With the thousands of applications available on iTunes, many become overwhelmed when trying to find the best educational apps for children. The list of available application grows daily, but educators and therapists agree that this list includes some of the top applications to own.
Cut the Rope
Cut the Rope by ZeptoLabs is a great way to teach your child physics without him/her realizing she is learning. There are just under 400 levels on the main game, but there are three other versions available, including Cut the Rope 3, Cut the Rope: Time Travel, and Cut the Rope: Experiments. The Experiments will have your child learning devices that may change the way the candy falls and allow more stars to be collected. With the Time Travel version, you will have settings for different periods in history.
Cut the Rope and Cut the Rope 2 are both $2.99 each. Cut the Rope: Experiments is only $1.99 and Cut the Rope: Time Travel is $3.99. They are all worth the price with no ads, and they have other in store purchases making the game easier or more enjoyable.
Cut te Rope – available in iPhone/iPad and Android
The Human Body
Children in grade school will enjoy the Human Body app by Tinybop. This app is designed to teach children how our system works, what we are made of, and encourage children to explore their curiosity. Your child will learn about the heart, brain, skeletal, nervous, muscular, respiratory, circular, and the digestive system. This app will not grow old, as it is designed to entertain all ages from toddler to adults. The app is only $2.99 and parents can have continued conversations with their children on the application itself.
The Human Body: available in iPhone/iPad; other similar apps available in Android
Monkey Preschool Lunchbox
Children ranging in age from two to five will enjoy Monkey Preschool Lunchbox by THUP Games. This diverse app teaches children colors, letters, shapes, sizes, counting, differences, and matching for only $1.99. A playful monkey interacts with your child helping him/her learn the different skills and offers sticker rewards. The best part of this application is the design. It keeps toddlers in mind with no confusing menus.
If you enjoy this application, you should check out the other THUP Games, such as Monkey Preschool Fix-It, Monkey Word School Adventure, Monkey Preschool: When I Grow Up, and Monkey Math School Sunshine.
Monkey Preschool Lunchbox: available in Android and iPhone/iPad
My PlayHome
My PlayHome by PlayHome Software Ltd is a fun app for children under the age of 10. Everything in the app is interactive, including making your iFamily dinner, pour drinks, and turn the lights off in the room. It will take your child’s dream of playing dolls to another level and is only $3.99. This one time purchase is it; there are no in-app purchases. There are also no concerns over connection to a social network, registration of any kind, or notifications that will drain your battery.
My PlayHome – available in iPhone/iPad and Android
Toca Boca AB
Toca Boca AB is not a single app, but rather a developer of multiple educational applications for children. There is a hair salon, a doctor, construction, stores, kitchen, and so much more. The applications range in price from free to a couple of dollars. Your children will have fun learning the chores required in the house, and pretend play with other careers. The apps are interactive and are designed to entertain your children with monsters and other pretend characters. The age range for these applications are five and under, but older children will enjoy giving monsters hairstyles or cooking food.
Many other applications that are educational for children are available, including the Hooked on Phonics application. While these games are designed to teach your children, it is best if you play with your child and really push the concepts. They will prevent boredom from occurring, and expand your child’s curiosity in other areas of life.
Toco Boca AB – available in iPhone/iPad and Android
