Best Apps For Kids – Children’s Apps and Websites Reviewed, Rated & Ranked By Moms & Educators

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Pegs ‘n Holes is an outstanding game for older players. The range of options makes it perfect for all levels and abilities, and the competitive option will be very motivating for players who enjoy head-to-head competition.

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Zap Zap Math offers a wealth of free math practice at grade levels from K to 6, with even more possibilities available through an annual subscription. Since it’s based on Common Core standards, there’s no doubt that kids will be on the right track to build important skills.

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5th Grade Reading Comprehension Prep is a simple and effective app that will help students practice vital comprehension skills in the classroom or at home. The feature of highlighting text evidence to support the correct answer is particularly valuable to learners.

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Baby’s here! Discover how you can use your mobile device to help you and your family get a handle on this parenting gig. Why not check out some of these apps to get answers to your questions, organize your world, take care of the little one, and generally make your life a bit easier? Baby …

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Thanksgiving conjures up images of huge meals, family get togethers, and warm memories, as well as turkeys, pumpkins and cornucopias. Americans, Canadians, and some other countries celebrate it as a fall harvest festival. Give thanks for these apps, and enjoy! Games and Activities Thanksgiving Games Free Kids Play N Learn / Free Here is a …

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When your toddler or preschooler is showing interest in letters, it’s time to break out the ABC apps! Nurture readiness and beginning reading skills by providing practice on letter recognition, letter writing, and letter sounds at just the right time. ABC Ebooks Animal ABC Book Uniplayapps / Free Wildlife abounds in this unique ABC book! …

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Grab your mobile device this Halloween season, because app developers have been busily coming up with ways to help you celebrate. From the creepy and spooky to the silly and fun, they’ve managed to capture many of the things that make this holiday great. Here are just a few of the interesting options. Games Limbo …

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MyStoryMyLife is a modern, up-to-date variation on an age-old theme: keeping a personal diary or journal. Older children, pre-teens, and teens will love the privacy and the potential for creativity through the use of not only text, but also drawing tools and photographs.

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See the App in iTunes Academtech LLC Price: FREE Ahgoo Baby Monitor is an awesome new app for parents.  With Ahgoo Baby Monitor, parents can use their mobile devices as baby monitors!  I thought that this app would be great, especially when traveling, if you don’t want to worry about packing your actual baby monitor. …

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Traffic Racer – Wild Run Car Racing is a fun app that allows users to take the wheel of virtual racing car navigating freeway traffic. The user has control of the make/model of the car, its color, and a host of other options. There are also various options to customize game play. The main drawback is the extreme number of advertisements that run after nearly every click in the app.

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Romeo and Juliet’s Secrets is a creative and entertaining interactive ebook that makes the famous Shakespearean play more accessible with modern language narration and historical background and information.

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Gold Rush 2 is a fun role-playing game set in the old west around the time of the California Gold Rush. Players take the role of the lead character as they try to right wrongs and solve mysteries.

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App Info Price: Overview Miniwalla the Forest Story is an ebook designed to teach children about values and conservation. There are six chapters, each centering around the main character, eight year old Henry who lives at the animal sanctuary, Miniwalla, on the island of Java in Indonesia. Henry has adventures and learns lessons in each …

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App Info Price: Overview Teachley: Fractions Boost is a program designed to help third through fifth grade students deepen and internalize their understanding of fractions and the places where fractions are located on a number line. Players drive down a futuristic highway full of hills, banks and curves, and more, and periodically are challenged to …

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See the App in iTunes JustTwoDudes Price: FREE SecureTribe is a new app designed for parents who want to use a secure social media account.  With SecureTribe, parents can share life’s memories and moments with only their closest family and friends.  I thought that this app would be perfect for those looking to have a …

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App Info Price: Overview Three Good Things is a journaling app that prompts users to write down three positive sentences each day using notifications and messages. The goal is to build a habit of thinking in a positive manner each day to improve mental health. Features include: Simple user interface Game-like atmosphere Optional social media …

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{price} AppStore User Rating: {stars}[/app] Overview Preschool & Kindergarten Math Learning Game is a simple tool to help children practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using either a multiple choice or input answers format. The game awards a star rating after completion of each level, and levels become more complex and challenging as the previous …

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“Mommy, can I play games on your phone?” Sound familiar? Smartphones, welcome or not, are here to stay. With such a wide variety of games on the app stores, you and your children have more choices than ever. Since kids have all sorts of different interests, it can be tricky to find apps and games …

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App Info Price: Overview Can you connect the dots to remove lines from the puzzle? That’s the goal of Spots Connect. This colorful dot game has players complete challenges to advance through the levels. It also has lots of surprises that pop up along the way. Features include: Complete challenges Advance through levels Use special …




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