


Since receiving a review copy of this app, my son has spent a great deal of time playing Toca Kitchen. served raw, having been macerated in the food processor. I appreciate that these characters have strong feelings expressed, such as the cat either salivating with pleasure, or hissing with distain, as well as more subtle feelings of “it's.ok” or "ummm.no" that kids will also need to interpret, as these reactions are expressed in a language-neutral way that children from all backgrounds can understand, and I love how it is both fun and realistic how these characters will prefer foods cooked a certain way such as potatoes fried vs. In this app, the characters express their personal feelings with regard to what they are being fed, and children can then try their best to find foods that these characters like. This too is a digital toy that can be used by children who would benefit from learning about social cues. I have often been impressed by the ability of special needs children to learn from Toca Boca’s apps in terms of social awareness.

I do love that both animal and people are included, and thoroughly enjoy the cow becoming disgruntled by being fed steak - something he is unwilling to try for obvious reasons. However, I will resist this temptation as I would not want to spoil the chance to allow one to find these preferences by oneself. It is quite tempting to write about the players and their favorite foods, as each character wonderfully has unique likes and dislikes that make this game so fun and utterly Toca Boca. Options include a knife for cutting, food processor, pot for boiling, pan for frying and a microwave. Once a choice is made, place on the plate in front of the character that one is looking to feed.įrom here, children can start feeding the chosen food in raw form or move to the right of the screen where the cooking implements are kept on a shelf. To the left of the screen one finds the refrigerator full of 12 different food choices.

Male and female characters are included, as well as a cat and a cow. Here, players can choose one of four characters to cook for and feed. Toca Kitchen, as the name implies, is a creative, fun and open-ended cooking toy for kids. Toca Boca has done it again by developing a new digital toy that kids will love.
