Land of Me released for Ipad

Back in March 2011, we did an overview of Land of Me, which has just been released as an app on the Ipad! 

If you’re looking for a fun, educational experience for your children then I’d recommend checking it out….yet again we’ve missed the boat on this one (last time our pc wasn’t up to spec…this time, we don’t have an Ipad)….BUT there’s good news ahead for those with Android goodies – next year Land of Me is aiming to be released into the Android market – gutted we can’t use it at the moment as our youngest needs something he can get his teeth into to encourage him to read and aid his confidence  :( the age guide range is 2-6 years old, so maybe next year when it comes out on Android our youngest will consider himself too old for it :( 

A quick recap on what Land of Me is:

With the ambition of creating the very best interactive early learning experience ever made, creators Made in Me spent well over a year and hundreds of thousands of pounds bringing The Land of Me to life. A team of illustrators, animators, designers, developers and educators were brought together dedicated to combining the very best of each discipline. This approach has seen The Land of Me win awards for design, technical innovation and educational effectiveness. From a Children’s BAFTA nomination, to honours at the prestigious Adobe MAX awards and accolades from educational publications and practitioners alike.


“Beautifully put together... very different from the usual type of button-bashing game. The Land of Me is enchanting and magical.” - BBC Click


An Unforgettable Early Learning Adventure
The Land of Me provides children with the opportunity to interact with a magical world full of charming characters. They’ll join Eric the raccoon, Buddy Boo the bear and Willow the owl as they travel across The Land of Me together, singing songs, making things and telling stories. Children make choices by selecting symbols or by changing the words on screen. The result is a powerful and engaging way to immerse them in language and early literacy.


“Incredible... The Land of Me is essential for anyone interested in developing
children’s imagination, thinking and language.” - Early Years Educator (EYE) Magazine


From Hollywood to Dr. Who
The Land of Me has captured the imagination of thousands of children, families and schools from all over the world. Whether it’s the unique hand-drawn style, the original musical score written and performed by Balmorhea, or the charming characters voiced by an incredible cast that combines talent from Hollywood to Dr. Who - Made in Me went to painstaking lengths to create a truly memorable educational experience for young children.

LONDON, UK - 06 December - Made in Me, the award-winning creative studio release three new apps from The Land of Me, their BAFTA nominated educational game for children aged 2-6. Available for iPad 2+ and priced at £1.99 each; Songs and Rhymes, Making Things and Story Time are the first in a series of The Land of Me apps to be released in the coming months.


“The Land of Me is a beautifully crafted interactive adventure that will delight children and adults alike.” - Michael Acton Smith, Creator of Moshi Monsters

The New Apps

The Land of Me - Songs and Rhymes
It’s time for a jolly good sing-along with Bernard the crocodile. Choose a song, style and tempo then conduct your very own animal band! Get the app - http://bit.ly/songs_and_rhymes

The Land of Me - Making Things
Let your kids create their very own crazy buildings in this fun, physics fiesta! Ever wondered if a jelly castle will float? What happens if you build a paper palace on mud? Get the app - http://bit.ly/making_things

The Land of Me - Story Time
Gather round children, it’s Story Time! What’s the story going to be about? Is it happy, sad or
funny? You decide. Get the app - http://bit.ly/story_time


The Land of Me apps for iPad 2+ are priced at £1.99 each and are available from the iTunes App Store. For more information visit http://www.thelandofme.com


About Made in Me
The Land of Me was created by Made in Me, the London based studio making children’s games, apps, books and toys using only the finest of pixels. A family company in every sense, Made in Me was founded by brothers-in-law James Huggins and Mike Outlaw and the team is largely comprised of family members.

Made in Me’s other projects include the award-winning Me Books, an app that lets children create their own editions of popular picture books.

Review of The Land of Me

The Land of Me is an interactive adventure story with fantastic graphics, suitable for ages 2- 6. I reviewed this alongside our 4 year old youngest reviewer.


The Land of me contains 6 chapters, each with their own theme, printable activities and with a wealth of animation and heartwarming characters.

We clicked on The Land of Me and proceeded to download the interactive free download, which led us to an enticing introduction of what was to come...the screenshot of this is the first one on the left.  All the animals could be clicked on, and each had their own characteristics which they shared with readers.  This had Harry on the edge of his seat, clicking with enthusiasm as he watched and listened to the story unfold.

Once we'd finished the free download, the animal bars which you can see running alongside the bottom of the top story picture were clickable.  We clicked on the first one to proceed to unlock that level.  A little clock type icon appeared to let us know it was progressing to the next item - however for us it took too long.  Harry got frustrated with waiting so long, and because there was no progress bar to see if anything was happening, I came out of it....

Our next point of call was to contact Customer Services via email, who were extremely efficient in giving both help and advice, and pointing us in the right direction.  I feel there are many companies out there who would benefit from having such a user friendly customer service as these guys offer.  It made our discovery and experience so much more personal and enjoyable.

Unfortunately for us our computer isn't up to spec so struggled to handle the cute animation and speech of the story as it was out of sinc, so I'd suggest taking a peek on The Land of Me's forum to check if your pc is up to scratch.  It was due to this incompatibility which may have caused the slowness in our download, preventing us from proceeding.  For the first time ever I wanted to upgrade our pc just so we could continue with this story, as the little man was very upset he couldn't proceed. 

For optimal use, specs of your pc should be at a minimum of 3GHZ and 2GB RAM. Windows 2000 and PowerPC Macs are not compatible.

If the intro which we used is a yard stick by which to measure the rest of The land of Me's story, then users of this interactive story are in for a fantastic treat.  The graphics and animations are really cosy and of high quality.  Our 4 year old thoroughly enjoyed  using it and clicking on things to see what they did, it really delighted and entertained him.  He loved the old wise turtle, Granny Olive!


My thoughts:
I wonder if this will make it to other platforms such as the ipad or alternative tablets...I think it would be a fantastic development if it were possible.  Not that we have either of those, but this is something I think The Land of Me would suit equally as well and really excel on.  The addition of a progress bar for downloads might be good.

The customer service given was very friendly and comprehensive.  The member of staff who helped us through our query was very upbeat - and went over and above giving a positive experience.  Although we couldn't proceed further with The Land of Me, Customer Services kindly sent Harry some activities which he could do, a very kind gesture which he enjoyed using :)


From £29.95 may sound a little steep....however the graphics and animations are very high quality and there's also the option of buying each individual unit as an add-on separately for £6.95.  Each chapter has its own things to do, make or colour in, with over 100 printable activites in total.  I think this would be fab for rainy days or half terms, when sometimes all you want to do is stay in, close the curtains and snuggle up.  

Source - Many thanks to The Land of Me for allowing us to review this for them.  Huge thanks to their Customer Services who helped us on our stumbling blocks.  This is an honest review which is given in exchange for being able to use the free download area.  We aim to revisit this once we have a higher spec pc :)