It seems like the minute Brady was old enough to crawl he was reaching for my tablet. Ok so maybe it wasn’t quite that early, but the child has been an electronics enthusiast from very early on. I bet yours is, too.
The thing is, I have struggled to find a tablet that he loves to play and learn with, but is also safe for him to use. We have purchased several devices over the years and the ones that are labeled for kids seem to be far less advanced. On the other hand, the ones that are for an older age group easily take them right into the land of the Internet where they are free to roam. Even the best parental controls I put in place didn’t stop him from seeing inappropriate things. But then I found the Kurio Xtreme Tablet!
If you allow your child on the Internet, the device features a secure and browser-independent ‘Kurio Genius’ Internet filtering system. That means it has security levels covering over 500 million websites and in-app web filtering. Your kids are not going anywhere they shouldn’t be and that puts me at such ease.
The Perfect Kids Tablet
First and foremost, I approve every single app or game that is added to his profile. He has his profile that holds all of his fun stuff that he easily gets to. Then, there is a parental section that requires my password to enter. It also lets parents set play time limits and restrict certain websites. Since the Kurio Xtreme works with Google Play we can still get all of his favorite apps he had on other tablets like his favorite cartoon shows. But again, the only person that can download those are me.
That’s enough about me and how much I love the Kurio Xtreme; let’s talk about Brady. He adores it. In all honesty, before I got this tablet I was concerned it wouldn’t have enough things on it that he liked, but I was so wrong. It comes with 90 kid-friendly games already there and ready to play! And they’re fun games – games he actually really enjoys playing.
Plus, if you get worried about your kids sitting around playing games and not being active you will love this part. The Kurio Xtreme features body motion gaming. I saw Brady one day sitting on his butt, frantically kicking his legs up and down for several minutes. I asked him what he was doing and he told me he was swimming. They can race, ski, play soccer and yes, swim.
Now that I’ve got you all excited about how amazing this is, I’m not going to leave you hanging – I’m going to give somebody one! To enter for a chance to win a Kurio Xtreme Tablet, leave me a comment telling me what feature of a kids tablet is the most important to you. That’s it!
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Liz is a just a mom trying to keep it real about how little she sleeps, how often she gets puked on and how much she loves them. You can find her here every day writing about real-mom moments.
Bobbi B. says
I like that this one has a timer feature on it and also a parent controlled area! It is so easy for the kids to get into areas that shouldn’t be in. Would be a nice little gift to have under the tree this year!
Melissa Roach says
I would live to win this for my girls! I really like how it has movement games to keep my kids active.
Jodi says
my son has had so many different tablets it would be so nice to have one that was friendly for him
Sher says
After reading your post, I totally want one for my granddaughter! I never feel safe about her getting her hands on my phone or an iPad because it’s too easy to wind up where she shouldn’t be.
mel navarrete says
I have been looking for a good tablet myself. the timer is important as I often forget how long the kids have been on the ipad or leappad. I also like that they cannot roam into inappropriate territories! *crossing fingers I win**
heather says
My favorite feature is the timer and also knowing it is safe for them to be on it. This tablet looks amazing and so fun and easy for the kids to use.
Katie Clifford says
My little bit is much like yours! Super in to all things electronic! It would be so great to have something with games for him and that he couldn’t break as easily as my phone or our $600 tablet
Nicole Dz says
The feature of a kids tablet that is the most important to you is how interactive it is and how many apps it can store.
Nicole Dz says
Tweeted – https://twitter.com/lil_lady_dz/status/532994145460051968
Aubrey S says
The most important feature to me is complete Internet safety. I also really, really want one with a timer so the two kids don’t fight over it.
Aubrey S says
The most important feature for me is absolutely Internet security.
Tara Pepprock says
The feature I like best is the kid-safe wifi and the durability.
Elayna Spruill says
TWEETED: https://twitter.com/babyg00se/status/533063827693522944
Elayna Spruill says
I love that you are the one who controls the downloading. It’s great to know that you can approve all the games you child we use and that along with educational games… they can have the regular APP ones as well. Fruit Ninja, Angry Birds… etc. 🙂
paula s says
Parental controls is very important for us.
Meloney Robles says
My favorite feature is that I can control what apps or sites they can visit. I also like that I can set time limits on it as well. Just so kid friendly and perfect for parents like me who like to keep an eye on what they are playing. Thanks for the chance!
Meloney Robles says
https://mobile.twitter.com/melnoregon23/status/533108393142018048 My tweet! Thanks for the chance!
Birute EFE says
I would love love this tablet.I think the timer is an awesome idea as well as parental control.
Susan Dean says
I am so glad to find your blog and I love the name you chose. I am looking for a nice kid safe tablet for my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter and the Kurio Xtreme sounds like it fits all my requirements. I love that the Kurio Xtreme can be safe, entertaining, and educational for children. My granddaughter can’t keep her hands off of mine or her mothers laptop when we have them on so it would be fantastic to have her very own tablet. Thanks for posting the info about the Kurio Xtreme.
anna pry says
parental controls are the most important for a kids tablet to me pryfamily5@gmail.com
Erika says
Content filtering and screen time limits- they should be on adult’s technology, too! 🙂
chambanachik(at)gmail(dot)com
D SCHMIDT says
My favorite feature is Kurio Genius Filtering System. Filters 450+ Million sites daily to block inappropriate content and keep kids safe online! I am always worried about internet safety
Stephanie Phelps says
I love that there is a parent side that is password protected so I can set limits on only what I want him to have access to!
Stephanie Phelps says
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/my4boysand1/status/534065906880892931
OFG says
The quality of the applications and games! I want them to be entertaining but educational.
OFG says
https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/534100944049696768
Brenda bermudez says
Ok. After reading ypur post now i totally want one for my 5yr old. I had bought the samsung galaxy tab for my 7yr old last christmas, but it seems like it has too many adult apps not easily maneagable for a child. And i am in search gor a child friendly tablet for my younger son! This tablet would be perfect for him!
Stacian P says
I like parental control features which can be used to limit screen time and the filtering system which helps to keep kids safe while surfing the internet. Thanks.
Rebecca Graham says
The parental controls are important to me.
latanya says
that you can safely go on the internet
latanya says
https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/534502153239273472
Melissa M says
Battery life is importantto me.
Melissa M says
https://twitter.com/618mom23boys/status/534507272924573696
Olivia Hamilton says
I love the durability of it! Kids are ALWAYS dropping things and this would hold up to my kids roughness.
Olivia Hamilton says
https://twitter.com/OliviaDe84/status/534537295781978112 << Tweeted. Thank you!
Sara says
Love the internet security this has! I always worry as well with my son being on my iPad.
Janice Cooper says
I love the educational apps available to help with writing and learning numbers etc…
Janice Cooper says
https://twitter.com/disneyfan40/status/536556681321537536
Gina Walker says
Excellent Job! Seriously don’t know how I found your post but for Christmas I so wanted to get my nephew a tablet but all the ones i found were not advanced enough for my little 5 year old gaming wizard where i believe he has obtained all his skills using my sister’s phone. He has it more than she does! And since she moved 1200 miles away from me recently… I start to feel sorry for myself when she doesn’t text back right away sometimes. Then the light bulb goes off and i realize… My little nephew Vance probably has her iphone! And the fact it comes with so many games… BONUS plus the parental restrictions… Bigger BONUS. And games that get their butt moving… PERFECTION! :)) Seriously don’t know how I found your post but for Christmas I so wanted to get my nephew a tablet but all the ones i found were not advanced enough for my little 5 year old gaming wizard where i believe he has obtained all his skills using my sister’s phone. He has it more than she does! And since she moved 1200 miles away from me recently… I start to feel sorry for myself when she doesn’t text back right away sometimes. Then the light bulb goes off and i realize… My little nephew Vance probably has her iphone! And the fact it comes with so many games… BONUS plus the parental restrictions… Bigger BONUS and games that get their butt moving… PERFECTION! :))
Gina Walker says
See I was so impatient somehow it posted it twice cuz it wouldn’t load fast enough ha! Sorry i dont know how to fix it. UGH 🙂
nadine ortiz says
LETS GO DOWN THE LIST OF HOW GREAT THIS TABLET
1 IT ALREADY COMES WITH 90 AWESOME GAMES (SMILES) HOW COOL IS THAT!! MY FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WILL HAVE SUCH A BLAST AND SHE WOULDN’T HAVE TO KEEP ASKING PEOPLE FOR THEIR PHONE WHICH I DO FEEL SO BAD WHEN THEY TELL HER NO.
2 YOU BECOME ACTIVE WITH IT HELLLLLLLLO CAN I SAY FANTASTIC FOR MY ADHD DAUGHTER SHE GETS INTO EVERYTHING JUMP UP AND DOWN THE HALLS CLIMBING AND BEING A LITTLE DARE DEVIL I GET SO NERVOUS AFRAID SHE WILL GET HURT SO THIS IS PERFECT FOR MY LITTLE ANGEL
LAST BUT NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THEM ALL THERE IS A PARENT RESTRICTION TO BECAUSE LETS BE HONEST PEOPLE AS MUCH CRAZY STUFF PEOPLE PUT ON THE INTERNET YOU WOULDN’T WANT OUR LITTLE INNOCENT BABIES EXPLORING THAT RIGHT NOW
TRUST ME ITS AN ALL AROUND GENIUS TABLET AND IF I DONT WIN THIS FOR MY DAUGHTER AND MY OLDEST IF SH DECIDE SHE WANTS TO SHARE BUT LETS BE REAL SHE MAY NOT I CONGRATULATE THE LUCKY PARENT WHO GETS TO SEE THE SPARK IN THEIR KIDS EYES WHEN THEY GET THIS FOR CHRISTMAS
nadine ortiz says
OMG LAST BUT NOT LESS BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT SORRY GUYS TYPING TO FAST
nadine ortiz says
https://twitter.com/kbabybeauti101
nadine ortiz says
https://twitter.com/kbabybeauti101
ashley kirchner says
i LOVE THE PARENTAL CONTROLS
Angel Pijou says
My grandson is 6 years old. He has dyslexia and is also ADHD his attention span isn’t very long. So when he comes to my house he always wants to jump on my laptop to play games. When he was living with his mother she went through many tablets with him because they broke so easily and one thing or another was wrong with them. Not enough storage, games were not appropriate for his age, didn’t have adult supervision and was getting games and seeing things he shouldn’t be seeing on line. So when his mother abandoned him a year ago he went to another state and lived with his grandmother there and because his father is no longer with us, his grandmother is letting me have my grandson for Christmas this year.
What I find to be most important is my grandsons safety while learning online with games that are age appropriate without having to worry about anyone hurting him. I love the fact that some of the games are interactive and has body motion gaming. This is a great way for children to still be able to get in exercise so they aren’t just laying around doing nothing. Then the fact that you can download from other tablets I am also assuming if you have a sim card you can also download movies, pictures, and things you stored on your other laptop as well. I think the greatest gift a person can give a child is the gift of learning. My grandson is so far behind his class in reading and comprehension due to his disabilities that I worry so much about him not having parents around to help him out with his grandmother working two jobs to support my grandson he doesn’t have a lot of supervision helping him with his homework and definitely needs all the help he can get. I think this would be a great learning tool. I am disabled and have cancer this year so I don’t know how many more Christmases I am going to have with my grandson so I am hoping I win a Kurio Xtreme because it has the most fantastic features I have ever seen. I can’t ever afford a gift like this for Christmas due to my fixed income on disability. This is just one of those types of gifts I just hope someone will be able to buy him again one day if I don’t win this awesome Kurio Xtreme.
ANGEL JACKLYN says
BESIDES THE SAFETY FEATURE? THE FACT THAT IT DOESNT BREAK WHEN IT DROPS
ANGEL JACKLYN says
TWITTER ENTRY https://twitter.com/kytah00/status/538203641082281984
Katherine says
Parental control and using it for a learning tool
Katherine says
https://twitter.com/mkjmc/status/538407817460609024
Denise S says
Parental control is an important feature to me.
Shannon says
I would love this!! I like the motion games!
Shannon says
https://mobile.twitter.com/shiebs24b/status/538895297993519105
Debbie B says
i like the internet filtering system
Debbie B says
i posted a tweet here:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/538909757592317952
Gina M says
tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/538951335287463936
Dwayne Berry says
I’d love to win this for my daughter so she’d leave my iPad alone!
nickie says
The most important feature for me is the Internet security.
sherri crawford says
i like that it has a camera but the timer is the important feature for me
Caroline L Head says
This is the perfect tablet for my grandchildren. Lock controls are a great thing to have.
Anastasia Falling says
I like tablets with lots of memory for different apps (and pictures, in the ones that feature cameras). I also LOVE this tablets motion features! How fun to have apps where the kids get up and move 🙂
Anastasia Falling says
Tweeted 🙂 – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/539213953461915648
mickeyfan says
Pre-loaded apps + parental controls combine to make this very attractive.
Emily R. says
I like the internet filtering feature the best. Parental control is very important to keep our kids safe.
Denise B. says
I like that it already comes with all of those games and apps.
Ashley H says
Time limits are important to me.
Sonya Morris says
I love the parental controls! I don’t want my little ones clicking on things they shouldn’t. With as many times as my four year old asks “why?”, I am not ready to explain some things that she may find on the internet!
Sonya Morris says
Link to tweet:
https://twitter.com/catholicfanatic/status/539971809672581120
Thank you! 🙂
Debbie S. says
I would love this for my son that is special needs, it would be perfect for him and I love that it has the parental controls and the timer.
Debbie S. says
I tweeted https://twitter.com/amomsparadise/status/540029091186241536
Leela says
Parental controls.
jennifer says
for my kids, I love all the apps and durability and for me, I love the parental controls!
sandra says
they would use it all the time
Mary Hampton says
I like the parental controls–app approval, time limits, etc. I like being able to restrict certain websites (like Youtube) and have it inaccessible after bedtime, just in case they try to smuggle it into their rooms. It’s nice being able to hand it over to them and not monitor every little thing because the monitoring is built in.
I just wish they’d make a kids “smart phone!”
Ashley S. says
The most important feature of a kids tablet is parental controls or internet security.
Ashley S. says
Tweeted https://twitter.com/smash906/status/540341056571973633
Lindsey says
Love your blog! Thanks for the chance to win one of these for my son!
Lindsay D. says
I love that this tablet has parental controls. Plus it is an android device and runs very similar to my android phone. If I win, I think my boys will be able to navigate this pretty well.
Kerry says
Battery life is pretty important.
Kimberley Meier says
My kids are sneaky so I love the extra strict parental controls this has!
Kimberley Meier says
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/MRSMEIER5627/status/540728743439110144
Megan says
This sounds like an awesome tablet for the little ones! Thanks for the giveaway!
Mrs. Uncouth says
Would love to win for my little ones!
Mrs. Uncouth says
https://twitter.com/MrsUncouth/status/540960220504412160
devin m says
I’m excited because this would be a great way for my kids to have fun on long, snowy days, long trips in the car, or waiting at the dreaded doctors office! 🙂
Susan Chester says
I like the body motion games to keep kids moving!
smchester at gmail dot com
Kathy Pease says
I really like that you can set play time limits and restrict certain websites
Kathy Pease says
https://twitter.com/klp1965/status/541343977740320769
Daniel M says
how easy it is to learn to use
erica best says
battery life is very important when we are out and about
erica best says
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/541424755707215872
Erica B. says
I like it to be able to withstand dropping.
Lisa V. says
I like that it has parental controls.
Kim H says
My favorite part is the body motion! The kids would love this!! ky_gradnma40@yahoo.com
Stephanie Larison says
The security and parental controls are most important to me.
Jessica Naca says
This would be perfect for my twins! Great Learning tool!
Ellie Wright says
The most important is how easy and safe a tablet is to use for my kids.
Ellie Wright says
tweeted
https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/541734475332591617
Alison L. says
I like that its inexpensive.
Wanda McHenry says
The most important feature is the parental controls.
Wanda McHenry says
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/541884694170992640
Betty C says
There are so many feature I like – great internet security, apps for a wide range of ages and so many peloaded apps to choose from
Betty C says
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/541892748669116416
Karen Drake says
The parental controls are the most important feature.
tina reynolds says
I really like the parental controls that is an awesome feature to have.
tina reynolds says
https://twitter.com/eaglesforjack/status/541975050354974720
Denise W says
My daughter would really enjoy this. It is just her size. Thank you!
melissa Resnick says
i love the parental controls.
Richard Hicks says
The feature that I like best would be parental controls!
Richard Hicks says
https://twitter.com/ardy22/status/541988866052214784
Heather Hollands says
I would love to give a durable tablet like this one as a gift to my 5-year-old nephew.
Amanda Sakovitz says
I love that its easy to use and has parental controls
Amanda Sakovitz says
tweet
https://twitter.com/aes529/status/542013825294532608
Thomas Murphy says
I would like a tablet for my son that is kid friendly.
Thomas Murphy says
https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/542019843898490881
Renee Richardson says
The most important aspect to me is durability. It really needs to stand up to my rough and tumble kids. Thanks for the awesome giveaway and Happy Holidays 🙂
Renee
fattybumpkins at yahoo dot com
Tabathia B says
safe web browsing for kids
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
Tabathia B says
tweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/542101083749748736
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
steve weber says
Favorite is the timer function.. it’s good to teach kids when enough is enough for the time being.