This will be a short post, but one that I think many will appreciate. Not sure how I hadn’t heart of it before, but there is a great website, that offers a Free App Friday blog. Smart Apps For Kids is a website dedicated to helping people find the best apps out there. They will help guide you by age, subject and skill you are interested in working on. today’s list. While many of them are not ones that I am familiar with, I was excited to see some really good ones on there that are already on my iPad and enjoyed by many of the little ones I work with.
For example, Drawnimal by YAYATOY is on there. This is a great app that can work on not only introducing children to the letters of the alphabet but encourage drawing skills. Many of the kids I work with have a desire to learn how to draw and I have struggled with the best way to teach them. I have this on both my iPad and my iPhone. I have had better success with it using my iPhone but am looking for the writing surface to use in order to use the iPad as I think it is more interactive and exciting for my younger children.
Another one on today’s list is Shiny Bakery. My daughter loves Shiny Party and the characters in this game are the same. Alice the Zebra has opened her own bakery and she needs your child’s help. A child has to follow the recipe and then help her bake cookies or cakes and then decorate them. This app is great for working on developing a sense of numbers, expanding a child’s creative juices and improving problem solving skills.
There is an app I have been very excited about that is also mentioned on today’s list but is not a free one. However, I think that the $.99 will be well worth it for Bug Art by one of my favorite app creators out there, Little Bit Studios. While I have not had a chance to use Bug Art, I continue to use Bugs and Buttons 1 and 2, Bugs and Bubbles and Bugs and Numbers on a daily basis with my kids at work and my own daughter loves them as well. Bug Art is described as an app that allows your child to free paint whatever they want to create. They can learn to draw with interactive tracing or design their own bugs. Using their bug creation, they will then be able to play, explore and challenge themselves in a different games and environments. Their are 13 other bugs included in the game that your bug can compete against in mini games. Like I said, I haven’t played this game but am sure it won’t disappoint.
For those of you who are constantly on the lookout for new and exciting apps, keep the Free App Friday list by Smart Apps For Kids on your radar. I know that I will be checking in every Friday to see what apps I can find. I love a bargain and there are lots on here. Do you have any other app lists that you subscribe to and can recommend to all of us? Please share if you do. I am always a click away and love hearing from you all!