Price: $1.99


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Frogs and Fireflies

Our Review

“Frogs and Fireflies” is a clever new app that teaches the concepts of color theory and color mixing. The goal of the game is to combine fireflies of different colors to create fireflies that match the color of the frogs (frogs eat fireflies that match their color). To illustrate, you can join a yellow and blue firefly to make a green firefly; the green frog eats the green firefly, then hops away to make space on the lily pad for a new frog. The lily pads are continually repopulated as the timer ticks away. As you feed each hungry frog, you’re awarded with points and extra time. “Frogs and Fireflies” is a well-made app that is nicely-illustrated and formatted, and has great sound effects. What’s especially unique about this game is that it teaches children that by mixing primary colors (yellow, red, blue) you can make secondary colors (green, purple, orange). I’d love to see future versions of this app include an explanation of the color wheel to provide more foundation for the lessons taught in the game. Keep in mind, the game concept might be too complex for very young children, but kids age 5 and older will likely hold your iPhone hostage playing it.

dataApril 19th, 2010 by Kristen Young Share

Application Detail

Frogs and Fireflies - Color Mixing Game


Download on iTunesDeveloper: Ten Toed, Inc.
Released: 2010-04-02 00:00:00
Price: $1.99

Description from the Developer

Wired.com's GeekDad says, "Reminds me of one of my very favorite episodes of Blues Clues called 'Colors Everywhere!' ... A really fun and unusual game that teaches color mixing, with enough complexity to interest anyone from kids up to adults." April 8, 2010

Giggleapps.com says "Kids age 5 and older will likely hold your iPhone hostage playing it." April 19, 2010

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It's a peaceful night in the swamp. Frogs in every color of the rainbow are ready for a delicious firefly snack. But, the frogs can only eat flies that match their own color. Mix the red, blue, and yellow flies with your finger to create new colored fireflies the frogs will love to eat!

At first, the frogs are all orange, purple or green. But once you've mastered mixing those, new shades of frogs enter to see if you can feed them, too. You'll have to mix purple flies with red to feed red-purple frogs. Mix green with yellow to feed yellow-green frogs. Can you make all the colors the frogs will need?

Frogs & Fireflies is a fun way to pass the time, while also learning the basics of color theory and color mixing.

Recommended for ages 5 and up

Please also check out Move Like Me, a game kids aged 5 to 8 can play WITH a parent, a friend, or a sibling!

Ten Toed, Inc. is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
Recommended Ages: 4-7,8-10,11-12,parents
Categories: Early Learning,Colors,Games

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