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Carissa's App Picks for Kids

High-quality apps you can feel good about using with your child.

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View videos of Carissa's Top Five Picks for Apps in various categories.

Featured App

Reviewed on 7/31/23

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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Reviewed on 12/17/18

Become a sushi chef with digital toy maker, Toca Boca! In this app, players choose which foods they want to incorporate into their sushi -- some expected ingredients like fish, other oddball ingredients like candy canes. Next, they choose which kitchen tools they want to use -- knife, frying pan...

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Age group: Preschool, Grades K-2
Reviewed on 12/17/18

A point-and-click adventure game for older players. Robert is a wind monk's apprentice who finds himself on an adventure. Players help guide him through the adventure, tapping where they want him to walk or tapping on objects or characters they want him to interact with. There are lots of clues...

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Reviewed on 12/17/18

In this surreal game, you ARE the hole. Donut County has a hole problem. Large holes keep opening up all over the place and everything (I mean EVERYTHING) is getting swallowed up. In this app for older users (at least old enough to read fluently as the app has a lot of text and no narrator...

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Reviewed on 12/17/18

Do you love all of the different puzzles in Highlights Magazine? This might be just the right app for you! Includes Hidden Pictures, Match Maker, Picture Mix-ups, Mazes, and Look & Look Again puzzles. The app walks users through a tutorial the first time they open each type of puzzle, but...

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Age group: Baby/toddler, Preschool
Reviewed on 11/13/18

If you're new to the world of children's apps or if you haven't purchased any (or many) of the Sago Mini apps and especially if you're looking for some great digital road trip entertainment for very young children, then THIS IS THE APP FOR YOU!  Every single Sago Mini app in the app store (there...

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Age group: Baby/toddler

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