Mia Reading: Bugaboo Bugs! An Educational Game (and a Giveaway!)
My son has been an avid Mac user since he was around 18 months old (although I do try to limit the amount of time he spends on it). Since computers are a part of his life, I like to find educational games that spark his imagination and inspire learning. This week I received a DVD-ROM copy of Mia Reading: Bugaboo Bugs!, part of the Mia’s Big Adventure Collection series, a neat computer reading game that offers a great balance of fun and education. My son had a blast playing some of the games and adventures, and I have to say I was really impressed with how quickly he started to spell words, and comprehend sentences, all while having fun.
Mia Reading: Bugaboo Bugs! features a story driven series of games that follow the adventures of Mia, a little mouse, who needs to rid her Victorian house of the pesky and troublesome Bugaboo Bugs. It’s up the player to help Mia out. Topics include word association, word recognition, rhymes, spelling, and reading comprehension.
The games are all rendered in pretty sophisticated 3D graphics, and feature 12 fun reading skills activities, each with four age-appropriate levels. It’s suitable for ages 5–9. You can find it at stores including the Apple Store and Toys-R-Us. Mia Reading: Bugaboo Bugs! is compatible with Mac OS 10.4 or 10.5 and Windows XP or Vista, and of course needs a DVD drive to run. It retails for $24.99.
We have a second copy of Mia Reading: Bugaboo Bugs! to give away to a lucky Marin Mommies reader, courtesy of Kutoka Interactive. Send an email with “Bugaboo” in the subject line to contests@marinmommies.com by midnight on Friday, May 9, 2008. We’ll pick a random winner on Saturday, May 10.
We have a winner! Congratulations to Betty C. for winning our Mia Reading: Bugaboo Bugs! contest.
