Since we're trolling for ideas...Christmas poll inside.

[WOT?*]

For granddaughter(s), age 8 and 10, which would you get:

iPad
Kindle Fire ($150-200)
Surface or other similar tablet
Something else
None of the above

• iPad is the most expensive but PTAs are purchasing for the schools and technology is being utilized more with iPad I think at this age.  She should be iPad proficient and she's not really compared to many of her peers.
• Kindle Fire is less expensive but has internet access and a lot of the kids at school have them.
• Surface has the access but will also have word processing software (I think...haven't looked to far into it yet), external drives for flash, etc.  I was talking with a mom of a similar-aged girl and she is getting a Surface for her older daughter because it makes more sense than the Kindle where schoolwork is concerned once they reach middle and high school.

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

I picked a kindle fire, because that's what we're getting for Kristen (6). I'm more concerned about price at this point. It'll last her a few years (fingers crossed) and by then she'll be ready for something more serious/expensive.

[iamgrace]

iPad.

[spankswife]

iPad. Especially if her school is already using them...

[EmilieMadison]

iPad mini

[juliahenry]

Ipad. My 8 yo uses them at school and there are some educational apps that they use in class and at home.

[ohiowan]

For an 8 year old? Barbies, clothes, socks, or a bicycle.

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

Oct 27, 2013 18:00:30 GMT -5 ohiowan said:

For an 8 year old? Barbies, clothes, socks, or a bicycle.

Socks totally are on the same level as a tablet.

Don't forget the oranges.

[ohiowan]

Oct 27, 2013 18:01:35 GMT -5 Ohhmm(bligo) said:

Oct 27, 2013 18:00:30 GMT -5 ohiowan said:

For an 8 year old? Barbies, clothes, socks, or a bicycle.

Socks totally are on the same level as a tablet.

Don't forget the oranges.

I can just picture 8 year old me getting a tablet...and losing it the next day.

[emjacobs]

Ratchet set.