The following are ten great applications for the iPad for kids:
- 1. The Miss Spider app: This is an application originally designed for the iPhone, but great for the iPad. It is a great application for kids that offers a lot of different features to keep them having fun all day long. One of the features it offers is a matching game, but it also has coloring and paint pages. The illustrations are large, and the iPad makes coloring simple and fun.
- 2. Truck Modz: This is an application for kids, but particularly for boys. It has a pull down garage with the ability to design your own car. You can add whatever extras you want, and color it however you want. Your kid can put flames, stripes, etc. Once your car is done, then you can drive it all over the various landscapes provided. You just swipe with your finger, and have fund driving. The application adds a few more extras with sound effects, animation, and more fun for kids.
- 3. Nklein’s Spell It: This is an educational game that is also a lot of fun. It offers a great deal of spelling practice. It helps your kid learn new words, practice their spelling, and even learn new languages. It comes in three languages, and soon two more will be coming. It offers the ability to learn, and helps your kid in the spelling practice they need most. The application offers the words that your child has the hardest time with.
- 4. Magnetic draw: This is a fun application that works much the same way as a magnetic drawing board. It has a pen and stamps that will make drawing easier and more fun, and a few extras like the ability to share your drawings, zoom in on certain parts to make them more detailed, and even add in extra little detials with the set of stamps that are available.
- 5. BuuBuu Zoo Jumble: This application is a multilingual animal flash cards game and a puzzle. It teaches kids animal names in eight different langauages, and offers amazing graphics for kids to enjoy. The languages include English, Catalan, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Italian and Portuguese.
- 6. Marvel: Any kid into superheroes and fun will love this application. It is the application for the comics commonly known as Marvel comics. It has great graphics, enhanced features, and lets you see the latest and old editions of all your favorites.
- 7. Animal hide and seek adventure: One of the best parts of this application is that it is designed specifically for young kids who love animals. It offers three different scenes to find animals in. It has a jungle, circus, and ocean scene. The illustrations are amazing, and it provides hours and hours of fun for your little ones.
- 8. Dress Eggy: Ever the popular application, the Dress Eggy application is a creative outlet for kids, and fun for everyone involved. It offers kids the ability to design their own egg people, giving them eyes, hair, accessories, and more to make funny faces, and a good time.
- 9. Memory: This application provides kids of all ages the ability to play Memory. It gives your child a fun activity that can be customized to their favorite thing. It can be Dora if that is what they love, or whatever their favorite character etc.
- 10. Real Racing HD: This application is a racing game that kids get to see high definition race courses, and use multi-touch technology to get behind the wheel and navigate the various courses offered. It has five different modes that can be played, and it starts at Rookie, and you can work your way up to World Champion.
Jennifer says
GREAT list of apps for kids — will definitely have to check them out for my kids! BTW if you get a chance, take a look at some of the apps by Once Upon an App http://www.onceuponanapp.com. Our educational, interactive apps embrace the classic children’s stories of yesteryear. In fact, we have some very exciting apps coming out soon and will be happy to send you the promo codes if you are interested. Just let us know.
Registered User says
Jennifer,
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Thanks,
Barbara
Michele says
Hi!
We recently released a new app for kids: Magnetic Alphabet, the classic magnetic board!
Its strenght is the simplicity: no user interface, kids can just take the iPad and start playing! we tested the app on various kids and they all loved to play with the magnets!
you can find it here: http://bit.ly/azbWhL
Zach says
Another great iPad app for kids is Jessie’s Jungle. Its an interactive bedtime story that is really well-written and has nice artwork. The app store page is http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jessies-jungle-chapter-01/id432780413?mt=8&ls=1