So, it’s my turn to take the company iPad for a spin for a few weeks, and fortunately, it happens to be during the same time I’m going on holiday with my little family. I’ll be taking a 4.5hr flight across the country alone, with my two young kids (4 yrs & 2 yrs) and I’m TERRIFIED! Not so worried about my eldest, but the 2 year old is going to be a handful. So you can imagine how excited I was when I found out that I would have the iPad with me on my trip! I feel somewhat relieved about the possibility that the iPad may do some of the babysitting on the long flight. But now the challenge is to find engaging, fun, entertaining apps for my kids to play with on the iPad. In my quick internet search I found two really helpful websites that helped narrow down the thousands of kids apps out there down to a just a few:
http://www.lunchboxreviews.com/
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
What I like about these sites:
- you can sort by age, rating, and other useful categories like educational, creative, etc…
- you can read reviews written by other parents and sometimes even other kids
- each of them have strong databases of apps – you can find pretty much any app out there on at least one (if not all) of them.
I’ve narrowed my search down to about 4 or 5 apps which I think look like fun, and get great reviews, but the true test will be on Saturday, when I’m sitting on the plane with two squirmy little kids, trying to keep them quiet and entertained and happy. Stay tuned for the results in a few weeks! And wish me luck!
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Drop me a line if you’d like to try any of our Tickle Tap Apps (http://www.tickletapapps.com) or Stella and Sam Apps (http://www.stellaandsamapps.com). I’d be happy to send along copies for you to try with your little ones. We’re just down the street on Adelaide St.