Item: Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen
Rating: 85
Author: Dinsun

Dinsun Review

Dinsun here. I’m reviewing this from the perspective of its utility. As a piece of software for toddlers, it’s excellent. It uses the original voices, the interactions are intuitive for tiny hands, and it actually teaches something. It’s not a 'game' for me, but as a parent or educator, this is the rare mobile app that isn’t just trashy sensory overload. It’s well-constructed and wholesome.

Overall Stats

Pros & Cons

Authentic Sesame Street voices
High educational value
Polished, friendly UI

Limited content without IAP
Repetitive for adults

Technical Report

Performance: Rock solid stability; no bugs found during testing.

Accessibility:

Voice guidance

Audience Fit

Buy if: You have a child learning their ABCs.

Skip if: You are over the age of five.

Similar Games:

Toca Kitchen
Khan Academy Kids

Reviewer Context

Reviewer: Dinsun, 40-year-old conservative gamer
Hardware: iPad (10th Gen)
Playtime: 5 hours
Status: Observed toddler play

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

1039971485

$3.49 4+★3.8 193 reviews

Author : Sesame Workshop (Apps)

Pubish Date : Wed Nov 25 2015

Last Update Date : Thu Jun 12 2025

Support Languages : English

Genres :

Version 3.0.1Thu Jun 12 2025

Improved device support.
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
This is a vocabulary-building app, which will help your child practice early literacy skills by blending letter sounds to create words in Cookie Monster’s alphabet kitchen!
Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen turns learning vowels and new vocabulary words into a fun-filled cookie making experience. By creating letter cookies and decorating them in his kitchen, Chef Elmo helps kids learn about vowels. Through blending letter combinations to create words, the Sesame Street friends help your child ‘bake’ 3- and 4-letter words into delicious cookies. And the fun doesn’t stop there! Your child can color the cookies, take pictures with their creations, ‘eat’ them, or share them with Cookie Monster and Elmo!
FEATURES
-Cut and decorate vowel cookies with colorful frostings, icings, whipped cream, sprinkles, fruits, and silly facial features!
-Create more than 90 words to build vocabulary and literacy skills.
-Learn letter names and sounds.
-Over 350 word cookie variations!
-Take pictures with Cookie Monster, Elmo, and your cookies.
-‘Eat’ the cookies or share them with Cookie Monster and Elmo!
LEARN ABOUT
-Letter identification
-Letter sounds
-Word blending
-Vocabulary building
-Sharing
ABOUT US
Sesame Workshop’s mission is to use the educational power of media to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. Delivered through a variety of platforms, including television programs, digital experiences, books and community engagement, its research-based programs are tailored to the needs of the communities and countries they serve. Learn more at www.sesameworkshop.org.
PRIVACY POLICY
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CONTACT US
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Ratings & Reviews

3.8 out of 5 with 193 Counts

★★★★★

Age Rating 4+

Join Elmo and Cookie Monster in their Alphabet Kitchen! Children can learn their ABCs by creating alphabet soup and baking cookies. This app will help your child identify letters, recognize letter sounds, and trace letters. They will also practice early literacy skills such as matching upper and lowercase letters, and learning common words. With the help of their favorite Sesame Street friends, toddlers and preschoolers will develop a foundation for reading and writing through interactive, hands-on cooking activities.

Features

Letter Identification: Tap on letters to hear their names and sounds.

Letter Tracing: Trace letters to practice writing, with helpful guides.

Word Building: Combine letters to create over 350 common words.

Cookie Decorating: Decorate delicious cookies after you’ve spelled a word.

Hands-on learning: Use soup and cookies to reinforce letter recognition.

Self-guided Play: Children can learn at their own pace.

Trusted Content: A fun and educational app developed by Sesame Street.

Offline Access: No internet connection needed after initial download.

Tips

Interactive Alphabet Learning Journey

Players enter the Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen with Elmo and Cookie Monster. They engage in activities like making alphabet soup, where they can tap on letters to hear their names and sounds, and mix letter sounds to form words. Another key activity is baking and decorating cookies, which involves tracing letters to practice writing and combining letters to spell over 350 common words. After successfully spelling a word, children can decorate the delicious cookies. The learning is hands-on and self-guided, allowing children to progress at their own pace with trusted Sesame Street characters.

Gameplays

Core Educational Play Mechanics

The game offers several distinct gameplay types focused on early literacy. 'Letter Identification' gameplay involves tapping letters to hear sounds and names, and mixing sounds to create new words. 'Letter Tracing' is a guided writing practice. 'Word Building' challenges players to combine letters to form common words. Finally, 'Cookie Decorating' acts as a reward and creative activity after successful word spelling, reinforcing the learning process through an engaging visual treat.