Avokiddo has done the impossible by translating the difficult and detailed subject of deoxyribonucleic acid into a game of cause and effect. Without explicitly teaching about DNA, this app uses the concept of DNA for play and creativity. When you dive into the app you are prompted to create a creature by solving the DNA puzzles that appear at the top of the screen. When adding a puzzle piece correctly, the creature grows a new eye, or a longer neck, etc. Keep matching the puzzles in the DNA, and your creature has been created. Your child is learning about cause and effect as they complete the puzzles, thereby effecting the shape of the creature’s body. After the creature has come to life, several props enter the scene and the creatures play, dance, sing or enjoy each of the props in different ways. DNA Play is appropriate for children ages 4-9, and is available for iPhone and iPad.
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