FUN PHONE APPS
for kids
THAT STIMULATE THINKING & CREATIVITY By: Kimberly Blaker
With a massive sea of kids' phone apps on the market, which ones best maximize kids' media time? The following is a selection of kid-tested and parent-approved apps to help boost kids' critical thinking skills and creativity.
Piano Kids.
Music & Songs. Free for Android. Ages 3+. This top-rated app teaches kids and parents how to play musical instruments, including the piano, xylophone, and drums. It exercises children's memory, concentration, creativity, listening skills, and motor skills.
Flow Free.
Free for all platforms. Ages 8+. This color-based game offers various levels of play to sustain the interest of grade-school kids on up to adults. It improves complex thinking skills as players try to connect the dots to create pipes without crossing over another color.
Super Family Hero.
Free for all platforms. Ages 4+. Kids and parents can enjoy this family game with individual levels of difficulty that make the game challenging yet fair to all players. Create custom Avatars, then use Interactive Stories to play mini-games, and attempt to defeat Dr. Excuses.
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Heads Up!
Free for Android. $1 Apple. Ages 6+. Based on the Heads Up! game created by Ellen DeGeneres, this family game is a blast for all ages. A player holds the phone on their head with an image facing out for the other players to see. The player's September/October 2020 Pocono Family Magazine Š | 7
