VTech is showing parents everywhere that it’s possible to merge fun and learning through their InnoTab 3S Plus Wi-Fi learning tablet!
Kids love gadgets — they love playing fun, sometimes complicated games that make lots of noise. But not only do they love silly games, they love games that challenge them intellectually. My boys, ages 4.5 and 6, are very much “into” learning games and were so excited when I was given the opportunity to review the new VTech InnoTab 3S Plus learning tablet!
The InnoTab 3S Plus package I received for review included a demo game cartridge, battery recharging pack, a wall adapter, and credits to purchase content for the tablet. After opening the package, we made sure the batteries were charged while I downloaded the Learning Lodge software onto my laptop. After a quick download, I signed up for the necessary account and scrolled through the pages of games, videos, ebooks, and more! I finally settled on Little Fireman and Cab Tab to add to the factory-installed apps like Movie Maker, My Magic Beanstalk, and Art Studio.
I was able to get my boys set up really quickly and easily, so they were ready to play! I let them take the “tour” at their own pace and get to know the tablet. They soon figured out how to take photos and videos with the InnoTab 3S Plus. I won’t say that the quality rivals a DSLR camera or anything, but it’s better than you would expect on a kid’s device!
The processor on this tablet is faster than others we have tried, and because of this, the games respond better and faster to button or stylus input. Kids can get frustrated pretty quickly if the game won’t do what they want it to do, and that’s not a problem with the InnoTab 3S Plus!
At $79.99, the InnoTab 3S Plus is quite a value! Kids can explore websites on kid-safe Wi-Fi (you select sites that you will allow them to view), play on the 16 included apps (one is a video maker which kids can create using the 180 degree rotating camera and special effects!) or on the 800+ age and stage appropriate cartridges, software and apps that parents can purchase and download from VTech’s Learning Lodge app store! You can even chat with you kid using Kid Connect, a service on the InnoTab 3S Plus that communicates with your account on your Kid Connect app (available for iOS and Google Play)!
Here are a few things that my little playdate crashers and I love about the InnoTab 3S Plus:
- The games are pretty awesome! My kids’ favorite characters have games available for purchase, including Jake and the Neverland Pirates and the Octonauts! They can learn science facts while playing a game starring Captain Barnacles and Kwazii!
- The batteries are rechargeable! Moms? We have enough going on without worrying if the batteries are going to die on our kid’s devices. You’re going to love this feature!
- The swiveling camera is a big hit with my little movie makers! Yep, your preschooler can master the art of the selfie on the InnoTab 3S Plus!
- The kid-safe Wi-Fi is also pretty fantastic. I love that my boys can feel free to explore while staying within a safe Internet perimeter.
- The included apps, which include a calendar (“Spelling test on Friday!”), a calculator, notes, music, photos, Art Studio, and My Magic Beanstalk, a game where your kids take care of little beanstalks and help them grow!
That’s only a little snapshot of why we love the InnoTab 3S Plus! There’s so much to see, explore, and love about this learning tablet! It’s sturdy, well-designed, and has everything your kids need to learn and play! Check out all of the cartridge and download games and other content you can get for the InnoTab 3S Plus! This learning tablet is available for purchase online at VTechKids.com, other online retailers, and in stores such as Walmart and Toys R Us!
Want to get your hands on an InnoTab 3S Plus?? VTech has generously offered one to the winner of this giveaway! Please enter using the giveaway widget below!
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I would love to have one of these to use with my students. Tired of using my personal ipad for school stuff.
My little guy would love this!!!
I bet my girls would love this! We’d need three! Hahaha! Great review Krista!
This looks awesome! I’m sure our kids would love one as much as yours do!!
I’m excited about the video recorder.
My son would love the camera
I had already been trying to figure out which kids tablet would be best for Christmas this year, and I’ve narrowed it down to this and the Nabi. William is always on my kindle fire, but I am constantly checking to make sure he is in a locked app. I would really enjoy the peace of mind, knowing that it is specifically made for child-safe apps and play.
Kid safe WiFi? Yes, please!
My son loves taking pictures on my phone so I’m excited about the camera!
Oh the camera would be so fun….but I LOVE the rechargeable batteries!
I lie the Premium VTech Kid Connect so that my daughter can send messages and photos.
I’m excited about the video recorder and the camera!
Ireally like that it has kid safe wi-fi. I also love that it has rechargeable batteries.
I like the video recorder.
i like they have apps that are kids safe
I love the camera and the downloadable games!
Honestly, I”m most excited in the rechargeable batteries. I should have bought stock in batteries when we had our first child!
I really like the kid-safe Wi-Fi.
I like that it allows them to surf the internet safely, and that you can decide what they see.
The video recorder is an awesome feature!
I’m most excited about the 16 included apps!
I’m excited for all of it but if I had to choose one thing it would be the video recorder effects and being able to enjoy their own music
Rechargeable batteries
I like the video recorder
i love the kids safe apps anf the video recorder
The Movie Maker would be what my daughter would love the most as she is already a role play queen and so loves to act, dance and sing..Myself I would like the expert-supported curriculum which includes so many of the things that are so important for children to learn and would let my daughter get a head start on this before she starts school.
Thank you for the wonderful review and the chance at owning a wonderful product.
I love that it is loaded with kid friendly apps! Cool that it has a camera too!
I’m most excited about the camera and the wifi access security!
the camera and video maker
I’m psyched about the video recorder!
I think my son would love the special effects camera options! I like the parent controls for the websites it can go to as well as its durablility
I like the kid-safe internet connection
My son would love the camera feature.
I am excited about the 180° rotating camera with over 55 special effects
i love that it is rechargeable and has a camera
I like the kid safe wifi
I love that this is so child friendly . This is a great product for any child .
My kids would really love this
I like the movie maker
I love that they can send and receive messages from a smartphone!!! How cool!!!
I love that it’s durable for little hands!
I like that it has a camera on it!
I love the camera and the internet safety feature.
I love that it’s rechargeable – I can never have enough batteries for our toys!
My stepson would love this! And I am all for any game that is also a learning tool. I think that it’s the best aspect of this tablet
I personally love the camera and the video recorder.
I love the kid-safe wifi. My little guy would love this.
I’m most excited about the Movie Maker
I like the camera!
I love the kid connect feature that you can share text and voice messages, photos, drawings and fun stickers with smartphones!
even if you don’t win this, everyone here should go get their kid one. i rarely recommend a tablet, but this thing has been through my 2 monsters, tossed about (despite trying tot each them to be nice to it) , and generally bumped around. the rechargable batteries are worth it, and the gel case for it as well! go one, go get one today!
I’m most excited about the kid friendly apps. They will encourage my daughter’s creativity.