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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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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 1/9/21

Minibombo's newest app is all about opposites. In this app, appropriate for even the youngest players, you first choose which animal you'd like to play with. Each animal then has a series of opposite options.  Players can choose whether the animal might be tall or short, for example, or far or...

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Reviewed on 1/9/21

Note: This app is only available on Apple Arcade. A new game from the makers of "Love you to Bits" and "Bring You Home" this app continues on the theme of CUTE cartoony characters on a search for loved ones.  In this case, it's a hapless mother hen searching for her lost chicks. Also like the...

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Reviewed on 12/16/20

A trading game for one or two players.  In this game, you need to buy supplies for your castle. There are many options to choose from that change up the details of the game, but the basics are the same.  A boat pulls up to the dock with items for sale. You choose the items you want to buy and...

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Age group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Reviewed on 12/16/20

A clever word-building game! The main story in this app is that 7 swords have been stolen and need to be recovered. The majority of the game play consists of one-on-one battles against either an automatically generated opponent OR another player (with a pass-and-play option). The way that you...

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Age group: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5
Reviewed on 12/16/20

Logic puzzles of increasing difficulty and a build-your-own Thinkrolls maze make this an excellent addition to (or introduction to) your Thinkrolls collection. If you've played Thinkrolls games before, you know the basics of how they work -- a small round character rolls around a maze and...

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

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