Are Sprout games educational?

Sprout games teach children to follow simple instructions, to use computers, and to play around with basic ideas like spatial manipulation. The games also teach children valuable skills such as patience and basic reasoning.

The Sprout video games are very simple click-and-move computer games designed to be both fun and educational at the same time. They feature characters from TV programs that many preschoolers recognize, thus making learning familiar and enjoyable for the kids. The games' difficulty level is such that given some simple adult instruction, any child could perform well. These games ultimately aim to make learning a fun process.