Educational Apps

The Best Educational Apps for Children

 

Did you know that there are educational apps/games on the market?

Yes, there are, they developed math games, alphabet games, reading games, memory games and much more, even for the youngest kids and even for kids with special needs to help them with their development!  Most of the Apps only costs a couple of dollars and you can download them instantly on your tablet.  And since this device is so portable, you can take it everywhere with you. Take it in the car, to the waiting rooms and places where one of your siblings has to wait, and he (or she) can enjoys himself with one of the educational Apps! Isn’t that cool?


Besides playing apps, the tablet is of course  your music station, email device, internet source and e-reader. On this page I will show you some fun and favorite tablet games, but also some of the educational apps for children  with special needs.
Although a lot of apps are totally free, I very often would not recommend them for young children. They contain advertisements, and in-app purchases, or they are completely dumb. No, not always, but be sure to check the game before handing it off to your child. But personally I prefer to pay a few dollars for a game that is really well developed and educational.

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YOUNG KIDS


COTBOT CITY

cotbotThe developer (Devine Robot) of this game gave it to me and I must admit, I didn’t expect much from this game….Boy was I wrong! My kids LOVE Cotbot City.. From my 3 year old up to my 8 year old, they love to drive around in their city, explore all there is to do. It’s easy and fun. And with the change of seasons, the city changes too! Hilarious! Well done developer! There is no ads, nothing to worry about. Just an easy and fun little kids game.
I just discovered that the developer came out with another game….well now I am curious about that one as well….

Find this game on the website : Cotbot City

DR. PANDA GAMES

iPad apps game, dr panda games

Dr. Panda…what can I say? A few years ago, the developer gave me the download code to one of his first games. He was not known then, and I didn’t even had an iPad to play it on. I catched up quite quick…we now own: Dr Panda’s Hospital, Dr. Panda’s Restaurant, Dr. Panda Mailman, Dr. Panda Bus Driver…and probably more…. My kids LOVE these games! My favorite is the Mailman. That one is super fun, with nice details and surprises. The games are educational in a creative way: the kids learn about the world around them by playing this open-ended game with role play elements and fun and educational task to do and to explore.
Each game is very well build, free of ads and in-app purchases. You can give this to your child to let him or her explore without having to worry about inappropriate content. Awesome!

Visit Dr. Panda Games here

TOTO’S TREEHOUSE

Toto's Treehouse iPad App

I downloaded this game because I thought this looked like fun, not knowing this is also a Dr. Panda game… It is wonderful. Especially my 6 year old likes taking care of this little cutie in his treehouse. Feed him, play with him, wash him and just be his friend. A very cute and friendly game.


LEGO JUNIORS APPS

Lego Juniors Apps

Lego Juniors has two games on the market now: Quest, Lego Create and Cruise. The first one you have to drive around in the city to search for a missing robber and a missing cat. On the search you will encounter all kind of people, you play little mini-games, can build with virtual bricks and more. The game is well build, fun and entertaining. No Ads or in-app purchases. Perfect entertainment for little kids. In Create&Cruise the kids can use their imagination to build a perfect vehicle and perfect mini-figures. For little engineers.

Visit the Lego Juniors Games here.

 

RUSH HOUR

iPad apps game, Rush Hour

The very popular logic game puzzle from Thinkfun: Rush hour!
A classic game now for iPad and iPhone !!! Get the car out of this traffic jam.








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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED KIDS



NEWS-O-MATIC

News O Matic newspaper for kids appDeveloped by Press4Kids. This game is not free, but cost $9.99 for a year subscription. But this is so worth it, that I think every parent should install this on their kids tablet. I use this app almost as homework. When the kids did quite a lot of screentime during the day, then they only can play this app.

What is it? This is a news app geared towards kids. World news, political news, fun facts, special events, all brought to you in a kid friendly way with images and videos. This app is so eductional and fun! It’s unbelievable.

Even I like to go through the pages from time to time. They have interesting facts, serious world news and everything in between. News is updated every few days. My all-time favorite!



Visit the News-O-Matic website

 

STACK THE STATES

Stack the StatesAnother one of my all-time favorites. Here the kids have to answer questions about the States of America. And after that it will open more games.

When you have won all the States, you can play “Map it!”. Here you get the map of America and you put the States on the right spot…. Shocking how difficult that is! My son came to 18 points, and I couldn’t get any further than 3 points. I was so ashamed, that I practiced and now I can put all 52 States on the right place! HA! That was really fun and educational for young and old 🙂

See on iTunes Stack the States

 

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