Top 50 iPhone Apps for Kids
About a week after I began using my iPhone, I was in love. I had a calendar with me at all times, and I was able to stay on top of my family's schedule - even though there are six of us! I had email access while I was out, so I wasn't constantly playing catch up with PTO business in the evening. Then I discovered apps! There are many apps to help busy moms manage their lives, but there are also just as many exclusively for kids. My children can watch videos, interact with their favorite characters, and practice letter-writing and math. No matter where my family goes, they can be entertained and I can have peace of mind knowing they're learning even while they're having fun.
In January 2009 I began a website, The iPhone Mom, dedicated to helping moms find apps that could do the same for them and their children. Since beginning the site, I've seen both the quantity and quality of useful apps for kids grow.
Babble.com asked me to put together a list of my Top 50 iPhone Apps for Kids. Here, in descending order, are my favorites and the ones I think you'll find most useful.
--Heather Leister
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Math Ninja HD
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Math Ninja combines arcade-style fun with math practice. In the game you are the Math Ninja and you must defend your treehouse against the evil Tomato-San and his loyal Cat-bots and Dog-Bots. You have a variety of ninja weapons, and you begin your defense by tapping the screen and battling the bots. Once you’ve destroyed them all, you enter math mode. Here you are given math problems and you must solve them quickly before Tomato San appears. You can change the type of math skills you practice, choosing between addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and also have the option to practice all four skills at the same time. Advancing through the levels earns you money that you can be used for health
and weapons.
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