9 useful mobile apps for kids
Alexandra Savina
Smartphones have become an integral part of our lives, and nursery including. Many already know how to perform the simplest actions on the phone even before they learn to speak. Afraid of this is definitely not worth it, but it should be used wisely. We talk about nine applications for preschoolers who not only entertain, but also benefit - for example, they turn everyday tasks into a game and help children prepare for school.
Lullaby for baby
iOS: is free, Android: is free
As it is easy to guess from the name, this application, which plays lullabies, will be useful for parents of very young children. In it, you can adjust the noise level, above which the melody will play (for example, if the baby woke up and burst into tears), and turn on the nightlight screensaver. The creators of the application advised to activate airplane mode on the phone in order to prevent a random call from waking the child, and also recommend not to put the smartphone in the crib.
Melodies are divided into several categories: classical music, English lullabies, white noise and French children's songs. Some of them are available for free, and in order to unlock the rest and disable advertising, you will have to pay extra (from 75 to 229 rubles). In addition, every day one of the melodies can be received as a gift - for this you need to leave a review. You can also add your own lullabies to the application: record your voice or import melodies from the smartphone library. The only drawback: the melodies are not played one after another as a playlist - you can only play the same song four times in a row.
LEGO DUPLO Food
iOS: is free, Android: is free
In LEGO DUPLO Food, a child can play “adult” and operate a kiosk selling ice cream, muffins or sandwiches. To do this, you will need to open a kiosk, decompose products, collect several orders from the necessary ingredients, and then get out of the kitchen. The application has built-in protection against accidental downloads by children. In the LEGO DUPLO series there are other mini-games dedicated to animals, circus and train control.
Good night
iOS: 249 rubles, Android: free in-app purchases
Beautiful paid application that will help parents put the child to bed. This is not a game, but rather an interactive bedtime story: the child needs to turn off the lights and take turns putting the animals to sleep - and then go to the side. The application is available in twelve languages, including Russian. The game has a sequel - "Good night, circus", and its developers own another popular application - Little Fox Music Box with children's songs in English, which the child can sing along with.
Sago Mini Workshop
iOS: 229 rubles, Android: 149 rub.
"Sago Mini Workshop" will appeal to children from 2 to 4 years. In the game, the child should help the animals to perform various tasks: sew dolls for puppet theater, make a robot costume, repair the swing and much more. To do this, using the touchpad, you will need to saw, work with a wrench, cut paper with scissors, drill, sew and perform other actions. The developers of the game have a few more applications - you can see them all on the Sago Sago website.
Kids Doodle
iOS: is free, Android: is free
Kids Doodle is a handy drawing application. It is distinguished from analogs by the fact that you need to draw here on a colored background and colors with different effects - including neon. Different brushes, stamps are offered for creativity, and the program chooses at random each time you click on the screen (which, however, may not like it). Bonus Kids Doodle - you can create on the images from the library of the phone and on your photos, and how the picture was created, the application offers to record on video.
DubDom
iOS: 149 rub.
"DubDom" - an educational application with beautiful illustrations from which children learn about animals living in the forest. In the application, the child can learn how to live, what sounds emit and what animals feed, which the oak serves as a home. There are also several games in which you need to feed the animals; and the child can try on filters with masks of animals. There are other applications on the account of the developers of “DubDom”: the interactive collection “Tales inside” and an application based on the lyrics of children's poems by Daniil Kharms - both with nice looking illustrations.
Preschool education
iOS: 150 rub.
And in the App Store, and on Google Play, you can find many good free educational games for kids. We advise you to pay attention to the application "Preschool education": it is intended for children of four years and older and should help them get ready for school. In total, there are 15 tasks and games in the application, which are divided into several categories: in the first child he learns letters and learns to write, in the second - to count, solve examples and draw numbers with his finger, in the third one studies shapes and colors, in the fourth one collects puzzles and solves logical problems . For successful completion of tasks, the child receives medals. The game has a free demo version, according to which you can understand whether you want to spend money on it.
ChoreMonster
iOS: is free, Android: is free, Windows: is free
A useful application that turns a child's household duties into a game. Through the application or on the website, the parents make a list of chores that the child can do (for example, do the dishes, take a walk with the dog or set the table), decide how often the child should perform this or that task, and assign a reward for each of them. - a certain number of points. When a child completes a task, he gets points for him - you can save them to get one of the prizes awarded by the parents (for example, the right to take a longer walk with friends or eat ice cream). The manufacturers of ChoreMonster also launched a separate Mothershp application, from which parents can give assignments to their children, and Landra is the analogue of ChoreMonster for teenagers.
A serious minus of the application is that it has not been translated into Russian, but parents can start their assignments (for example, typing them in Russian) and give notes to them. In addition, ChoreMonster is designed for children 6-8 years old - so it can be used to learn English.
Forestry
iOS: is free, Android: is free
The game Forestry is intended for children from 2 to 5 years. In it, the child meets several animals that live in the forest: a hare, elk, beaver, wild boar, bear, hedgehog, squirrel. The child should help each of the animals to complete tasks - for example, pick berries, catch some fish, build a dam. You can only play with a bear for free, and to unblock other animals you will have to pay 149 rubles. In this case, Forestry has protection from casual purchases by children: in order to gain access to the store, you need to solve an example. In addition, the game has an autoplay mode — the child can simply watch it as a cartoon.