Our Sandman for Android

Introducing Our Sandman — an Android play world

Our Sandman is an Android app from Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg that guides children through a bright, interactive universe full of surprises. It’s built for imaginative, open-ended play where kids can explore, experiment, and tell their own stories with familiar playful elements.

Key play activities

• Dress-up and role play with quirky hats, glasses, and costumes to spark imaginative scenarios.
• Interact with friendly animals and pets for gentle, exploratory play.
• Pilot vehicles like a helicopter or a rocket for simple flying adventures.
• Jump into cars and trains for hands-on driving and movement play.
• Tackle short mini-games — jigsaws and memory challenges — designed to be fun while strengthening thinking skills.
• Use the “reset” tool to rearrange or clear the scene and start fresh whenever a child wants a new layout.
• Record sessions and save them as videos so play moments can be replayed or shared.
• Browse the app’s media library (separate video and audio sections) to enjoy the Sandman’s nightly stories available across seven days.

How it supports learning

Our Sandman encourages creative problem solving, role playing, and storytelling. The app’s simple mechanics let children try things freely, develop fine motor skills through taps and drags, and exercise memory and attention via the included puzzles and matching games.

Parental-friendly extras

The app provides tools that help adults give children a safe, repeatable play environment: an easy cleanup/reset button, the ability to save play recordings, and curated audio/video stories. These features make it simple to supervise, preserve, or restart play sessions.

Why parents might choose it

Families looking for a gentle, visually engaging app that balances free exploration with light educational value will find Our Sandman appealing. It’s designed to be safe, easy to use for young children, and rewarding for parents who want play that also encourages imagination and basic cognitive skills.

Suggested alternative

• Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (paid) — a widely known sandbox option with broader building tools and online multiplayer for older children who want more complex creative play.