What it is and what you do with it: 7 scenes with bedtime routines, 7 scenes with morning routines plus 2 mini-games featuring Harmony Bear, Funshine Bear, Share Bear, Tendergeart Bear, Cheer Bear, Wonderheart Bear and Grumpy Bear.

Help Care Bears get to sleep or get ready for the day, e.g. count the stars with Funshine Bear or help Tenderheart Bear make his bed.

What we liked: the concept. Good variety of educational mini-activities featuring popular characters. Kid friendly illustrations and animations. Narration and spoken instructions. Ease of use. Bonus mini-games featuring original 'Sleepy Time' and 'Rise & Shine' songs. Overall quality of the app.

What we didn't like: we wish there were more features (most of the activities are very basic). Links to demos of other apps by the publisher.

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What it is/what you do with it: interactive play app featuring Care Bears. Take care for your virtual bears: groom, feed, dress up and play with them to keep them happy.

What we liked: the concept. Good range of simple fun activities. 3D illustrations and animations. Cute Care Bear characters. Sounds and sound backgrounds. Ease of use. Spoken instructions. Overall quality of the app.

What we didn't like: limited education value. We wish there was more variety in the activities and more items to play with. Visuals and links advertising extra content (extra purchases) easily accessible from the menu.

Note about the in-app purchases: the free version of the app features just one Bear and limited number of accessories. Additional packages are available from $4.99.

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