Toca Life: City

This kind of open-ended, imagination-driven, kids-in-charge play is truly important for kids, and though Toca Boca creates magical worlds, there are still limitations. This app provides opportunities for kids to notice urban amenities and lifestyles.  

Toca Life: City is basically an app where kids have free reign of  they can do in their city. They can explore all the different locations and see what they offer as well as interact with almost every object in those locations. Players can pick and choose which characters they want to interact in each setting and there are a lot of them to choose from. After entering each area, players can then interact with mostly everything. Objects can be picked up and moved around, placed in characters hands or on their head, or used in conjunction with another object.

What is kind of neat about it all is that it seems like if you give a character an object to hold, it will carry over to another area in the game. Same holds true if you change their hairstyle at the stylist or their clothes at the department store.

How will kids benefit?

Kids can learn through imaginative and creative pretend play. They'll experiment with self-expression, routine interactions such as shopping or getting food at a restaurant, and social situations. By being in charge of what happens in their city, kids can feel empowered to try out different roles, practice different actions, or simply enjoy getting to call the shots.

There is a lot to do in Toca Life: City. It’s almost like playing in a digital doll house that happens to have all the accessories and dolls you’ll ever need to enjoy it. I will say, the game is a lot easier to interact with on a larger device like the iPad because there are a lot of small objects that are difficult to interact with on the smaller iPhones. Take that into consideration if you decide to buy this game. Overall, Toca Boca has created another wonderful app here that children can spend hours on.

Kids can learn through imaginative and creative pretend play. They'll experiment with self-expression, routine interactions such as shopping or getting food at a restaurant, and social situations. By being in charge of what happens in their city, kids can feel empowered to try out different roles, practice different actions, or simply enjoy getting to call the shots.

You can download Toca Life: City on your iOS devices from the Apple App Store.