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Kids Apps

kylecummins

kylecummins

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Looking for some apps for my daughter who is 3.

Got a few coloring apps but looking for anything educational with counting, matching or animals.

Thanks in advance.
 
theres 100s on my gfs iphone.

I dont mind her playing with my phone, im usually beside her

Thanks for the reply though!
 
Hello, great question and I'll be interested to hear other people's feedback. My 2 1/2 year old son LOVES Train Conductor 2 & Angry Birds...however more kid-friendly based games we have installed are:

Color & Draw for Kids by Tipitap
Kids Connect the Dots by Intellijoy
Kids Learn to Read (Preschool) by Intellijoy

Some additional non-educational games that he likes...
Glow Hockey
Fruit Ninja
Pool Master Pro (a little advanced for his age, but he loves it)
Flick Golf! (a little advanced for his age)
Flick Soccer! (a little advanced for his age)
 
Ok, I bombed in my first reply:o as I hadn't read the OP carefully enough. But I think this one may be up your alley. The free app of the day on Amazon App Store is Tracing ABC.
 
check out my first motor car, its a fun little toy car for kids. I also like bubble shoot but not sure if thats too old for a 3 year old.
 
Tons of apps out there. I like all of the Kids Shapes, Kids Connect the Dotes games. There are several by that company. I like them so much, I purchased several - like $1 each I think. We also like Talking Tom Cat and any of the sister games.

My daughter also loves the puzzle and matching games. They are great for her memory.

There is also an excellent Learn to Read app. I forget the name but I purchased b/c it was so good.

Toddler lock is great but not for anyone over 2yrs old.

Zebra Paint, Kids Doodle, Air Control Lite, Kids Paint and of course Angry Birds.

Couple other suggestions.....
- Go Launcher has a "Lock" option that locks all icons and settings on desktop. Once enabled, no icons can be moved or deleted.

- Airplane Mode is great but disables a couple of the apps. I keep the ones that it does not disable on my phone because Airplane Mode is a MUST when you hand your phone to a toddler and are not looking. She has purchased about $5 in apps before I learned to do this more consistently.

- Create a folder of games and put it on your desktop. Rename the folder with your son/daughters name and teach them that is their folder - with their name. It helps them learn to spell their name.

- Add a link to your gallery in the kids games folder - unless you take raunchy pictures :D. My 4yr old loves scrolling through the pictures - I have hundreds. I use my phone camera (in addition to the regular camera) just so there are pictures on there that she can scroll through.

- Another option (in addition to the Lock mode in Go Launcher) is to setup a whole new launcher just for your son/daughter. You could download a free launcher and set it up with game icons, fun desktop wallpaper, etc. You could even delete the phone icon so they can't call anyone and hide apps in the app tray. Put a hidden link to Home Switcher to move back and fourth between launchers. I just thought of this and will set one up this evening.....BRILLIANT!!!
 
I find the quality of kids games on Android far worse than the quality and selection available on iOS. So much so in fact, that for my next purchase, a family tablet, I'm 80% sure I'm going iPad.

veccster, to get round all your security issues, there's a neat little app I use on my GNex called Famigo. You specify which apps the kids are allowed to use and it effectively locks the rest of the phone so they can't make calls etc by mistake. When they hand it back, a simple pattern unlock takes you back to normal functioning.
 
charliecc said:
I find the quality of kids games on Android far worse than the quality and selection available on iOS. So much so in fact, that for my next purchase, a family tablet, I'm 80% sure I'm going iPad.

veccster, to get round all your security issues, there's a neat little app I use on my GNex called Famigo. You specify which apps the kids are allowed to use and it effectively locks the rest of the phone so they can't make calls etc by mistake. When they hand it back, a simple pattern unlock takes you back to normal functioning.
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I kind of have to agree with you, it is one place where Android is woefully behind iOS. My son also loves train conductor 2 and angry birds, and I grabbed some of the .10 book apps (berenstein bears, etc.) which aren't bad. My wife has the toddler lock on her phone, but I only let our oldest play mine, and he is way past that stage.
 
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