8 Cool Apps for Kids
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Ready for 8 cool new apps for kids that are super fun, totally engaging, and generally educational? (That you won’t feel guilty about?)
Cool Apps for Kids
Project Aqua FREE
DOWNLOAD ON APP STORE
We love the options in this creativity app. You can draw, paint, and design fashion. But wait, there’s more… Curate your best projects in your own virtual art museum!
Created by Adobe, this is a no-ad screen-time option that you can trust and that you won’t feel guilty about because it’s fun, engaging, and promotes creative thinking.
Watch this short video to see more about the app that includes drawing lessons in 2D and 3D, comic creation, games, coloring, and more!
Paper.io FREE
(Android)
My kids love this game app — it involves strategy and planning with rectangular lines and shapes. We’ve had to visit a lot of doctors’ offices lately, and this app is a favorite for doctor office waiting rooms.
Space by Tiny Bop $2.99
Beautifully designed, you’ll be impressed by many things you can do and learn in this solar system app. See more STEM apps here.
Hopster TV FREE, or a monthly subscription for more access
(Android)
Hopster is a curated variety of mostly UK-based games, shows, videos, and music for young children.
Block! Hexa FREE
(Android)
My 15-year-old loves this fun puzzle game where you move the shape blocks into the empty puzzle. But it’s harder than it looks since you have preset blocks of shapes (think of Tangram) that must fit in the right spots or the whole puzzle won’t work. In-app ads, unfortunately.
Toca Salon 3 $2.99
(Android)
If your kids, like mine, loved the first Toca Salons, they’ll like this one even more. You’ll find lots of new ways to be creative and clever with hair color and styles.
Clue $3.99
Meant to be like the board game Clue, this app game is one you have to play with other people online. Which means you have to wait a bit to take your turn again. However, it’s engaging and requires deductive reasoning skills.
DailyArt FREE
(Android)
Recently, I wrote an article for Read Brightly about activities to do with kids learn about significant women. This app came to mind, although I didn’t include it in the article, because it shares about one artist, both men and women, of course, every day. You’ll get a bio and examples of the artist’s works. Today’s artist is Eva Frankfurther, who is new to me. Would your kids love learning about famous and not-so-famous artists?
Memrise FREE, then a subscription plan
(Android)
My daughter is taking French and struggling, so we downloaded this fantastic, interactive app with real people saying the words, written words, and a lot of repetition. (Which we all need.)
Thanks so much for including our app Fido&Pumpkin Position Words in 15 Cool Apps!
We have some great free resources available on our website for display boards, craft and further Mathematics activities to support teachers in the classroom.
We hear you Melissa…and have added further activities to our apps: check out Fido&Pumpkin Position Puzzles and our new apps coming soon: Fido&Pumpkin Position Pictures and Fido&Pumpkin Position Bundle – we think you will love them!
Nice Educational apps collection for kids..Thank you for sharing this post.
I am very thankful to have stumbled across your wonderful website more than a year ago! Your emails are so informative. I have a 12, 11, 8 and 4 year old. There’s always something great for each of them!