Carissa's App Picks for Kids

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Barbie Color Creations

StoryToys
Reviewed on 7/31/23
Freemium on iOS | Google Play | Amazon

With all of the hype about the recent Barbie movie, why not try out a Barbie coloring app?  In the free version of this app, users can color a limited number of Barbie illustrations (including a Barbie with an artificial leg and vitiligo). There's a wide variety of colors, tints and shades as...

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Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Topics: Amazon, Art, Characters, Diversity, Google Play

Monument Valley 2

Ustwo
Reviewed on 9/11/17
Paid on iOS | Google Play | Amazon

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Age group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8
Topics: Amazon, Art, Concepts, Engineering, Family Play, Favorites, Games, Google Play, Growing Up, Math, Puzzles, STEM, Things That Go

Sago Mini Hat Maker

Sago Mini
Reviewed on 8/28/17
Paid on iOS | Google Play | Amazon

Design a fancy hat for your Sago Mini friends -- you can even try the hat on your own...

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Age group: Baby/toddler, Preschool
Topics: Amazon, Animals, Art, Characters, Concepts, Creativity, Google Play

Stop, Breathe & Think Kids

Stop, Breathe & Think
Reviewed on 8/28/17
Freemium on iOS

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Age group: Baby/toddler, Preschool, Grades K-2
Topics: Animals, Family Play, Growing Up, Nature, Vocabulary

Sesame Street

Sesame Street
Reviewed on 7/31/17
Free on iOS | Google Play

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Age group: Baby/toddler, Preschool
Topics: Alphabet, Characters, Concepts, Early Literacy, Games, Google Play, Growing Up, Math, Music, Rhymes and Songs, Spanish, Vocabulary

Creative Movie Maker for Kids

Fox & Sheep
Reviewed on 7/30/17
Paid on iOS
Freemium on | Google Play

Make your own movie using characters and scenery from some of the Fox & Sheep apps!...

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Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2
Topics: Animals, Characters, Creativity, Early Literacy, Folk/Fairytales, Google Play

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