfall of this set by buying that one.Since we also bought the younger child one, I learned that this one does have another deficiency. It needs the Osmo work pad. The Osmo work pad is nice quality, and if you are working on a child oriented table with a design on it, Osmo picks up the table design which can be problematic during activities, so that is why I docked another star. We use a piece of paper as a work mat, and while it works, is kind of lame.There is a parent app that is not all that great, and their app to download and use the activities is so-so and semi-confusing. I did not pay full price – I would not recommend paying full price – but for a deal like I got, it is an okay purchase and we use it frequently so I am glad we purchased it (especially with isolation going on). It is fine, but really could have been excellent, and I hope in the future they make it so. I will keep an eye out for other activities in the future.
Kari –
A great go-to gift idea for friends and family.
I bought OSMO for my nieces who were visiting for a month of summer and we’ve all been blown away! There are so many fun games for them to play and I don’t feel guilty about giving them screen time. It’s engaging, educational, super fun and often I ended up playing with them. I love seeing them get hands on learning and working together! We are buying another Genius Starter kit so they have it at their home as well.
rk –
Meh – overpriced
I think it’s over priced for what it is. There are so many educational apps out there that don’t cost this much. This one has interactive playing pieces but they’re some plastic or wooden pieces. A plastic base to hold your iPad. And a plastic piece with a mirror that sits on your camera to reflect down. This cost nothing to make. Not worth the cost it’s charging you. So there are 5 games I think. My 5 yr old kid does like them. So that’s good. But if you wanna buy any more games you’ll spend a whole lot more again.Personally we get a lot more out of abc mouse and homer app. We pay a much smaller monthly or annual fee for those. We can take them on the go without any pieces. And those allow al my kids of different ages to play their own level for the same price on one account. So I would suggest those over Osmo. You get much more bang for your buck and it can be used for all ages anywhere you are.
buzz –
Great for stem learning from age 4-8
This set is actually upgraded quite a bit from their original set. It includes these great plastic containers perfect for storage.My daughter really likes the tangrams – they have levels that get more difficult as it goes along.The number game is pretty fun too but perhaps a little too easy for my 9 year old. But when we had the original set at age 5, I had her play with it for 10min everyday and I found she gained more confidence with addition and substraxtion. Plus she never complained playing with it (compared to practicing math in a traditional workbook)I’d high recommend getting this kit starting age 4 or 5. But probably becomes too easy after age 8. If your child is younger, I’d recommend the junior kit!!
Roma Patel –
Great gift and purchase! Def worth it!
Numbers is a great game. My 5 year old son loves it. The words game is just beginning to be his favorite and even I enjoy doing the shapes game with him. All in all a great buy. Very educational. And a great gift.
Srees –
Missing subtraction
Nice kit but we found there is no subtraction in numbers it has just counting adding and multiplication. I bought this for my 7 yr old son to learn subtraction easily but we disappointed rest of things good he enjoyed to play tangram. He had already Osmo mind racers two years ago.
Mii –
Worth every Cent
My wife had first heard about the Osmo form a friend of her’s just before leaving to go to Japan, leaving our oldest (years old), with me who would be using the solution. I was not sure during the unboxing once it arrived wither or not It’s was just an extension for the iPad that includes interactive apps and games. It seemed like an interesting concept, but I wasn’t sure how it would be practical for us. Is a tool that fortifies learning and proportional thinking, or is it just another app? I was really impressed with how really well-made it is. It feels like it will actually hold up to normal wear and tear with our two young vibratious boys.The apps he liked the most from what I see are the ones that required you to really engage with both the physical part of the game as well as the screen.Overall, he really enjoys Osmo and has taken to using it every day after online school to my surprise. I think we’ll be investing more in this “e-learning” platform as we move forward in this post-COVID 19 online schooling world.
Arjun –
Perfect learning gift for your kids
We bought Genius kit after hearing about it since long from kid’s school and our friends who has the product. After playing with the product along with my daughter, I would highly recommend it and think it is every penny worth at the price $99.99. Though there are a lot of learning games in the market which allows kids to learn basic mathematics and practice it; I think this one is unique because it never makes them glued to the screen. As far a kid is concerned, it’s like they are playing with chips of a board game or using a pen to draw and competing to finish the challenges thrown by the screen. That is so cool!Of all the games, I loved the Numbers game. I can’t think about a better way to teach kids addition and subtraction and that too at a mental math level. Osmo team has figured out a way to make the kids relate addition to “bring units together” and subtraction to “separate out units”. That’s precisely what it is and since the idea is hit at such a basic level, kids are easily able to grasp the concepts. I would highly recommend all parents to play these games along with the kids and gently let them understand that the things they are doing in Numbers game is nothing but the “boring” addition and subtraction they learn at their school. I have seen this really motivating my daughter who has now started using the mental calculation idea back at school while doing the same. In my opinion, this the best way to derive unbelievable value out of this product. You just need to do it a couple of times, your child will take it up from there. Similarly, found the Words game a good way to improve spellings and vocabulary. Osmo has lot more libraries on their My Osmo portal. Make sure you sign up while doing registration and download these libraries.