IlexCassine
New member
- Aug 1, 2025
- 4
- 2
- Parrots
- Midori - ~40 year old Yellow Crowned Amazon. My iPad kid.
Sullivan and Sprout - two male budgies of unknown age. Happily married.
Hi all, not a "toy" per se but definitely enrichment! Ever since going down a rabbit hole with Parrot Kindergarten, I've been adding enrichment activities to an old Samsung tablet for my Amazon to enjoy. Some apps we currently have:
-CommBoards: the adaptive communication app used by Ellie the talking cockatoo and her sisters at Parrot Kindergarten. I have my criticisms for sure but overall it's been super cool teaching Mido to select words to tell me what he wants to do or eat! Free version is USELESS, so unfortunately you have to buy it but at least it's a one time purchase.
-BabyBalloons: This game is just what it sounds like. Human infants can slap at colored balloons to their heart's content to pop them. This was fun enough, but there are also Shapes and Colors modes where you have to hunt for specific kind of balloon. Mido LOVES learning colors and shapes with flash cards, so reinforcing them with a fun, easy balloon game is super fun! Free with ads.
-Piano Kids: I got this free (with ads) app so he could plonk around on a keyboard and make noises. This is mildly entertaining, but he gets bored or overwhelmed quickly. HOWEVER, there are a ton of other games in this app. There is a very simple drawing app built into it, so he can press colors and doodle with his tongue all over a "canvas," as well as a game we call Feed the Cat. It has a little cartoon cat you have to feed fruits and veggies from a conveyor belt by pressing the correct color of button. You had Mido at "colors." Bunch of other games of varying quality and difficulty on this app, but those are the most parrot-appropriate that I've found.
Has anyone else touch their birds to use a touch screen for enrichment, and are there any particular apps you enjoy? We'd love to try new stuff! It just has to be very simple so lil' man doesn't get too overwhelmed trying to learn. Most baby stuff is a hit.
-CommBoards: the adaptive communication app used by Ellie the talking cockatoo and her sisters at Parrot Kindergarten. I have my criticisms for sure but overall it's been super cool teaching Mido to select words to tell me what he wants to do or eat! Free version is USELESS, so unfortunately you have to buy it but at least it's a one time purchase.
-BabyBalloons: This game is just what it sounds like. Human infants can slap at colored balloons to their heart's content to pop them. This was fun enough, but there are also Shapes and Colors modes where you have to hunt for specific kind of balloon. Mido LOVES learning colors and shapes with flash cards, so reinforcing them with a fun, easy balloon game is super fun! Free with ads.
-Piano Kids: I got this free (with ads) app so he could plonk around on a keyboard and make noises. This is mildly entertaining, but he gets bored or overwhelmed quickly. HOWEVER, there are a ton of other games in this app. There is a very simple drawing app built into it, so he can press colors and doodle with his tongue all over a "canvas," as well as a game we call Feed the Cat. It has a little cartoon cat you have to feed fruits and veggies from a conveyor belt by pressing the correct color of button. You had Mido at "colors." Bunch of other games of varying quality and difficulty on this app, but those are the most parrot-appropriate that I've found.
Has anyone else touch their birds to use a touch screen for enrichment, and are there any particular apps you enjoy? We'd love to try new stuff! It just has to be very simple so lil' man doesn't get too overwhelmed trying to learn. Most baby stuff is a hit.
