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Build a rocket, take off, and explore space with Grandpa

Grandpa In Space

by Fairlady Media
$2.99 in the App Store

Your little ones get to head to space with grandpa with this educational app.

What is it about?

Build a rocket, take off, and explore space with Grandpa! Travel to nine fascinating destinations in our solar system. Along the way, Grandpa and his alien friends need help fixing satellites, adding up aliens, blasting asteroids, sorting items in the ship, racing and landing UFOs, and much more! Grandpa in Space is packed with 10 mini-games and 18 instructional videos for kids ages 5 to 8.

For those who...

  • It’s designed for children ages five through eight.

Not for those who...

  • Just make sure your child is within the age range. If not, the developers have a handful of other apps that are more suitable.

Why we love it

If you want to give your child a head start, start with Grandma’s Preschool. It includes loads of educational content designed by an Educational Psychologist and parents of preschoolers.

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App Details

Version
1.6
Rating
(12)
Size
103Mb
Genre
Education Family
Last updated
May 6, 2016
Release date
May 18, 2014
More info

App Store Description

Build a rocket, take off, and explore space with Grandpa! Travel to nine fascinating destinations in our solar system. Along the way, Grandpa and his alien friends need help fixing satellites, adding up aliens, blasting asteroids, sorting items in the ship, racing and landing UFOs, and much more! Grandpa in Space is packed with 10 mini-games and 18 instructional videos for kids ages 5 to 8.

“Grandpa in Space is one of the best collections of educational games for kids out there, with nice, colorful graphics, cute sound effects, and high educational value.” - Top Kids Apps

“An out-of-this world interactive math and science adventure that will entertain as well as educate! 5 STARS.” - The iPhone Mom

“A thrilling, realistic, and child-friendly educational space exploration app.” - AppAdvice

Find out why kids LOVE this wacky educational space game!

TEN ACTION-PACKED MINI-GAMES!

1. Build a Rocket. Choose from sleek and shiny or totally silly rocket parts!
2. Alien Addition. Can you add up those wiggly alien legs?
3. Asteroid Blaster. Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, or 10’s to blast the asteroids!
4. Clean up the Ship. Oh, no! The ship is filled with floating debris! Put it in the right bins!
5. Sort by Height. Can you line up the aliens, towers, and rockets by height?
6. Fix the Satellite. Oops, an asteroid damaged the satellite; can you fix all the parts?
7. Rhyme Race. Help the aliens win the UFO race by rhyming the words!
8. Opposites. Send each alien to the right home by matching up the opposites!
9. Memory Match. Use sound clues to help find matching aliens behind the planets!
10. Shape Lander. Can you land UFO on the trapezoid landing pad?

FEATURES:

+ Ten educational mini-games.
+ Nine narrated “astronaut training videos” with real footage from NASA.
+ Nine narrated educational planet videos with photos and footage from NASA.
+ Thirty-six planet fun facts incorporated throughout game.
+ Fun interactive add-ins: give Grandpa a high five, eat a pizza planet, press the “red button”
+ Colorful graphics, professional-quality music, sound effects, and voices.
+ Funny and wacky Grandpa.
+ Adult can select which mini-games are active.
+ Developed by an Educational Psychologist and parents. Tested by children.

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT:

+ Extensive solar system information, including 36 planet facts and contextual information about space travel.
+ 18 key words for rhyming.
+ Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s.
+ 20 pairs of advanced opposites, such as “strong-weak”.
+ Addition facts through 12.
+ Sorting and categorization.
+ Advanced shapes: octagon, rhombus, trapezoid, square, rectangle, circle, pentagon, hexagon, crescent, oval.
+ Memory: reveal aliens behind planets and match each pair from memory
+ Planning and coordination: use jet propulsion to accurately land UFO’s
+ Extensive space vocabulary, including sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, asteroid, comet, solar system, satellite, moon, crew, helmet, radio, gravity, meteor, axis, galaxy, planet, universe, nebula.

"5 Stars. The Grandpa and Grandma apps by Fairlady Media are definitely must-have apps for kids.” - Top Best Apps for Kids

PRODUCT SUPPORT:

Fairlady Media is committed to developing high-quality family-friendly games that provide excellent entertainment value. Please contact us if you have suggestions for improvement or to get technical issues resolved: support@fairladymedia.com.

Other kids’ games by Fairlady Media:

+ Grandma's Garden (dancing Granny teaches preschool skills, ages 5 & under)
+ Grandpa's Workshop (high-fiving Grandpa teaches primary skills, ages 2-6)
+ Grandma’s Kitchen (fun and learning with Grandma and her wacky utensils, ages 4-7)
+ Grandma Loves Bugs (adventure into the forest to learn about creepy-crawlies, ages 5 & under)

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