It might seem funny to some of us to think about keeping a toddler entertained by using an app, but believe it or not, there are loads of apps out there perfect for that tough age. You may be thinking right now that letting your toddler play with your mobile device is the last thing on your mind (it could break!), but what about those moments when you just need a second to collect your thoughts and keep everyone entertained? Think about sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office or what about a long car ride? A toddler-appropriate app just might be the ticket to five minutes of calm. If you’re thinking this could work for you, and might be the ticket to curing the cranky pre-nap timeframe, here’s a roundup of apps that will keep you toddler preoccupied for hours. Go ahead and load up your phone!
PicsArt for Kids for Android (free)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.picsart.kids
The best coloring, drawing and learning app for kids (parents will love it too!) PicsArt Kids edition has exclusive high quality content created with our artists and it combines 3 applications in one: Drawing – on empty canvas or scenes never was so funny and intuitive. Coloring – with wonderful cartoon Dinosaurs, Fishes, Cars and Princesses (supports multi-touch color filling) you’ll enjoy playing it as much as your kids. Learning – encompass best practices for learning how to draw by providing simple shapes and showing how simple shape can be used to draw animals, people and things. *Specially designed for Tablets now also supports phone size screens!
Morning Kids for iPhone ($2.99)
https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id593641771?mt=8
Morning Kids is for you if you dream of having a good start to the day where your children happily jump out of bed, go to the toilet and get dressed in record time without you having to rush them. Do your children dream of playing their way through the morning routines? The app Morning Kids makes the routines into a game and helps to create a good atmosphere in the morning.
Kids ABC Alphabet Puzzles for Android ($1.99)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codegent.apps.cleverkids.abcpuzzlespro
Clever Kids ABC Alphabet Puzzles is a learning game for preschool children aged between 2 and 6 years old. Your child can learn new words, shapes and spelling. This kids game is both educational and loads of fun! You can drag the pieces of each puzzle around to create a picture and fill in the animals that inhabit each scene. The app will also help your child spell out each word.
Animal Tap Game for iPhone ($1.99)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animal-tap-game-for-kids-keep/id914444953?mt=8
Animal Tap Game will keep your kids busy and entertained. 6 different modes: Cats. Dogs, Dragons, Butterflies, Fishes and Birds. Menu is easy enough for kid to choose what (s)he wants to play. Each mode has 8-9 different colorful pictures moving around the screen. When kid taps on picture it disappears and makes the sound of animal. New animal appears in another place instead of removed ones. If kid is fast enough he can remove all animals from screen and get round of applause and see beautiful stars.
Pango for Android (free)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.pangobook1
Share quality time with your little one where the reading comes with action and games. TOUCH, SHAKE, RUB, SCRATCH, TICKLE… the young reader interacts with the book and drives the story forward. Funny adventures, animated stories, brightly colored drawings and sweet characters.
KidZongs Sing-a-long Fun for iPhone ($.99)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kidzongs-preschool-sing-along/id312452221?mt=8
Nothing very hi-tech about this app – all music is played using acoustic instruments. Share the songs you loved as a child with your children and experience anew the sheer delight of a child’s earliest musical encounter. The child you love will love listening to the songs with the fun vocal track or they can sing-along by themselves.
Do you have any favorite apps for keeping your toddler entertained?
**all app descriptions taken directly from the app sites.
