Nintendo DS Games for Preschoolers

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Great DS Games for Boys and Girls Age 3-5.

The Nintendo DS is a great gaming system for every member of the family. Sometimes it's a little harder to find games for little ones who haven't started reading yet. Below are some great video game gifts for kids that are perfect for preschool kids and mix adventure with learning fun!

Color in a virtual coloring book, go on adventures with your favorite TV show friends, or take care of and play with virtual pets - your preschooler is sure to have hours of fun with the games below!

Crayola Treasure Adventures

Crayola Treasure Adventures

Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 06/03/2012)Buy Now

The perfect game for all creative and adventurous boys and girls, Crayola Treasure Adventures asks the explorer to color, draw and think their way through numerous exotic locations, challenging puzzles, and exciting adventures. It also offers a digital coloring book that lets the young artist run wild with their imagination through more than a hundred different digital crayons and pictures available to color.

* Draw, color and think your way through different exotic locations and adventures
* Transform your stylus into 120 authentic digital Crayola Crayons
* Over 110 pictures to color in the digital coloring book
* Play mini games such as connect the dots, jig saw puzzle and speed coloring
* Earn rewards of bonus crayons and pictures

Smart Kids Mega Game Mix

Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure

Amazon Price: $10.01 (as of 06/03/2012)Buy Now

The nationally recognized and award winning series is back to engage your imagination! An assortment of mini-games specifically designed with young boys and girls in mind. Kids can play 36 mini-games designed to enhance creativity, hand eye coordination, shape recognition and more. This title will keep your little one occupied for hours. Voice Recording Function, (Aimed at parents) you can record two messages directly into the game so when your children do well in an activity a familiar voice will congratulate them on their accomplishment building positive reinforcement and encouragement.The difficulty adjusts as your child's achievements.

Kids and Video Games

Do you think video games are a good learning tool for kids?

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Yes, they can add a little fun to learning.

JeanJohnson says:

I'm thinking about getting some for my son, it would help with his cordination, since he loves computers at school, yet im not ready for him to touch my computer, so games will be the perfect way to start since now a days kids need to be more advanced with technology from when i was a kid.

No, kids shouldn't spend so much time with electronics.

 

The Backyardigans

The Backyardigans

Amazon Price: $12.95 (as of 06/03/2012)Buy Now

Join Pablo, Uniqua, Tyrone, Austin and Tasha on a fun, music-filled adventure! Help the Backyardigans fight super villains as masked super heroes, search for buried treasure as seafaring pirates, and go on a cosmic garbage collecting adventure as intergalactic garbage collectors!

* Sail a pirate ship as a Captain of the Sea, navigate through outer space in a spaceship and fight the villains as super heroes!
* Tap, blow, scribble, shout and drag your way through over 24 mini-games!
* Play a song using different musical instruments like the drums, xylophone, guitar, recorder, saxophone and trumpet.
* Featuring the authentic character voices of the Backyardigans TV Show!

Build-A-Bear Workshop

Build-A-Bear Workshop

Amazon Price: $28.78 (as of 06/03/2012)Buy Now

* Make your own furry friend using the stylus and microphone in all of the Build-A-Bear Workshop stations including Choose Me, Stuff Me, Fluff Me and Name Me
* Choose from 8 different characters - Dimple Teddy, Sassy Kitty, Mocha Bunny, Marvelous Monkey, Velvet Teddy, Friendly Frog, Playful Puppy, Pink Poodle
* Care for and play with your new furry friend using the touch screen and microphone
* Cook a series of meal and feed your Bear using a fully equipped kitchen and dining room
* Tidy-up your character's bed room and get ready for clean-up time organizing andplacing toys and items back on the shelves and in the chest

Fun DS Accessories for your Preschooler

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Zhu Zhu Pets

Zhu Zhu Pets: Special Edition with Baby Hamster

Amazon Price: $16.94 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

Based on the wildly popular line of robotic toy hamsters of the same name, Zhu Zhu Pets introduces Nintendo DS and DSi players to a new level of fun in the Zhu Zhu Pets universe. Featuring nine different Zhu Zhu Pets to play with in-game, as well as distinct game environments, 30 levels of play and a wide range of Zhu Zhu Pets toys, this new handheld animal simulation adventure promises familiy-friendly fun that both children and parents will relish.

* Explore the Slide Park, Skate park, nursery, bathrooms and more. Drive around little cars, zip up ramps, spin down slides, run in the hamster wheels, and get into all sorts of crazy situations.
* 9 different Zhu Zhus to play with, including Patches, Nugget, Winkie, Jilly, Scoodles, Pip Squeek, Mr. Squiggles, Chunk and Num Nums, plus 10 babies.
* Play with multiple Zhu Zhu toys, including the Hamsterball, Car and Skateboard.
* 30 unique levels filled with secret passages, food, coins, upgrades, and babies.

The Wonder Pets!: Save the Animals

The Wonder Pets!: Save the Animals

Amazon Price: $15.20 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

In The Wonder Pets! Save the Animals!, you team up with the popular classroom pets Linny the Guinea Pig, Ming-Ming Duckling and Turtle Tuck to help a Bengal Tiger, Panda Bear and Chimpanzee in need. With the DS stylus and microphone, you tap, drag, blow, speak and circle your way through activities like pulling a thorn from the tiger's paw, building a ladder to rescue a baby panda and towing the chimpanzee's space capsule to safety.

More Great Games for Preschool Girls

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More Great Games for Preschool Boys

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Does your preschooler have a favorite DS game?

Stop by and say "Hi!"

  • JeanJohnson Jul 9, 2011 @ 8:46 am | delete
    I can't wait to get my son some of these games, i think its really going to help him!
  • DessertLover Jul 7, 2011 @ 8:25 am | delete
    So many great ideas!
  • kimmer14 Jun 9, 2010 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Excellent game ideas! My 3 year old loves the Diego Dinosaur Adventure and the Crayola Treasure Adventure! I love the peace and quiet that I can get when he sits down with one of these games.

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