Photo apps turn your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad into a magical camera equipped with awesome Photoshop-like effects. However, these apps transform photos into artistic creations without requiring time or skill to edit photos with photography software. And they do it for cheap! Whether you want to make your snapshots reminiscent of famous works of art, or simply apply aging effects, you’ll be amazed at how these apps will fab up your photos in no time.

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When the iPad tablet emerged, we all had a sense that this little marvel would change the way we do a lot of things. The way we access the web, the way we read, and the way our children learn are a few of the positive events that have occurred since the iPad’s arrival. Demand continues to rise as kids are as equally enthused as parents about the device. iPad games for kids are constantly being searched for as these games enable our children to learn at a higher and more fun-filled level. Learning doesn’t have to be boring. Here is our list of iPad games for kids that can make your child’s learning environment more exciting.

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A fun childhood activity is to grab a good coloring book with a big box of crayons and go to town. These simple tools can provide hours of entertainment while feeding your child’s artistic needs. What do you do when these tools are not something that is readily available? The iPad is here to the rescue.

Developers have taken that glorious iPad screen and turned it into a virtual easel of creativity. No more crayon marks on the wall, or melted crayons in the dryer. Here are six of the best apps to let your children get the coloring fun on.

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Cost: $2.99
Age: 3 years and up

A beautifully illustrated and animated storybook app of the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood. Choose from Read-it-myself or Read-to-me options to enjoy the tale of Little Red Riding Hood's encounter with the wicked wolf. With charming sound effects and animations, this app includes a full-length coloring book option with a magical color mixing function that will entertain budding artists for hours. 

You can view the app and read all the other reviews here. A video demo is below:

Our son loves painting. When first iPod Touch and iPhone apps came out, one of the first apps I looked for was coloring apps. Such applications are great for a few minutes of entertainment, especially if you are in a restaurant, waiting in a line, or waiting for an airplane to board.  Today, there are a few good iPhone coloring book apps available for children and below we list a few of them.

Coloring Fun
Cost: 0.99
Age: 2 years and up
This is one of our favorite coloring apps because the color selection is intuitive and the app comes with 12 great drawings, including animals, boat, snowmen, etc. There is a capture button in the app that allows you to save the colorings to the photo folder. Also the names of the drawings are spelled out loud, teaching kids spelling. You can get it here.

Coloring Book: Christmas
Cost: 1.99
Age: 2 years and up
This application has some fun graphics and color selection is very easy for the kids. We installed the Christmas addition but there are several other versions available that are less seasonal, such as Creatures and Cars. For other reviews and download the app click here.

 Coloring Book
Cost: 0.99
Age: 2 years and up
Graphics are nice in this app but user interface, color selection, etc, are not very intuitive, especially for a young kid. You can download the Coloring Book app and view additional reviews here.

Color Me
Cost: 0.99
Age: 2 years and up
This coloring application lets you do free drawing (instead of filling regions) over the drawings. I really like the color selection method with crayons but I do not like the fact that the initial screen for the ‘drawing selection’ contains only titles, not the image thumbnails. You can download this app here.

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MiniPiano
Cost: FREE
Age: 6 months and up
This application just displays a mini piano and let you interact and make music. This is not particularly a kids application but very entertaining. Click here for download.

KidArt
Cost: 0.99
Age: 1 and up
This application allows kids to select from 5-6 colors and scribble using their fingers. There is a mode where you can make the screen background black, looks pretty cool.Click here for download and other users’ reviews.

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