Osmo – Coding Starter Kit for Fire Tablet – 3 Educational Learning Games – Ages 5-10+ – Learn to Code, Coding Basics & Coding Puzzles – STEM Toy (Osmo Fire Tablet Base Included)
My 5 year old picked up on this very quickly. She had a great time learning abut the basics of logic and conditional logic. Would recommend this as a great intro material.
So my grandson (5) has had this for about 6 weeks and he still loves it. He is up to level 6. This is a great way to teach young children skills that they will need in this ever changing world. It was so self explanatory that at age 5 he was able to figure out how to start using it.
We purchased this for our 5 year old grandson for Christmas. It was a hit from the moment it was opened. This is what he asks to play with when he gets home from school. He is already learning more intricate coding from the instructions provided and then the practice that follows. I highly recommend this!
Great product, good learning applications however the only sad part is this is the only starter kit for specifically A Fire tablet that does not come with the adapter you require to play the games. It could get a five star review if it were to include the adapter like some of the other starter kits. Osmo does not clearly state you need the adapter we only found this out on Christmas morning after opening the gift now we are stuck waiting over a week for a peice that should be part of the starter kit. At the moment we are using a AAA battery to hold up the reflector in place of the adapter until it arrives.
Great product, good learning applications however the only sad part is this is the only starter kit for specifically A Fire tablet that does not come with the adapter you require to play the games. It could get a five star review if it were to include the adapter like some of the other starter kits. Osmo does not clearly state you need the adapter we only found this out on Christmas morning after opening the gift now we are stuck waiting over a week for a peice that should be part of the starter kit. At the moment we are using a AAA battery to hold up the reflector in place of the adapter until it arrives.
Always wanted to get one for my 5 year-old. Got it as a gift for his birthday. Our children’s generation will need to learn how to code, it is an essential skill for our times. He loves the game and picks it up within minutes. It is self explanatory and the inventors have come up with something truly special here. Don’t want to spoil it for you but discover it for yourself. Would 100% recommend.
I tried this out on our 8 year old at the time, it sat around a while waiting for the fire to be on offer so we could buy it and use this, but eventually he got a go on it – with much excitement after such a long wait.
Like others in reviews here though…he liked it well enough and played with it for a bit, it works perfectly well, but apparently not that engaging as it got boxed back up and hasn’t been touched since.
I guess it could be a part of an educational journey into coding, but for us, if we had paid for it it would have been a quite expensive experiment. I wouldn’t say it was a failed experiment, I think it would be worthwhile in say a classroom or with a group or anything where you could pass it around.
Make of that what you will.
I bought this for my 4 year old girls to introduce them to coding and it is so easy for them to understand the concepts. It is challenging enough for them but not too hard and then the games increase in difficulty as you go along. Very engaging.
We had a few different Osmo packages before and I thought we try this too.
It is well packaged and the box is nicely designed like all other Osmo packages.
Inside the box you get the same base (Osmo stand) and the Osmo reflecting mirror that goes on top of your tablet.
You need the Osmo World App for this.
Coding Awbie is the one you want to use with this package for beginner level.
The App interface is similar to all other Osmo series. Not super high graphic and fancy but acceptable and appealing to kids and toddlers.
Your toddler would have to choose the tile that best matches the situation in front of him on the App, and the tablet would read the tile using the reflecting mirror. There are lots of fund games designed in the App. I would recommend this for 5 to 7 year old kids maybe even up to 9.
Don’t let the word “coding” in the title confuse you, it has nothing to do with computer coding, it’s actually way simpler than that.
The main goal is to move Awbie around the map using the tiles up/down/left and right using the number of steps to get strawberries and find rabbits.
There intermediate and high level are more for higher aged kids. The mid level App is called coding jam and the high level one is called coding duo.
In coding jam is more about angles and sides and the music played by each side of the guy in the middle of the screen. Not that complicated either.
Using the different tiles and blocks such as stop, move, rest and … you basically can compose new music by characters of the App.
Overall, I found the first Osmo game that I got for my toddler way more appealing than this one. The Osmo Little Genius that we have, has nicer and more interesting games in my opinion. This one I think still needs some work.
My 6 year old niece loves this coding kit, and the games have been designed to be engaging and to bridge the gap between the physical and digital world. Having tangible pieces is a clever way to introduce children to coding, as they can relate more easily to something that is otherwise completely intangible.
There are the occasional bugs, as with most things, but the creativity and problem-solving required by the child far outweigh any difficulties.
I got this as a Christmas gift for my inquisitive 9-year-old who loves screen time. I wanted to give her something more educational that was still entertaining enough to hold her attention – I didn’t want an extension of school, because while she responds well to classroom instruction, I wanted her to have something better in her game time than “hit a button, smash a thing, get some coins”.
I need to give two caveats:
– My review is of a very specific product, the Coding Starter Kit, and it is aimed for 5 to 10 year olds. Osmo has multiple offerings and those differ greatly from each other.
– For Osmo offerings that depend upon integration with a Kindle Fire, check your versions. It’s more a software issue than a hardware one – any of our kindle fires will fit in the cradle, but only two of them support the App. Parents have to do their research to make sure the app that is needed for the Osmo of interest is actually supported by their device.
The kit itself is well-made. A sturdy plastic cradle to position the kindle fire, and a mirror of sorts to provide feedback. There are also blocks used for coding and interaction, and these are likewise sturdy and well-made. They’re also large – I love Bloxels but I hate stepping on the pieces. The Osmo blocks are big enough to be noticed but not big enough to be safe for little ones who put things in their mouths. That’s not the intent of the product, obviously, just a caution that this Osmo should not be used where a wee one is crawling or rolling around.
The setup of the Osmo account is straight-forward enough but it does need to be done by the parent. I did not set it up for more than one child so that may be an issue if this device is intended for multiple children to keep track of their results separately.
Playing on the device, once set up, is easy. It’s a kindle fire app. Open the app, put the kindle fire in the cradle, cover the top with the mirror, and start using it.
My daughter enjoys it but it isn’t her favorite or exclusive toy by any stretch. I didn’t expect it and I’m not going to claim that. I will say that Osmo occupies her for longer periods of time and I can tell she’s working through the steps, and not just playing the first fun game she runs across. The level of instruction is one of introduction; algorithms follow steps to get the job done. She won’t be ready for syntax or object-oriented code or anything like that after this, but the concepts lead the way for a logical next step of working in scratch and teach her that there’s fun to be found in coding.
Because I was prompted to rate this on giftability, I’ll say that it’s a considerable gift, keeping the cost in mind, but to check first that the child has access to a device and the parents don’t mind taking the effort to set things up.
Took me a minute to figure it out you have to search for the app on Amazon and send to your fire tablet or cloud – My 6 year old grandson loves it and it is very easy to set up and use he is having fun and not realizing he is learining
This kit has a bunch of activities attached to an app on a tablet to help to teach your kid programming (with guidance). I originally picked it up for my son but he hasn’t had any interest in it thus far. My daughter has to grow up some more before I can try it with her but I plan to hang onto it.
As a programmer myself I really like the layout and activities and think that they will really help a young learner grasp the concept of programming. This is why I am leaving 5 stars without really having done much with the kit.
In the future when I do actually get to apply it; I will update this review if I have more findings.
The games involved are pretty good. They encourage some critical thinking and strategizing as your child thinks about the next steps to perform for each objective. We played Coding Awbie for the most part and my son enjoys getting the special rewards for getting all of the items in a row. It has some nice mechanisms to keep kids entertained and working toward goals.
This one comes with the Android stand but keep in mind the new fire models will need an overpriced adapter to work with this. We ended up getting it ourselves but definitely feel like you could DIY it if you attempt to position it right.
I’d recommend this if you can get it for a steep discount and if you have a device that is already supported from the older kindle models. It’s a shame that the new offering didn’t come with the adapter as seems like it wouldn’t cost them much to include one given the price for this is already pretty high and all new kindle owners will expect it to just work. Be careful if you’re sending as a gift to avoid any surprising problems when it’s time to go play it.
My 5 year old picked up on this very quickly. She had a great time learning abut the basics of logic and conditional logic. Would recommend this as a great intro material.
I bought this for my grandson but I also work at a school . I took it in there because we were doing coding and it was great to use
So my grandson (5) has had this for about 6 weeks and he still loves it. He is up to level 6. This is a great way to teach young children skills that they will need in this ever changing world. It was so self explanatory that at age 5 he was able to figure out how to start using it.
We purchased this for our 5 year old grandson for Christmas. It was a hit from the moment it was opened. This is what he asks to play with when he gets home from school. He is already learning more intricate coding from the instructions provided and then the practice that follows. I highly recommend this!
The kids lost the installation leaflet, I don’t know how we should do the installation as the code was on i
The kids lost the installation leaflet, I don’t know how we should do the installation as the code was on i
Great product, good learning applications however the only sad part is this is the only starter kit for specifically A Fire tablet that does not come with the adapter you require to play the games. It could get a five star review if it were to include the adapter like some of the other starter kits. Osmo does not clearly state you need the adapter we only found this out on Christmas morning after opening the gift now we are stuck waiting over a week for a peice that should be part of the starter kit. At the moment we are using a AAA battery to hold up the reflector in place of the adapter until it arrives.
Great product, good learning applications however the only sad part is this is the only starter kit for specifically A Fire tablet that does not come with the adapter you require to play the games. It could get a five star review if it were to include the adapter like some of the other starter kits. Osmo does not clearly state you need the adapter we only found this out on Christmas morning after opening the gift now we are stuck waiting over a week for a peice that should be part of the starter kit. At the moment we are using a AAA battery to hold up the reflector in place of the adapter until it arrives.
Lot of fun – my 5 year old grandchild love i
Lot of fun – my 5 year old grandchild love i
Lot of fun – my 5 year old grandchild love i
Lot of fun – my 5 year old grandchild love i
My granddaughter loves it! There are many to choose from
Always wanted to get one for my 5 year-old. Got it as a gift for his birthday. Our children’s generation will need to learn how to code, it is an essential skill for our times. He loves the game and picks it up within minutes. It is self explanatory and the inventors have come up with something truly special here. Don’t want to spoil it for you but discover it for yourself. Would 100% recommend.
I tried this out on our 8 year old at the time, it sat around a while waiting for the fire to be on offer so we could buy it and use this, but eventually he got a go on it – with much excitement after such a long wait.
Like others in reviews here though…he liked it well enough and played with it for a bit, it works perfectly well, but apparently not that engaging as it got boxed back up and hasn’t been touched since.
I guess it could be a part of an educational journey into coding, but for us, if we had paid for it it would have been a quite expensive experiment. I wouldn’t say it was a failed experiment, I think it would be worthwhile in say a classroom or with a group or anything where you could pass it around.
Make of that what you will.
Kids will absolutely fall in love with coding after playing the game!
We had a few different Osmo packages before and I thought we try this too.
It is well packaged and the box is nicely designed like all other Osmo packages.
Inside the box you get the same base (Osmo stand) and the Osmo reflecting mirror that goes on top of your tablet.
You need the Osmo World App for this.
Coding Awbie is the one you want to use with this package for beginner level.
The App interface is similar to all other Osmo series. Not super high graphic and fancy but acceptable and appealing to kids and toddlers.
Your toddler would have to choose the tile that best matches the situation in front of him on the App, and the tablet would read the tile using the reflecting mirror. There are lots of fund games designed in the App. I would recommend this for 5 to 7 year old kids maybe even up to 9.
Don’t let the word “coding” in the title confuse you, it has nothing to do with computer coding, it’s actually way simpler than that.
The main goal is to move Awbie around the map using the tiles up/down/left and right using the number of steps to get strawberries and find rabbits.
There intermediate and high level are more for higher aged kids. The mid level App is called coding jam and the high level one is called coding duo.
In coding jam is more about angles and sides and the music played by each side of the guy in the middle of the screen. Not that complicated either.
Using the different tiles and blocks such as stop, move, rest and … you basically can compose new music by characters of the App.
Overall, I found the first Osmo game that I got for my toddler way more appealing than this one. The Osmo Little Genius that we have, has nicer and more interesting games in my opinion. This one I think still needs some work.
My 6 year old niece loves this coding kit, and the games have been designed to be engaging and to bridge the gap between the physical and digital world. Having tangible pieces is a clever way to introduce children to coding, as they can relate more easily to something that is otherwise completely intangible.
There are the occasional bugs, as with most things, but the creativity and problem-solving required by the child far outweigh any difficulties.
My granddaughter who is 5 years old, was given this for Christmas. She loves it, and will play it for hours
Our granddaughter caught on really fast! This was an greAt 6th birthday gift!
This was the best age appropriate gif table game I could get my daughter. She loves it and begs to play it all the time.
I need to give two caveats:
– My review is of a very specific product, the Coding Starter Kit, and it is aimed for 5 to 10 year olds. Osmo has multiple offerings and those differ greatly from each other.
– For Osmo offerings that depend upon integration with a Kindle Fire, check your versions. It’s more a software issue than a hardware one – any of our kindle fires will fit in the cradle, but only two of them support the App. Parents have to do their research to make sure the app that is needed for the Osmo of interest is actually supported by their device.
The kit itself is well-made. A sturdy plastic cradle to position the kindle fire, and a mirror of sorts to provide feedback. There are also blocks used for coding and interaction, and these are likewise sturdy and well-made. They’re also large – I love Bloxels but I hate stepping on the pieces. The Osmo blocks are big enough to be noticed but not big enough to be safe for little ones who put things in their mouths. That’s not the intent of the product, obviously, just a caution that this Osmo should not be used where a wee one is crawling or rolling around.
The setup of the Osmo account is straight-forward enough but it does need to be done by the parent. I did not set it up for more than one child so that may be an issue if this device is intended for multiple children to keep track of their results separately.
Playing on the device, once set up, is easy. It’s a kindle fire app. Open the app, put the kindle fire in the cradle, cover the top with the mirror, and start using it.
My daughter enjoys it but it isn’t her favorite or exclusive toy by any stretch. I didn’t expect it and I’m not going to claim that. I will say that Osmo occupies her for longer periods of time and I can tell she’s working through the steps, and not just playing the first fun game she runs across. The level of instruction is one of introduction; algorithms follow steps to get the job done. She won’t be ready for syntax or object-oriented code or anything like that after this, but the concepts lead the way for a logical next step of working in scratch and teach her that there’s fun to be found in coding.
Because I was prompted to rate this on giftability, I’ll say that it’s a considerable gift, keeping the cost in mind, but to check first that the child has access to a device and the parents don’t mind taking the effort to set things up.
This kit has a bunch of activities attached to an app on a tablet to help to teach your kid programming (with guidance). I originally picked it up for my son but he hasn’t had any interest in it thus far. My daughter has to grow up some more before I can try it with her but I plan to hang onto it.
As a programmer myself I really like the layout and activities and think that they will really help a young learner grasp the concept of programming. This is why I am leaving 5 stars without really having done much with the kit.
In the future when I do actually get to apply it; I will update this review if I have more findings.
My daughter really enjoyed this but I feel she was a little old for some of it….but she still enjoyed it and learned some
Fun and introduces good coding logic like loops. The camera and coding tiles work very well.
Fantastic resource, my 6 year old granddaughter is so excited about using and regularly does.
Easy to use and a wonderful learning resource.
The games involved are pretty good. They encourage some critical thinking and strategizing as your child thinks about the next steps to perform for each objective. We played Coding Awbie for the most part and my son enjoys getting the special rewards for getting all of the items in a row. It has some nice mechanisms to keep kids entertained and working toward goals.
This one comes with the Android stand but keep in mind the new fire models will need an overpriced adapter to work with this. We ended up getting it ourselves but definitely feel like you could DIY it if you attempt to position it right.
I’d recommend this if you can get it for a steep discount and if you have a device that is already supported from the older kindle models. It’s a shame that the new offering didn’t come with the adapter as seems like it wouldn’t cost them much to include one given the price for this is already pretty high and all new kindle owners will expect it to just work. Be careful if you’re sending as a gift to avoid any surprising problems when it’s time to go play it.
Gave as a gift to my 5 year old for Christmas and she loves it. She says she’s playing video games just like her daddy
I like the item but it not support my device so I very sorry to return i