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:
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 after that, users can choose whichever puzzle image they want to use. The puzzles are just the right…
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 are currently 30!) plus a few that haven't yet hit the app store as stand-alone apps are…
An app that gets players up, moving around and interacting! This app is basically a digital version of the Silly Street board game, but it's brilliant because that means you can play anywhere and not lose any pieces! To play the game, first choose how many people will be playing and which animal icon they'd like to play as. Up to six players can play at once.
Play around with fitness and nutrition -- how do physical movement and food choices affect our weight? In this app, users first choose a character and workout clothes for that character. Next, they choose from a variety of exercises from crunches to running to cycling and more. They help the character do that activity by swiping or tapping the screen for either a time limit or a set number of…
What can you create in Lexi's World? Spell a word and see it come to life in Lexi's World! With a unique choose-your-own-adventure spelling mechanism that makes this app accessible to even younger users that don't have alphabet knowledge, this app brings the joy of seeing words turn into objects and actions to every user! When you type one letter from the keyboard, the rest of the…
Who's the fastest draw? Challenge a friend (or a parent!) in this two-player drawing game. Choose from the pre-designed drawings (from simple shapes, numbers and colors to animals, vehicles, flags and traffic signs) or design your own drawing for users to color. The screen is set up so that two users draw the same picture at the same time on their own half of the screen.…
Does your child hate brushing their teeth? Or rush through it? Maybe this app can help. There are two modes--"Feed and Brush" or "Brush Together." In "Feed and Brush" you choose which of four animal friends you'd like to feed (fox, rabbit, dog or cat). Then, you feed them some of the foods on the table in front of them -- fruits, veggies, cheese, meat, candy, breads.... there…
Slide the slices of an animated picture until you find the animal the app is asking you to find in this mix & match game.
Can you tap the correct hat before the…
The poppets’ outfits are all mixed up…
Practice your math skills with this motivating app! Each time you solve the equation correctly, Fiete…
An app perfect for kids who love non-…