As I type this, my 15-month-old son is perched on my left knee, whaling at the keyboard with both fists while I hunt and peck for letters with my right hand. No doubt you've been in a similar situation, and if you're tired of opening blank Word windows to let your wee one free-associate on the keyboard, Giggles Computer Funtime for Baby is an award-winning software series that'd make for a great holiday present/sanity break this year.
Giggles serves the same purpose as the aforementioned Word trick -- baby hits the keyboard, and stuff happens onscreen -- but the delightful images and sounds help to teach true cause-and-effect relationships, while the system-locking feature ensures that none of your valuable files will get annihilated in the process.
Available for $19.99 each, Giggles' Shapes, My Animal Friends (screen shots above), and ABC's & 123's titles are Mac and Windows compatible, and you can visit the company's website to download trial versions before adding them to your holiday wish list.
