Here’s this week’s 10 Awesome Apps For Tuesday! Our weekly roundup of the best apps for parents this week.
Math for Kids: teach numbers
The Math for Kids: teach numbers app is a great way to teach basic math concepts to kids ages 3 through 7 years old. With Math for Kids, children learn about digits and mathematical operations. The app features levels on the following topics: learning digits, addition, subtraction, numbers comparison and more. There is a “race” exercise where children can try and solve problems in a limited timeframe. If you would like to share a fun math app with your preschooler or elementary age child, be sure to check out Math for Kids: teach numbers!
Requirements: Requires iOS 4.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPod touch (5th generation). This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Price: FREE ~See Math for Kids: teach numbers in the App Store
Kindly Colors
The Kindly Colors app is a fun color app for kids. With Kindly Colors, kids will enjoy an original puzzle game that is all about combining colors. Kids will use their finger as a brush to connect blocks and draw bicolor chains. As kids visualize all the possible matches and find the best combination, they will become better and better at solving the puzzles. There are lots of bonuses that can be triggered by colorful chain reactions, and kids can compete with their friends by logging in with their Facebook account. If you would like to share a fun color puzzle game with your child, be sure to check out Kindly Colors!
Requirements: Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Price: FREE ~See Kindly Colors in the App Store
Fluffy & Gem Word Search Subway Adventure
The Fluffy & Gem Word Search Subway Adventure app is a fun children’s educational word search game. With Fluffy & Gem Word Search Subway Adventure, children can travel along through New York City on the subway/train, and they can even choose their own destinations! Fluffy & Gem are two cute puppy dogs who will guide your child through the app, and show them all the fun New York landmarks along the way. This app includes 6 progressive word find scenes with multiple word levels in each scene. Children will earn coins as they play, and can spend their coins in the Toy Store on rewards. If you would like to share a fun word search game with your child, be sure to check out Fluffy & Gem Word Search Subway Adventure!
Requirements: Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Price: $1.99 ~See Fluffy & Gem Word Search Subway Adventure in the App Store
Kate and Harry Under the Sea
The Kate and Harry Under the Sea app is an educational app for toddlers and preschoolers. With Kate and Harry Under the Sea, kids can have a fun introduction to board game. Children will start by picking a boy or a girl character to play with…then, they will tap the dice to move their character. The controls are intuitive and there are no written instructions, so kids do not have to know how to read yet. Some spaces along the board are special…for example, you could meet a marine animal and take a photo of them! There are 18 marine animals total from around the world, such as whales, dolphins, crabs, and more. This app is geared towards children 3 through 6 years old. If you would to share a fun marine based board game with your child, be sure to check out Kate and Harry Under the Sea!
Requirements: Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Price: $1.99 ~See Kate and Harry Under the Sea in the App Store
Noisy Neighbours
The Noisy Neighbours app is a fun interactive storybook for children. With Noisy Neighbours, kids will read about Sid the Snail, who is tired and wants to take a nap…but, his neighbors are too noisy! This app features colorful illustrations, rich animations and entertaining music. The app is easy to navigate, and it features creative activities that engage kids. Children can even draw and record their own noisy characters to add to this engaging story! If you would like to share a cute new interactive storybook with your child, be sure to check out Noisy Neighbours!
Requirements: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Price: $2.99 ~See Noisy Neighbours in the App Store
My Little Pony: Power Ponies
The My Little Pony: Power Ponies app is a fun interactive book for kids. With My Little Pony: Power Ponies, kids can enjoy a comic adventure with all their favorite ponies, including: Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle! There are interactive features and voiceovers on every page. The app features a Read to Me and a Read Along option for every level of early reader. The difficult words are highlighted and sounded out, and there is even a sight word practice section. If you have a My Little Pony fan, be sure to check out this app!
Requirements: Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Price: $2.99 ~See My Little Pony: Power Ponies in the App Store
Mission: G-Rok
The Mission: G-Rok app is a fun game done in the style of platformer games such as Sonic and Rayman. With Mission: G-Rok, kids will play as hip-hop star G-Rok, as he is on an adventure to rescue his best friend Binz. Kids will skate, jump and flip their way through action packed levels. There are 13 stages and 160 levels of exciting action, from Smoggywood to Beast Ville New York. Kids can complete missions for additional bonus roks-bucks and bonus mini-challenges. There are lots of fun power-ups along the way, too. The app features fun and futuristic environments and graphics based on U.S. cities, as well as cool hip-hop tracks. If you would like to share a unique platform style game with your child, be sure to check out Mission: G-Rok!
Requirements: Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Price: Free ~See Mission: G-Rok in the App Store
Jolly Phonics Letter Sounds
The Jolly Phonics Letter Sounds app is a great way to start your child’s journey in reading and writing. With Jolly Phonics Letter Sounds, kids can join Bee and her friends as they explore the letter sounds garden and discover the main 42 letter sounds of the English language – through a series of games! This app is beautifully animated and teaches children about letter sounds (including digraphs), letter formation, blending sounds for reading and identifying letter sounds in words for spelling and writing. This app is ideal for children ages 3 and up. If you would like to share a fun phonics app with your child, be sure to check out Jolly Phonics Letter Sounds!
Requirements: Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Price: $6.49 ~See Jolly Phonics Letter Sounds in the App Store
3D Sketch and Stretch Studio
The 3D Sketch and Stretch Studio app is a fun building app for kids. With 3D Sketch and Stretch, kids have an endless supply of blocks of every shapes, size and color! This app allows kids to build and create with 3D designs using cubes, spheres, domes, pyramids, and more. All of the shapes can be stretched, smashed and stacked into whatever your child wants. The app features a bright neon colored palette and cardboard texture. Kids can duplicate shapes and merge objects, too. There is a rotating 360 degree view of all sketches. If you would like to share a fun creative app with your child, be sure to check out 3D Sketch and Stretch Studio!
Requirements: Requires iOS 6.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. Price: FREE~See 3D Sketch and Stretch Studio in the App Store
World of Animals: What’s It Called?
The World of Animals: What’s It Called? app is a fun app that transforms learning about the animal kingdom into a fun and exciting game with animations, sounds, and rewards. With World of Animals: What’s It Called?, children can learn interesting and fun information for more than 150 animals from all over the world. Kids will learn about where different types of animals live, hear the sounds they make, learn fun facts and even move the animals around their environment. If you would like to share a fun animal app with your child, be sure to check out World of Animals: What’s It Called?.
Requirements: Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPad. Price: FREE ~See World of Animals: What’s It Called? in the App Store
