What is I Spy Junior: Puppet Playhouse?

Puppet shows have always been a big hit with kids, so why not put that natural affinity to good use? That’s the premise of this nifty game. Aimed at ages three to five, I Spy Junior Puppet Playhouse teaches children basic reading, logical thinking, and counting skills as they play with puppets.

In each scenario, players click objects (a princess’s crown, a forest, or a whale) to reveal written storylines, riddles, and other puzzles, which a voice reads aloud clearly. Kids can click different parts of the sentence (for example, “the princess’s crown”) to hear them as many times as they like. And if they tire of the built-in scenarios, they can make their own puppet shows using hundreds of different puppets and props, animating as they choose (but without an underlying story or puzzle). Our only complaint is that the CD doesn’t include enough built-in puppet shows.

Shuchat-Marx, Mark D. (December 2000). Kidz Stuff. MacAddict. (pg. 80).

Download I Spy Junior: Puppet Playhouse for Mac

Architecture

IBM PowerPC

System Requirements

From Mac OS 7.6

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: SheepShaver