Huckleberry MagicSteps

I’ve only used this twice so far, once in the morning and once in the evening. My 7 year old son LOVES it! Getting ready for school in the morning and going to bed at night has been challenging to say the least. Last night he was asleep before his sibling came into the room, which he usually waits for and stays up talking to. This morning he was the first one ready in the car when usually he is the last one making everyone late. It was awesome to see the thrill in his eyes as the app said his name and explained the next step in his mission. I created Minecraft and Pokémon versions, I was impressed with the AI to pull names of characters and details from the game and tv show to put in the prompts. To put it simply, this morning when dropping my son off for school he told me, “Mom, you know the Minecraft and Pokémon thing? I want to do that every day. I loved it!”

I have been a big fan of the other huckleberry app, so was excited to see an app of this type from the same company. I love the available options and the customization of the steps. I would like to be able to name different routines. For example, morning routine for weekdays and another for weekends. I know I can save different ones, but without opening it I cannot tell the difference because little guy is only into dinosaurs right now. I also noticed that the voice says “dino” very oddly, so much so that my child doesn’t recognize that that is what they are trying to say. It’s like “deeno “ rather than pronouncing it normally. These are minor nitpicks, and overall the app functionality is great.

I used this for my 4 and 7 year olds. Total game changer a bedtime! Before this it would take forever for my kids to get ready for bed. They’d get distracted, I have to remind them a bunch of times, and I’d get frustrated when they’d get in bed late, which would then make it hard for them to wake up in the morning. We did a sticker chart but it was hard to keep up. With MagicSteps, I never knew my kids could get ready so quickly and then be in bed on time WITH A SMILE! It turns the whole getting ready for bed process into a pretend-play adventure. This is the age for pretend play. They love picking more and more specific custom themes for their bedtime adventures. The other day the 4 year old wanted to pretend she was a contestant in a Seuss themed baking show. I thought it would be hard to do, but it did an amazing job making her a contestant. Putting on PJs became putting on her chef’s outfit. Picking out clothes for the next day became picking out the ingredients. I can see that this app is helping to form good habits and also fostering their imagination.