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Mar172014

Kidoodle.TV to the Rescue (And a Giveaway!)

Once upon a time, there was a toddler who considered TV to be just about as interesting as air, sleep, and mud. That's to say, Little Miss Alexis didn't care for watching television at all. Then she discovered a little Latina menace who likes to yell at viewers, and the good life ended.

The Latina was the gateway drug to a TV obsession.

These days, Alexis will happily stare at the black box 10 hours per day if left unchecked. Sure, she plays while she watches, but she occasionally will stop midway through drawing a masterpiece and stare slack-jawed at the screen. She looks super smart when she does it... or something.

The desire to create a little structure around all of that TV viewing is what prompted me to accept an invitation to check out Kidoodle.TV. Kidoodle.TV is a television streaming service built around kids, which means it has things like parental controls and lots of kid-friendly content.

I started by creating a trial account (which was free and didn't require a credit card) and then set up a profile for Alexis. She joined me so that she could pick an avatar. She, of course, went for the pink My Little Pony. Then she was able to say that she wanted to use the pink background, so her Kidoodle.TV is all up in the pink zone. Next I set her age for her profile. Since she was sitting there, she was able to talk me into giving her access to content intended for children up to 12 years old. I reviewed the titles that gave her access to and didn't see anything concerning, so it was a dual win. Finally, I set her viewing limit at 1.5 hours and she was off.

Alexis took off with the tablet and spent the next half hour watching a National Geographic show on whales. "This is perfect!" she told me. "We're studying whales at school!"

She would have never picked that show if she had been using the TV remote. TOTAL WIN.

There is a fair amount of National Geographic content, which I expect is what she will watch first. If I were to place bets on things like this, I'd bet that after that she will discover the Sabrina the Teenage Witch cartoons. She's never seen any of them, but it's safe to say that she will love them. After that, there's an episode of Jem and the Holograms that I plan to watch -er- plan to invite Alexis to watch with me.

So, yeah, I think this whole Kidoodle.TV thing might just work out. It should mean that I get to regain control over the big TV while banishing her to a tablet she can take anywhere. There are no commercials and no content that makes me want to roll my eyes, so we're coming out ahead.

And the best part? I think I now have a plot for steering the Tiny Human away from the little Latina menace.

If you want to check out Kidoodle.TV, you can go here to set up your 14-day free trial. You can also use the code BLOGHER25 to get 25% off of a 1-year subscription. The coupon code expires June 30, 2014. Otherwise, it's just $4.99 a month. Oh, and you can go here and enter to win one of 3 iPad minis that will be given away in March and April.

As if that's not enough, I also have a $100 Visa gift card up for grabs thanks to BlogHer and Kidoodle.TV. To enter to win the $100 Visa gift card, all you have to do is leave me a comment telling me what devices your kids use--do they use yours or do they have their own?

For more information you can also check out their Facebook page, Twitter, and Pinterest

Sweepstakes Rules:

No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

  1. Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
  2. Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#KidoodleTVBH” and “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
  3. Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
  4. For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US or Canada (excluding Quebec) Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. The notification email will come directly from BlogHer via the sweeps@blogher email address. You will have 72 hours to respond; otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 3/17-4/18.

Be sure to visit the Kidoodle.TV brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ posts!

 

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Reader Comments (167)

Tweeted: https://twitter.com/mistymarie34/status/448603420749221888

March 25, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterMisty Lunceford

The family shares my iPad with time limitations.

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterRebecca Graham

Tweeted: https://twitter.com/rhoneygee/status/449077816928112640

March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterRebecca Graham

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March 27, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterSuper Visa

My kiddos have their own devices they use, although we also have a shared family computer :)

April 4, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterHeather S

Tweet!
https://twitter.com/ScoomerBlog/status/452141240939606017

April 4, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterHeather S

My child uses my laptop, and she has her own iPad mini that she bought with her own money.

April 5, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterMadeline

Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/452542582237577216

April 5, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterMadeline

We share in our house, I've never believed that everyone has to have their very own everything.

It's enough that we have enough to go around.

April 7, 2014 | Unregistered Commentermysweetiepiepie

My kids use my ipad for videos and games in an allotted time. They also use my phone.

April 8, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

https://mobile.twitter.com/Shiebs24/status/453603300097945601?screen_name=Shiebs24

April 8, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon

My children share a Kindle and our laptop with us with password protection.

April 9, 2014 | Unregistered Commentertara pittman

https://twitter.com/kj20082006/status/453767668365930496

April 9, 2014 | Unregistered Commentertara pittman

My kids all have an iPod touch that they use a lot. They also have a Kindle that they share.

April 9, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterKerry

tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/454075367574093824

April 9, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterKerry

they share our iphones, kindle fire, wii, and computers

April 10, 2014 | Unregistered Commentersandra

My kids use a desktop PC for games and homework.
lazybones344 at gmail dot com

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterDenise S

They share an ipad.

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterShannon Baas

Laptop 14 year old, ipad mini 8 year old and ipad 3 year old that he shares with dad

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterRosanne

Tweeted: https://twitter.com/rosannepm/status/455393955798978560

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterRosanne

My son uses my samsong tablet.

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterJessica holybee

We share the ipad and laptop

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterJanice Cooper

https://twitter.com/disneyfan40/status/455453322476933120

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterJanice Cooper

I don't have kids, but my niece has her own Android Tablet.
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April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterKiara

My niece (I don't have kids) owns her own iPad but our family only lets her use it to play educational games. We also limit her time with it to one hour a day if she does all her chores. She shares it with the rest of the family.

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterNatalie

Used to use the family iPad, but recently abandoned it...

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterVee

I have no kids. I get internet to myself

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterJacob LaFountaine

Our oldest uses an iPad and our youngest has an iPod Touch. They don't share.

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterMargaret Smith

My daughter just got a play tablet. She's only 3.

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered Commenterpaige chandler

Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/455495064257433600

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterMargaret Smith

My oldest son (who is almost 8) has a Kindle Fire--a gift from his very generous grandpa.

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterMelissa

My 5 year old has a Kindle Fire and loves it :)

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterJill McHale

he has an iPad

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterLinda G.

We have a family iPad we all use.

April 13, 2014 | Unregistered Commentersoha molina

My sons share an xbox and my iphone.

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterSeyma Shabbir

My nephew owns his own Kindle Fire, but shares a computer and video game. He sometimes borrows his mom's iPad.

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterCynthia C

Tweet
https://twitter.com/clc408/status/455670285140627457

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterCynthia C

My girls each have their own device. My oldest has a phone and my youngest has an ipod touch. Thank you!

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterCrystal F

My daughter has a Leapfrog Leappad and I find it to be very educational for her.

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered Commenterkim ripley

my kids love to 'borrow' my ipad all the time pryfamily5@gmail.com

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnna Pry

i tweeted https://twitter.com/DaPryz/status/455726326515650561 pryfamily5@gmail.com

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnna Pry

My grandchild can use my desktop with me.

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterLisa V.

My kids share a laptop, and a nook.

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterDeborah Wellenstein

my daughter uses her ipod and my son uses an ipad that is supposed to be the whole family's but he is really the only one who uses it

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterSarah Hirsch

My kids are grown, but I've watched my 2yo granddaughter go from daddy's phone, to mommy's to the ipad. They do limit her time, but it doesn't please her!

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered Commentermickeyfan

The kids have one computer which they share with each other.
thank you

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterBarbara M

Tweet https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/455893633062166528

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterBarbara M

My kids have their own laptop, mp3 players and tablet. They share the laptop and tablet, for now and they also use the main, family computer as well :) I think it's important that kids learn to use technology at a young age so they can use if successfully and grow with it as the tech grows :)

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnastasia

Tweeted :) - https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/455902537149710336

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAnastasia

My son uses a tablet. :)

April 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterHilLesha

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