20% off Osmo starter kits and coding add-ons for iPad and Fire Tablet

TL;DR: As of April 6, Osmo is offering 20% off all coding and starter kits, saving you up to $36.90 on an interactive iPad or Fire Tablet add-on for your kid.

Social distancing has essentially turned many parents into emergency homeschool teachers. Though teachers are probably still creating lesson plans, sending homework, and maybe even doing some teaching via Zoom, parents are scrambling to keep their kids in learning mode while schools are closed.

But many parents who are working from home have Zoom meetings of their own. And sometimes, the easiest thing to do is sit your kid down with a tablet.

The New York Times is urging parents to not freak out about quarantine screen time, but it’s still nice to know that your kid is learning something while hogging your tablet. Osmo is an iPad- and Fire Tablet-compatible add-on that teaches kids coding, spelling, creativity, and more through interactive blocks and game pieces. As part of its Hop into Coding sale, Osmo is offering 20% off all coding kits and starter kits.

But it’s hard to explain just how unique the Osmo experience is. You just need to see it in action:

Here are a few of the kits up for grabs:

Kids can get multiple coding experiences up their sleeves with this master collection of Osmo’s award-winning coding kits. If you have children of different ages who will all want to play, this combo pack is a great buy (plus, it’s 30% off):

• Coding Awbie covers must-have basic skills like sequential thinking, parameters, loops, and conditionals to explore five different worlds and save a mountain.

• Coding Jam delves into more more sophisticated computational activities like sub routines and nested routing. Kids can get hands-on with their learning by snapping together coding blocks to create musical jams — a fun balance of algorithmic thinking and creativity.

• Coding Duo is the most advanced pack of the three, introducing two new blocks to help  master concepts like multi-chains of code, collaboration, and strategy. Blocks from Coding Awbie and Coding Jam are required for Coding Duo, all working together to solve puzzles as in the quest to find a scientist’s missing pets.

Awbie and Jam can also be purchased separately as part of the 20% off deal, going for $39.20 and $47.20 after the discount, respectively.

New to the whole tablet learning thing? The Osmo Genius Kit is a good place to start. This starter kit is the entry point to the Osmo Universe and comes with everything needed to transform your iPad or Fire Tablet into a fully interactive learning tool. It focuses on core subjects like math and spelling as well as creative skills like creating problem solving with Newton, visual thinking with Tangram, and self-expression with Masterpiece.

The Explorer Starter Kit comes with everything for these same subjects, plus Coding Awbie.

The classic Genius Kit is recommended for ages 6-10 while the Little Genius Starter Kit is right up a 3 to 5-year-old’s alley. This preschool-aged kit is geared toward ABCs, problem-solving skills, social and emotional skills with Squiggle Magic, and creativity with Costume Party. 

Complete your Osmo family with extra games like Pizza Co., Detective Agency, Super Studio Frozen 2 and Incredibles 2, Costume Party, and more. These aren’t on sale, but most go for anywhere from $19 to $39 — so your savings on a starter kit or coding kit could basically pay for an add on.