What would a child be happier opening on Christmas day?
Games console I suppose. I was always happy to get some kind of new gaming console as a kid. Hell, I'm 19 and I'd still be much happier getting a console instead of an ipad. Granted I didn't grow up with ipads being everywhere, so I don't know what kind of obsessions a kid might have with those.
@Kyreo said:
@laserbolts said:
Why do you make so many crappy polls? Game console I guess.He's become the new Organicalistic.
Be nice.
(but yeah these polls are weak)
@Fredddi43 said:
@Canteu said:
I dunno. A fucking trainset? A stuffed bear? Some sweet micro machines? An action man perhaps?
You should treat kids as kids and not as tiny adults.
This. Trainset beats iPad.
Trainsets may also have multi touch but does it have pinch to zoom?
@Colourful_Hippie said:
@Fredddi43 said:
@Canteu said:
I dunno. A fucking trainset? A stuffed bear? Some sweet micro machines? An action man perhaps?
You should treat kids as kids and not as tiny adults.
This. Trainset beats iPad.
Trainsets may also have multi touch but does it have pinch to zoom?
So I asked a bunch of children at my work, there about 4 ish, most of them when asked either wanted a "Nintendo" or an iPad.
@Hizang said:
@Colourful_Hippie said:
@Fredddi43 said:
@Canteu said:
I dunno. A fucking trainset? A stuffed bear? Some sweet micro machines? An action man perhaps?
You should treat kids as kids and not as tiny adults.
This. Trainset beats iPad.
Trainsets may also have multi touch but does it have pinch to zoom?
So I asked a bunch of children at my work, there about 4 ish, most of them when asked either wanted a "Nintendo" or an iPad.
what the hell is a 4 year old going to do with an iPad !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
If you're a parent, the games console with a games bundle, should be about £200 and that's their main present that can be shared with the family. If you're a relative, family friend, A game, ONE, SINGULAR. No kids should have iPhones/iPad's solely to themselves. It's cringe enough when Michael Patcher spouts getting his kids iPhones for Christmas on Bonus Round so unashamedly casual 'Yes, I just dropped £400 on a child.' What are you setting these kid's future expectations to be? A Car? Where do you go from there? We already have enough spoilt 'wheres whats owed to ME' kids in this world. Don't encourage this and don't be that guy. If you have disposable income @Hizang , which from the many posts I gather you do, the best thing you can do is save it. It's boring but think about the future and getting out of your parents house, renting a flat, in the long run even getting a mortgage on a house. Don't waste it like this. /Rant
A child would like an Ipad most of all it seems and I happen to agree with that finding. For children, it's not just about the toy's usefulness but the ability to brag about it when Christmas vacation is over. Ipads are chic and even a bit "grown-up". That appeals to a younger mind.
I personally would prefer an Android based tablet, but I'm far removed from my childhood.
@RazielCuts said:
If you're a parent, the games console with a games bundle, should be about £200 and that's their main present that can be shared with the family. If you're a relative, family friend, A game, ONE, SINGULAR. No kids should have iPhones/iPad's solely to themselves. It's cringe enough when Michael Patcher spouts getting his kids iPhones for Christmas on Bonus Round so unashamedly casual 'Yes, I just dropped £400 on a child.' What are you setting these kid's future expectations to be? A Car? Where do you go from there? We already have enough spoilt 'wheres whats owed to ME' kids in this world. Don't encourage this and don't be that guy. If you have disposable income @Hizang , which from the many posts I gather you do, the best thing you can do is save it. It's boring but think about the future and getting out of your parents house, renting a flat, in the long run even getting a mortgage on a house. Don't waste it like this. /Rant
Pretty much this.
@Hizang said:
@Colourful_Hippie said:
@Fredddi43 said:
@Canteu said:
I dunno. A fucking trainset? A stuffed bear? Some sweet micro machines? An action man perhaps?
You should treat kids as kids and not as tiny adults.
This. Trainset beats iPad.
Trainsets may also have multi touch but does it have pinch to zoom?
So I asked a bunch of children at my work, there about 4 ish, most of them when asked either wanted a "Nintendo" or an iPad.
Any kid who says he/she wants an iPad only wants one because they see them on TV and see people advertising them, all of that. The child in question will most likely pick it up, play with for maybe a half an hour, then drop it and go do something else. Games consoles, on the other hand, would get more use and would ultimately make the child happier unless the kid in question has a need to get on the internet and check his email, forums, and bank account on a whim, then go download a new novel on Kindle to read on the way to work.
Depends on the age and whether they've played videogames, I guess. I would say an iPad if all things are equal.
@Hizang: Well from the 'what would a child be happier with' title it sounded like you were wondering what to buy a child for Christmas and if you were even considering dropping £400 on a child (that might seem crazy but for you I don't think its too far fetched :P) then I'd say you're weren't managing your money very well. But as you've said its what the kids were saying at work then I have to agree with @believer258 It's the shiny thing they see on TV everywhere, the swiss army knife that can do everything. Draw, Play, Watch. I don't see many other kid's having one though (hopefully) so I can't see any peer pressure being involved so if they don't get one. It's worrying kids of 4 are thinking of iPad as a normal thing to ask for though.
THEIR TAXES!@Hizang said:
@Colourful_Hippie said:
@Fredddi43 said:
@Canteu said:
I dunno. A fucking trainset? A stuffed bear? Some sweet micro machines? An action man perhaps?
You should treat kids as kids and not as tiny adults.
This. Trainset beats iPad.
Trainsets may also have multi touch but does it have pinch to zoom?
So I asked a bunch of children at my work, there about 4 ish, most of them when asked either wanted a "Nintendo" or an iPad.
what the hell is a 4 year old going to do with an iPad !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
@thedj93 said:
@living4theday258 said:
what the hell is a 4 year old going to do with an iPad !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
angry birds space or spider man or any racing game maybe a version of fifa where they dont know what's going on but just like the spectacle
If it's just to keep them entertained, I assume there are much better options than an $800 device. A shitty device, if you ask me.
@MariachiMacabre said:
@living4theday258THEIR TAXES!@Hizang said:
@Colourful_Hippie said:
@Fredddi43 said:
@Canteu said:
I dunno. A fucking trainset? A stuffed bear? Some sweet micro machines? An action man perhaps?
You should treat kids as kids and not as tiny adults.
This. Trainset beats iPad.
Trainsets may also have multi touch but does it have pinch to zoom?
So I asked a bunch of children at my work, there about 4 ish, most of them when asked either wanted a "Nintendo" or an iPad.
what the hell is a 4 year old going to do with an iPad !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
@believer258 said:
@Hizang said:
@Colourful_Hippie said:
@Fredddi43 said:
@Canteu said:
I dunno. A fucking trainset? A stuffed bear? Some sweet micro machines? An action man perhaps?
You should treat kids as kids and not as tiny adults.
This. Trainset beats iPad.
Trainsets may also have multi touch but does it have pinch to zoom?
So I asked a bunch of children at my work, there about 4 ish, most of them when asked either wanted a "Nintendo" or an iPad.
Any kid who says he/she wants an iPad only wants one because they see them on TV and see people advertising them, all of that. The child in question will most likely pick it up, play with for maybe a half an hour, then drop it and go do something else. Games consoles, on the other hand, would get more use and would ultimately make the child happier unless the kid in question has a need to get on the internet and check his email, forums, and bank account on a whim, then go download a new novel on Kindle to read on the way to work.
When visiting relatives in Ireland I noticed some of the young kids (ranging from 3 to 6 year olds) playing with the parent's iPhone and iPad and they were actually using the internet like Safari and shit. I saw a three year old navigate to Safari and look up info about some kid's show on fucking Google. A lot of people don't give young kids credit on being able to understand what the hell they are doing with those devices. On the games side of things the simpler games like fruit ninja kept the younger kids more occupied than the older ones.
Personally I wouldn't want to give very young kids those kinds of devices because I prefer they invest their time into some more physical oriented activities and throwing them a smartphone or tablet is a lazy method of keeping the kid busy but I can't deny the eventuality that because these kids have been around those things at such a young age that they will also have an easy time at adapting with newer future devices so our generation will turn into the old people who are too lazy/confused to bother adapting to newer technology.
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