Carissa's App Picks for Kids

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Featured App

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

Plum's Creaturizer

PBS Kids

Reviewed on 9/21/15

Free on iOS

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Age group: Baby/toddler, Preschool

Topics: Animals, Creativity, Nature, Science

Wizard School

Duck Duck Moose

Reviewed on 9/11/15

Free on iOS

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Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2, Grades 3-5

Topics: Animals, Art, Creativity, Engineering, Family Play, Nature, NBC15, Rhymes and Songs, Science, Technology, Things That Go

Little Alchemy 1 & 2

Jakub Koziol

Reviewed on 8/25/15

Free on iOS | Google Play | Chrome

Freemium on iOS | Google Play | Chrome

Starting with four basic elements (air, fire, earth, water), see what you can mix together to create new things. Earth + Water = Mud! Fire + Earth = Lava! Water + Water = the Sea! There are 700 different items that can be created using different combinations. How many can you find? Although...

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Age group: Grades K-2