Get Kids to Brush Their Teeth With the Pokémon Smile App
Kids aren’t exactly the best or most effective when it comes to brushing their teeth – if you can get them to do it at all. But if they can brush their teeth while looking like Charmander and helping rescue other Pokémon who have been hijacked by (ah!) Caries-causing bacteria, well, that might be exactly the motivation they need. Plus, if they brush their teeth well, they too will catch the Pokémon they saved.
Pokémon released the Pokémon Smile app for iOS and Android this week to help kids suck less while brushing their teeth – and cut down on the battle it takes to even try. The app’s augmented reality effects allow kids to “wear” Pokémon hats while brushing their teeth, paying particular attention to the dots indicated in the lower right corner of the phone or tablet they are using. Here’s a quick overview of how it works :
You can set a countdown timer for 1, 2 or 3 minutes, as well as clear reminder notifications. And you can have different user profiles for different kids so that they can play the game separately from their siblings.
If you’ve already tried a few different tips or games to get kids to brush their teeth, you may have found that once the novelty of a new gimmick is gone, you’ll find yourself in the midst of a battle of desires again. However, this app tries very hard to keep their attention.
To begin with, there are over 100 Pokémon in the game to catch. And they get a few Pokémon “hats” that they can wear while brushing their teeth (mostly the ones you’d expect to see – Pikachu, Eevee, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle), but kids can “unlock” more hats as they go. advancement in the game. And the more they brush their teeth, the more “Cleaning Rewards” they get in the game; after collecting all cleaning awards, they become cleaning masters.
You can even customize the app to take pictures of your baby, Pokemon hats and all while they brush their teeth, and then they can add digital stickers to the photos. Keep brushing your teeth and they will unlock new stickers to use.
The only potential downside here is that they need to look directly into the phone or tablet while they brush their teeth so the camera can lock their face, which means you either need to put some kind of sturdy stand on the counter (this won). okay), or you’ll have to stand there and hold your phone for two minutes while they brush their teeth (which you know you’re ready to do).
You’re going to try it yourself, aren’t you? You know how to “research” for the sake of children. Everything is fine; Me too, Charmander’s hat and all.