I am not a massive fan of using our iPad as a stand alone toy for the children, as I find that prolonged play can really effect their mood, so when I was approached to review Pebli Town I did hesitate at accepting it, however, upon further investigation I though that it would really help the kids with imaginative play.
Pebli Town uses fun traditional play pieces and a physical play board that interact with a tablet (Apple and Android) to bring the toy to life.
Pebli Town comes with 4 exciting interactive game modes; Story Teller, Games, Story Creator and Video Room. The board uses hot spot technology, which means that any actions on the board are translated to the tablet. 99% of all game play is done on the board with the physical characters, so children don’t have to directly interact with the tablet.
Pebli Town is designed to develop children’s creativity, imagination, problem solving, vocabulary, hand eye coordination, focus and attention and is aimed at children aged 3-6.
Setting up Pebli Town was really easy, just pop the cardboard scene on the board and add the characters. Pebli Town runs off bluetooth and connects to your phone or tablet using the free to download Pebli Town App.
Pebli Town comes with four character figures Painter Poppy, Chef Charlie, Firemen Freddy and Doctor Daisy. It also comes with four buildings which includes the School House, Shop, Park and Town Hall which are all colour coded so you know where to put them.
At 2 Sebby is a little young for this game, but he was keen to test it out with Isaac and they played really well together. The app talks to them and initially we were introduced to each character. The app talks in a British accent which is a refreshing change from most Americanised toys these days and the boys were soon stuck into a game.
Fireman Freddy had lost something and needed to go and get it, but where from? The app told the boys where to move Fireman Freddy in order to collect it and soon they were moving around the board to get more and more items.
For the next game they had to help Chef Charlie decide what to cook and get his ingredients. It really is a fun game to play and although Sebby needs help to play it, Eliza and Isaac are more than willing to join in.
Pebli Town has four play modes; Story, Games, Create and Videos.
• Story mode – 4 interactive stories with 22 alternative endings that the children can control as they play.
• Game mode – 4 different games with 25 levels each which test problem solving and attention to detail.
• Create mode – Create your own stories using the characters, record their voices and adding special effects before watching it all back in the Pebli cinema.
• Video mode – Access 200 videos (wifi needed).
This has been interesting to read. I won one of these in a competition and I’ve been trying to decide who to give it too and this has helped.
I’ve never come across something like this before which connects to a tablet. I do like the fact as well it has British accents.
I’m like you and a little wary of apps for kids although I’ve never seen an app that has an interactive board to go with it which I kind of warm a little towards as it’s not full on screen time .
I’ve not heard of Pebli town before, it looks great! I love the idea of mixing an app with toys like this x
I’ve not heard of Pebli town before, but it does look absolutely great!
It is a great idea – to be able to use an app alongside physical play! Children are so lucky these days!
Great read, my son loves anything that connects to a app.
this looks so fun, my girls would love this
This looks fantastic! It’s on top of my LO’s xmas list!
ive been considering buying one of these sets for a couple of weeks…. it really looks great 🙂
we have been looking into these, have bookmarked your review.
This looks like a brilliant toy
on my daughters xmas list now like the idea its a game to go with it x
Oh my goodness,everything seems so complicated to me but then,I’m the grandma and I don’t need to know how to work this.What I liked about the review was the fact that you hold the same concerns as I do,worrying about children playing with iPads or Tablets.This seems to be fun and educational and, as with everything, in small doses and controlled there is a place for this.Thank you for the review,now I just have to try and win it !
This looks brilliant fun. Jorgie has trouble with her speech and I am sure playing this will help her having fun at the same time 🙂
How great that it interacts with the tablet, its a lovely app for kids x
This sounds ideal for my grandchildren. I would love to introduce them to Pebli Town as it looks enjoyable and educational.
Great game, interactive. My Nephew would have so much fun with Pebli Town.
Wow wee- This is definately one for the xmas list! xx
I love the look of this toy – a great way to get tech obsessed kids to play with the ipad without just watching egg videos on youtube!
This looks like many an hours would be well spent interacting with
I would like to try this.
This sounds really great. I love how it enables kids to use their imagination!
Thanks for such a thorough and great review. I’ve been looking at Pebli Town for a while, glad you made so much sense of it all for me.
I would love to win one of these my nephew would love xxx
I would love to win one of these my nephew would love xxx
I’m sure my kids would love this
Looks like the sort of thing my son and daughter would love and that I’d be happy with them to play
Saw this at Toytopia and the kids loved it!
This definitely looks like something my youngest son would love.
I love the idea of this, such a great thing for kids to learn with
There are so many apps for children now that are purely digital, it’s great that the majority of play is actually with physical toys!
A great review, thank you.
Our little boy would love this x
this looks absolutely amazing! caleb loves the ipad and figurines so i think this would be right up his street! it may have to go on the christmas list
I love that this incorporates both digital and ‘real’ play
I love the look of this, it incorporates the ipad which my niece and nephew are glued to and physical toys too. Great review.
This looks so Brilliant!
Looks a great idea in using a tablet in a novel way.
this looks brilliant
Looks a great game!
Looks fantastic fun!
great review i hadn’t see anything about Pebli Town before this
This looks great never heard of it before, my son is autistic and I think he would love this.
Looks a nice interactive toy. Wish I had one when I was younger
It’s fab it connects to a tablet. The kids are ipad and tablet mad these days. Technology is amazing now a days
Looks like an amazing toy☘☘☘ I have entered your competition to win one and have followed you in all social media, your blogs are awesome
I think Melody would enjoy the create mode
my boys would love this!
Like you, I am dubious about too much tablet-play, but it sounds like it is far more interactive than most. I love that there are British accents instead of American, as that is something that automatically puts me off purchasing something. Thanks for a great review.
I love the idea of this and would hopefully get my son to not just sit and watch Peppa Pig on the iPad!
This sounds like a fun interactive toy which provides a variety of activities through the different modes.
i love the idea of this being interactive to make a playset come alive the way it can
This is not the sort of set i would have ever considered for my daughter before now but having read the review it looks a lot more educational than i first thought. Id be happy to give it a go