Technology has become an integral part of our lives nowadays whether we like it or not. Games of tag and hide & seek are now replaced by Angry Birds and Candy Crush. Instead of fretting over your kid’s obsession with smart phones and tablets, the smart thing to do would be to turn the negative into a positive. So relax because there might be a good chance that the next Steve Jobs or Elon Musk is in your house fiddling with a tablet right now
After scouring the pages of the internet and calling my 14 yr old nephew in the middle of the night, I now have at my disposal apps which are actually useful for the little ones in the house.
1. Super Why! ($3 for iOS/Android)
Ages: 3-6
Theme: Literacy
Super Why! app helps kids with their reading and writing skills. Kids get to choose between Alpha Pig, Princess Presto and Wonder Red with each characters offering a different skill to develop. The knock on the app is that it is a bit expensive and can get a little repetitive pretty soon.
2. Toddler Teasers: Shapes (Free on iOS/Android)
Ages: Preschool
Theme: Preschool Studies
Toddler Teasers helps kids with puzzles and games involving numbers, letters shapes and colors. It features over 30 categories, and the game has puzzles, games, and flashcards to make learning easy. The app even has report cards to show the categories in which your kids excel or struggle.
3. Kids Doodle (Free on iOS/Android)
Ages: 2+
Themes: Crafts and Drawing
Got the the next Michelangelo in your house ? Try Kids Doodle. It offers endless list of colours and 24 beautiful brushes for the kids to paint all they want. Kids can paint over a photo or an empty canvas with a simple to use interface. Get it and watch your child paint away !
4. Endless Alphabet (Free on iOS/Android)
Ages: 1+
Themes: Vocabulary Building
Prep your kid to be the vocal expert through endless alphabet. With over 50 words to explore presented in fun interactive animations, Endless Alphabet is the best way to teach your growing toddler the basics of vocabulary. Before you know it, your child will be using words like gargantuan and cooperate!
