Hola chicos, Hatch Cards are the coolest greeting cards ever! A Hatch Card is a greeting card that comes to life using augmented reality via your smart phone or tablet. We were sent some to try out and review.
If your kids are like mine you take a lot of time and consideration in choosing their birthday cards, but after they have opened them and checked them for a couple of minutes, the cards go directly to the shelf, the back of a draw or maybe even to the bin! This can be disheartening after the initial thought and effort!
The people behind Hatch Cards who came up with the idea of Augmented Reality Greeting Cards, had this problem in mind. When your kids receive a Hatch Card from you they can scan it with a smartphone or tablet and it comes to life! That’s not all, because the best part of it is that after they have watched the animation they are given access to a range of free games and activities to keep them entertained for hours! I can confirm this has been true with my daughter Bella, who was so excited about the games that she has been playing them every day! She loves it.
We made a short video about the Hatch Cards in which you can see my daughter’s reaction when we found out how they worked.
How they work:
We received 3 greetings cards to review: a superhero card, a dinosaur card and a princess card.
SUPERHERO
DINOSAUR
PRINCESS
Each card has the instructions on the back and there is also a small message inside the card to let the people know that they need to follow the instructions in order to make them come to life.
First you need to download a free app called Zappar from your App store. This is very easy to do and only takes a few minutes.
Then you should scan the zapcode, found on the front of each card, by aiming your smartphone or tablet at it. It does not take long at all and should synchronise in seconds.
My Thoughts
I think these cards are AMAZING!! They are original and their designs are super cute. I haven’t seen anything like this before. When I explained the cards to Bella she was immediately fascinated with the idea. When she saw them working with her own eyes she was really impressed and really liked them. It adds so much fun to an ordinary card. The most interesting feature is that they have free games for kids to play after seeing the card come to life. We often do facetime video chats with family and the first thing Bella did was to tell everybody about the cards, giving them a demonstration. It was so nice to see her excited about them. Yes, these cards are definitely a “Yes -Yes” for all of us.
The cards have an RRP of £2.99 which are the same price as normal high quality cards on the high street! This is FANTASTIC as I thought they might be much more expensive. They are available to buy online from their website. You can also find more about them on Facebook and Twitter.
GIVEAWAY
If you would also like to try them out for yourself, this is the perfect opportunity as you will be able to Win 6 Augmented Reality Cards all for your enjoyment!! I’m sure you and your children will love these cards! In order to have a chance to win, you just need to enter the giveaway below. Good luck!
*Terms & Conditions: Open to UK & Ireland residents. Win 6 Augmented Reality Cards. There is no cash alternative. These cards will be provided by Hatch Cards directly. A Moment With Franca blog is not responsible for the delivery of these cards. This Giveaway closes on Monday 18th April 2016 at midnight. The winner will have 48 hours to respond once notification is sent.
*Disclaimer: I received these cards in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and is a genuine representation of what I think.
Thanks for stopping by,
Love you all ❤️
Franca 💋
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I love how they come alive and the games that follow brilliant and entertaining love the fairy card!
I think that it is a really cool and novel idea and I know that my nephews would love to get cards like these.
The superhero one 🙂 xx
I can’t wait to try these out ( if I win!) I’m sure they would keep the family entertained for hours!
Entertaining for the children. Like the fairy.
Love the Superhero cards xx
I love them very quirky I like the superhero one
I think they look cool, I like the dinosaur one
i think they are great my son would love superhero one
I love the superhero one – they are a great idea!
A really great idea – so often cards are just discarded and forgotten about – this would solve that problem! Thanks for linking up with #TriedTested
We reviewed these too. I was really impressed with them over your standard birthday card #TriedTested
I love the added element of playable games, perfect cards for children I think, my gang would love them
The dino one, agree with you kids open a card and don’t care, unless there is money in it
I love the added bonus of being able to play a game with the card afterwards. Usually, in our house, cards are up for a few days then stored away in my sons memory box.
Superhero they look like good fun
I like the superhero cards. It would be nice if you could personalise them.
They look cool! I like the superhero one.
Love this concept, my grandsons would love the super hero & dino ones
Really interesting, I haven’t seen any cards like this before. My nephew would love the Superhero card.
I think they are awesome love the dinosaur ones xx
Love the cheeky monkey card
My nephew would love the dinosaur one thry look great
These are such a great idea, the fairy one is my fave!
I think they are cool and kids will love to receive them. Like the Superhero one
The cheeky monkey card xxx
Think all the cards are great but my favourite is the superhero.
The super hero cards
I think my boys will like the superhero and the dinosaur cards. They look like great fun