A Kinder surprise I really don't need

[KinderSurpriseIndeed]

The kids bought Kinder eggs with their pocket money yesterday. They usually have a merry ol time making the toys inside. Now, some toys are designed to be used with an app - you scan the QR code and the downloaded app makes the useless piece of plastic kinder surprise toy come to life AR (augmented reality) style, it becomes a character in the games on the app and you can use the phone's camera to take pictures of the AR character in your room or to take selfies.

So my kids were having a whale of a time making the cartoon giraffe stand in different parts of the living room, changing its size from giant to teeny tiny. I could hear them squealing with laughter from the next room. Great app. Such fun.

This app stores all the photos and also adds them to your gallery. Kids are loving it. I can hear them laughing. Maybe I can share a nice one with grandma later.

Then they come running to show me their pictures. What did they take pictures of?

My 5 year old daughter's bumhole.

FFS!! I can delete the pictures from my gallery, but NOT THE APP.


please tell me this doesn't send some sort of 'indecent images' alert to Ferrero HQ and I have the police knocking on my door collecting up all my electronics for forensic analysis. I need my laptop for work.


On the plus side, this became an opportune moment to sit the kids down and have a little talk about 'private areas' and not taking pictures.

[YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet]

Hello everyone - Kinder got in touch with us with a response to the thread:

Hello,

This is the Kinder team here to share more information on how Applaydu works.

At Kinder, we respect individual privacy and want to reassure you that no photos taken on Applaydu are shared with Kinder or the owning company Ferrero. We can reassure you that photos are stored in the app only in your phone so nobody else rather than you can see them. We are constantly thinking of new ways to improve the app and have introduced a new feature that will allow users to remove a picture within the app, as well as on their device.

We developed Applaydu because we wanted to evolve the playing experience of our toys, combining both physical and digital play which children and parents can enjoy together. The app is designed to help children develop fundamental skills including analysis, multitasking, reading and writing, organisation, focus, memory recall and recognition and was recently awarded the highest rating (5*) by the Educational App Store. The app has also gained certification from kidSAFE®, a third-party auditor on online children’s safety.

We’re pleased to hear you and you children are enjoying playing on Applaydu and hope you will find this message reassuring.

Thank you, Kinder.

[Enough4me]

Yes and the word willy and poo. All hilarious when you're 5-6!

[Suzi888]

oops lol
Reminds me of when I was clicking through my 4 year olds iPad and discovered a variety of nudes of myself in the shower. Glad I got to them before grandma! Nothing sinister at all. Kids are obsessed with butts!

[KinderSurpriseIndeed]

exactly. and its a fine line when teaching them appropriate without making them feel body parts are dirty or shameful. this is why we used 'private' and 'just for you' (and not to be photographed!). we did tell them they weren't in trouble.

neither have asked to use the app since, though. I've deleted it and learned my lesson about unsupervised access to a camera.

[Echobelly]

I do think people rush to label some kids' behaviour as 'sexualised' or 'disturbing' when it is honestly kids finding willies, bums and vaginas funny and rude, which sounds very much what's happened here. I don't see it's anything to worry about on its own - but obviously an issue if kids and doing or saying things that suggest sexual knowledge as opposed to just curiosity, or laughing at 'rude bits'.

[KinderSurpriseIndeed]

reading the comments i, and having been on mumsnet for donkeys years, i totally understand why people might think this trolly but this genuinely happened. the er 'photographer, was a six year old (they're 18 months apart) and after we had a little chat about 'remember we talked about 'private areas' the older one actually burst into tears from seeing how not amused we were. Poor kid. Both genuinely thought it was funny.

I deleted the app but i kinda hate the idea that the image could maybe have been sent to ferrero servers.

this is definitely one of those its funny but also kinda not funny stories that i laugh at the innocence of the kids and cringe at the same time.

I have no concerns that this indicates anything 'wrong' or concerning with either the 5 or 6 year old. Bums are funny. I still feel bad that we made the 6yr old cry, though.

[MustardMitt]

@Summerfreeze

I think as OP isn’t horrified from an assault perspective you should probably take the post at face value.

Plenty of people either don’t realise or minimise when their children exhibit concerning behaviour.

I know that but this is an anonymous forum we have to take her post at face value. Your post jumped straight to ‘daughter being violated’ - it wasn’t an attempt to educate.

As an aside my, kids have known how to take a photo on a phone from age 3. Not good ones, mind

[HellooJackie]

Of*

[HellooJackie]

[quote UncleHerbie]@HellooJackie shit on it 🤣[/quote]
Lovely bit it squirrel. I need to stop

[drumandthebass]

This has made me laugh. There's nothing sinister about it, it's just kids being kids.

[UncleHerbie]

@HellooJackie shit on it 🤣

[HellooJackie]

[quote Quaagars]@HellooJackie

Going completely off topic now (sorry) but is your username a Friday Night Dinner reference lol[/quote]
Yes

[EmbarrassedUser]

[quote Quaagars]@HellooJackie

Going completely off topic now (sorry) but is your username a Friday Night Dinner reference lol[/quote]
Hi Jim 👋 😂😂

[Quaagars]

@HellooJackie

Going completely off topic now (sorry) but is your username a Friday Night Dinner reference lol

[Summerfreeze]

Why you'd go for the worst option and use words like illegal and violated beats me.

Experience maybe? Better to assume it’s a risk and not treat it as a huge internet joke to share than risk being yet another adult that ignores signs of abuse.

[HellooJackie]

@raddledoldmisanthropist

Well I owe my 6 year old an apology. She was going on and on about someone's bum being voted number one on Kinder showreel and I just told her not to be silly.

[Enough4me]

My DS at five went through a bum flashing stage. He thought it was hilarious as older kids laughed at it, and it took lots of stern talks to get it out of his system.

[Quaagars]

It's not Kinder's fault - sounds like you seriously need to sit your kids down and tell them what is and isn't appropriate to take pictures of!
How old are they (the one's taking pics of 5 yr old?)
Sounds like they're not old enough to have access to apps and internet unsupervised.

[Bbub]

Soggy parsnip 😂😂

[Bbub]

Yeah I did something about similar at that age (obviously totally different technology as we're talking about 30 years ago), this is so funny 😅

Deleting the app and reinstalling is the best way probably as mentioned above. Good luck op 😂

[MoonSauce]

@raddledoldmisanthropist

Well I owe my 6 year old an apology. She was going on and on about someone's bum being voted number one on Kinder showreel and I just told her not to be silly.

This could be how OP's kid got the idea, if they saw that

[Sunnydaysstillhere]

My 6 yo has offered up his soggy parsnip a few times for photos recently.. The more squeals they get the more they flash ime.

I doubt your dd will appear in a bum hole line up anytime soon op...

[ComeOnBabyHauntMyBubble]

@Summerfreeze

I don't think the OP said the photo had been taken by older children?

Pocket money and an app? That’s kids older than four so yes older kids. If your five year old reported to school that her older siblings had persuaded her to do this they’d be rightly concerned and raise red flags.

4,5,6 yos get pocket money and have access to devices. Could be a younger sibling,could be same age,could be a year older or 10 years older. Why you'd go for the worst option and use words like illegal and violated beats me.

[Summerfreeze]

I think as OP isn’t horrified from an assault perspective you should probably take the post at face value.

Plenty of people either don’t realise or minimise when their children exhibit concerning behaviour.

[Summerfreeze]

I don't think the OP said the photo had been taken by older children?

Pocket money and an app? That’s kids older than four so yes older kids. If your five year old reported to school that her older siblings had persuaded her to do this they’d be rightly concerned and raise red flags.