High-quality apps you can feel good about using with your child.
Librarians have been giving advice about how to make choices in media forever! Books, music, movies... Apps are simply another form of media to hit the market and for families that are choosing to use apps with their kids, it can feel overwhelming deciding which apps to choose.
There are a number of great resources about using apps with kids. Here are a few favorites:
- Family Time with Apps
- Apps en Familia
- iPad apps and your Pre-Reader
- Tips for using screen media with young children from Zero to Three
Read to start browsing apps? Check out our most recent app reviews below:
Three dimensional mazes with optical illusion solutions reminiscent of the artwork of M.C. Escher elevate this app above other puzzle apps. The ethereal mood and gorgeous color scheme are just icing on the cake. This is one of those rare apps that are equally engaging for parents and children. As we played it together, my son (4 years old) would often discover the solution before I did (I am…
Discover the periodic table of elements (well, sorta) by running experiments on little cute cartoon representations of all the different elements.
Design your own imaginative creature,…
An astounding amount of interesting…
Take a virtual fishing trip and enjoy…
Music is all around us! This app encourages kids to look at some everyday objects around their home (from pots and pans to a sheet of paper) and even their own body parts…
Help a small robot work his way through 100 levels of increasingly challenging obstacle courses. Each level presents logic challenges where the players must think through…
Colorful, geometric animal-esque…
Design your own fireworks by…
How do you breathe new life into a…
With funky modern illustrations, TinyBop invites kids to play with the six classic simple machines (lever, screws, wheels and axles, inclined planes, wedges, and pulley) and make adjustments (like moving the fulcrum on the lever) to see how the action changes. Each machine has its own unique scenario (knocking down a castle, breaking up icebergs, lifting heavy objects) and the option to "peel…