Kids love playing with tablets and cell phones, anything with an interactive screen really.

My kids are no exception and beg for screen time…but how can I know what they are accessing is safe?

PBS, a trusted brand to me and many others, has done the dirty work and created a table that is kid safe and super fun to use.

The Playtime Pad DVD Combo is our new favorite tablet. This tablet comes preloaded with over 23 educational games and 120 video clips, songs, and music videos that all teach reading, math, and more. It is a 7 inch Android tablet that is locked down with parental controls, which allow you to customize your child experience

With 2 kids this tablet is amazing because it has sign in features for both kids. They just touch their Icon image and their experience begins.

Being an Android tablet it does have Google Play, allowing you to download more apps if you so choose.

On the main screen you will find the PBS Video app, PBS Games app, Sing-A-Long, Paint Box (kids can create fun images with color tools and stickers), Wallpaper, DVD Player and Gallery.

This tablet is such a joy with the built in DVD player. This way when you are driving, flying in a plane or at a location without wi-fi you can simply watch a DVD instead of using apps that require internet connection (some apps on the tablet no not require internet, other’s will). This is DVD player, not a Blue-ray player, so be sure to use the DVD formatted disks.

The Playtime Pad comes with a complimentary DVD of PBS Word of The Week – a fun way to expand vocabulary.

26 Comments on Safe Tablet Use with PBS

  1. I wish it was around when My kids were little. They love technology and I’m always worried about their safety online. I will definitely be showing this to my niece and nephew because they are the perfect age for this.

  4. My son is almost 10 months but I feel like I need to get this for him already. He is always playing with our phones and ipads and stuff so why not get one for himself, ha!

  5. I love the idea of my son having a safe tablet play on. I’ll have to look at the PBS tablet for Christmas.

  6. If only this were around when my kids were little. Kids love a lot of different tech gadgets, and, I am glad PBS has taken the initiative to be vigilante in online security.

  7. Oh wow I thought DVDs are phased out already. We used to have a large collection at home but now since almost everything can be streamed or downloaded, we don’t watch videos on DVD anymore.

  8. I love that this gives kids an opportunity to be online but parents don’t have to worry about what they are doing. Such a perfect holiday gift, too.

  11. We have a PBS tablet for my granddaughter. It has been great for long trips and I love that I know it is safe.

  13. I wish they would have had one of these when I was a kid. I always watched Reading Rainbow on PBS.

  14. First time to hear about it but it sounds really amazing, I think I need to get this for my kids as a gift for them on this Christmas day.

  16. This is so cool! I would gift this to my neice who love to watch youtube. It’s not a safe app anymore, this is much better!

  21. Wow, that actually looks great! We got Kindles for our kids a couple years ago, but they weren’t as user friendly as we would like. I’m going to check this out.

  23. This is awesome. I am going to get this for my grandson! I love that there are so many learning activities included in it and fun games to play too. Maybe if I get him this, he’ll leave my smartphone alone. Haha.

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