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Geography for the short set.
If at first you don't succeed, slice, slice again.
$3.99
Animal Planet Hide & Seek Pets is a gently educational pre-reading app populated with six of the cutest pets ever.
Your child can have fun with a puppy, kitten, and rabbit while doing puzzles, coloring, tracing, and playing memory matching games.
This app is beautifully designed and very intuitive. Also? No cages or fish tanks to clean!
There are lots of simple interactive elements too, and a grown-ups corner so you can play and collaborate with your kids.
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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by Best Kids Apps on behalf of the developer. While we are paid to publish the Win It! series, all opinions are our own.
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StoryLines is a creative app that encourages interpersonal, non-competitive play. More importantly, it’s an app that made me and my kids laugh really hard.
Here’s how it works: Player One types a well known phrase, such as “Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.” Player Two illustrates the phrase with a fingertip drawing. Player Three captions Player Two’s drawing without seeing the original phrase. And so on.
Why we like it:
It’s a lot like that telephone game we all played when we were young, and absolutely hilarious. Especially in my family, where we totally lack the art gene.
Watch out for:
It’s actually surprisingly challenging to think of well known phrases. Once you’ve done, “the early bird gets the worm” and “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”, you may get stuck. Not to worry, because you can get suggestions from the app. They’ve thought of everything.
There is an option to play online with friends over the internet. Obviously this is a no-no for kids, so explain that to them before handing it over.
$0.99
Weather and Clock for Kids is a basic, colorful learning app for pre-reading kids.
Children will learn to tell time on both digital and analog clocks. The app also forecasts weather for their location and introduces the days of the week.
There are simple interactive elements too: a radio to turn on and off, windows to open and close, a fire to light and put out, and a lunch to eat.
Want to try it?
HOW TO ENTER
It’s easy peasy. Just leave a comment below by Tuesday, March 5th, 2013. The next day, we’ll choose 3 people at random and gift this app to them via email.
Please note, only readers in the U.S. will be able to redeem the codes. Please don’t enter if you live elsewhere.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by Best Kids Apps on behalf of the developer. While we are paid to publish the Win It! series, all opinions are our own.
