Sparkup the Magical Book Reader Review and Giveaway...

 

All grown-ups know how hard it is to stay on top of everything.

 

Spending quality time educating your child can be a difficult thing to fit into your schedule, especially when there's several of them. (Be they kids or schedules!)

 

It can be so hard to find the time to cater to your kids' individual levels and needs, yet spending special time together in a one-on-one capacity is a necessary and wonderful thing. While we all strive to 'be there' for our kids as parents, (with varying degrees of success), it's managing to find this quality time amidst the chaos and responsibilities of adult-life, that is the undisputed difficult part.

One personal parenting fail of mine that irks me above all others, is that I often get the guilts that I don't spend quality time reading with my kids like I used to - particularly with the younger ones. There seemed to be so much time to lavish on this enjoyable pursuit when I had just a few children, but that time has waned down to nothing as my kids have multiplied and grown over the years. 

 

We're always so busy and as you can probably relate, I feel truly, truly terrible about that. I know we are all missing out in so many intricate and crucial ways.

 

My unknowing kids seem to take it all in their stride though, and thank goodness for their wonderful teachers who carry the bulk of the educating load for me - and for us all.

 

Modern technology has again stepped in to fill a gaping need, in a fantastic new product sent our way to road test here. The Sparkup The Magical Book Reader is a pretty wondrous device and it can really help ease some of that parental guilt that we're all nursing.

 

 

The Sparkup Magical Book Reader is quite an amazing educational gadget in that it enables the excitement of books to come to life, so that the very young can experience the magic of reading - with or without your presence due to time constraints.

The Sparkup is a device that can independently read stories to your child using your own voice. Let me tell you now - we're all loving this! We've never seen or used anything quite like it and like it we do!

"It's mine!" Loving the white-knuckled grasps of those little opposing hands!

The Sparkup is both a recording and playback device with built-in camera sensing technology, allowing it to both record your voice and then play it back, using any picture book in the world!

"My turn!"

Setting up the Sparkup is really simple: During story time, simply clip the Sparkup onto your child's book. (Absolutely any picture book is suitable.) Press 'record' and read your book aloud to your child as you normally would.

Whilst you read, the Sparkup's built in camera technology scans each page and stores your voice and scanned information. Next time your child wishes to read that very same book, they simply attach the Sparkup again, (it sits in an upright position on the back cover), while its technology identifies your pre-recorded book and reads it back in your very own voice!

 

 

The sound is remarkably clear and the playback volume is in a normal speaking pitch. In addition to your own voice, the Sparkup can record any person's voice, so Grandparents, teachers or a parent who resides elsewhere - even anywhere in the world, can also read a variety of stories to your child and in doing so, expand on your child's enjoyment.

 

The unit comes with its own book to get you started as well as full instructions and a USB too. You can download many pre-recorded books from the Sparkup Reader website as well as store those you have already recorded.

 

The Sparkup Reader can record and store up to 50 books. The unit itself is small and quite transportable, so handy for trips away from home or in the car. Multiple kids can use it too, so share it around if you have several young ones who are avid picture book users. (Got to love a sharable toy!)

 

Little people in this fast-paced era have hungrier minds than ever and the thirst for tech begins young. I like that the Sparkup combines both the traditional pleasure of enjoying a book with a new level of need inherent in our time: Specifically, the lack of it. (Time.)

The Sparkup is not a babysitter or a replacement for an absent parent, but it is a spectacular way to connect with your child and foster their ongoing relationship with books.

For a child with special needs, the Sparkup provides a new way to approach reading and comes highly recommended.

The Sparkup Magical Book Reader has certainly filled a gap in our lives and encouraged my kids to really pester me for some quality reading time together - which is fantastic! I am making the time and effort now, to sit and read with them and as a result, they're then happy to wander off and enjoy their tales at their leisure and for longer; sometimes alone, sometimes together. They've rediscovered their dusty bookshelf with a newfound freedom, pleasure and excitement and I can only say great things about an educational device that can facilitate such things.

A really good 10 out of 10 for this product.

The Sparkup the Magical Book Reader retails for $79.99 and is available to purchase at Big W and selected toy stores and online retailers.

***GIVEAWAY***

 

Win one of two Sparkup the Magical Book Reader prize packs valued at $100 each!

 

Each prize pack contains:

One Sparkup Reader valued at $79.99

One Cheeky Monkey book valued at $20

Total prize pool $200.

Open to residents of Australia only.

 

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 *Disclosure: Six Little Hearts was gifted a Sparkup Reader for review.
All opinions expressed are those of this blog's Author.
 

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