LaLa Lunchbox - Fun lunch planning for parents and kids | Price: $1.99

Planning lunches for your kids can be challenging. Why not get the kids involved and empower them to make healthy choices? Lala Lunchbox lets kids plan their meals with your help.

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Paper Galaxy | Price: $0.99

LITTLE MOON, BIG GALAXY!
What happens when the moon gets lost, catches a cold, and runs into the cranky Crab Nebula? A family-friendly and fun-filled chase through a galaxy of adorable planetary oddballs ensues! As Luna, you sneeze from orbit to orbit on your way back to Mother Earth. Along the way, you’ll make new friends, collect stars, and have more than a few close encounters with hot-headed Suns and mysterious Black Holes!

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VideoMonster - YouTube for kids | Price: $3.99

Ever been frustrated by the fact, that you couldn't let your kids watch YouTube on their own? Because they either got distracted by strange comments or thrown to weird 'related' videos, that were not really suitable for their age? If so, then you might like this youtube filtering app for kids: Video Monster

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BrainNook Grade 2 Comprehensive Arithmetic [HD]: Addition, Subtraction, Place Value, Even and Odd Numbers, Skip Counting, Visual Estimation, Word Problems (Covers two complete sections from the Common Core Standards for Grade 2 Math) | Price: FREE

The most complete math game in the App Store! BrainNook is used in over 4000 classrooms and by over 100,000 kids, across the US and internationally: it's now available on the iPad for the first time! Comprehensively covers the curriculum used in your child’s school.

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Rocket Speller | Price: FREE

Rocket Speller by Little Big Thinkers is an almost perfect app, striking just the right balance between fun and learning. It is targeted for children aged 3-7 but older children will enjoy it too. (more…)

Whether it’s election time or not, kids in the United States could probably use a little help learning their presidents. Here are some apps to help ease the learning process with a spoonful of sugary fun. (more…)

There are multiple educational apps available for kids via smartphones, tablets, and
computers, which range from free downloads through to paid content. However, sorting
through the choice available can often be difficult, especially when having to deal with issues
like platform compatibility and suitability for ages. The best educational apps help kids to
learn while still being fun, and can take on everything from basic cognition skills through to
more advanced creative abilities. The following list represents a survey of different apps for
kids, and covers both preschool and older targeted apps. (more…)

PRICE: $6.99

Not all apps are fun and games, or even educational. Some apps are developed to help people.

Kid CBT*ABC is that type of app. Designed to help children and their counselor work together to change the child’s outlook to a more positive, effective one. (more…)

PRICE: $4.99

MoMA Art Lab for the iPad was recently released by MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art in New York). Our family reviewed this app this past week and there are many things we really love about it and a few things we just do not like.  This app is educational and also very artistic.  I think that young children will learn a lot about how art is created by being exposed to this app at an early age.

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