Kids with Android Phones

Nowadays, kids are familiar with technologies sooner than ever. They start playing with the remote control, using the computer to play games and paint, playing with the smartphones… even if they don’t know what they’re actually doing. But they love it. Every day more, kids are dropping the typical games we used to know and love and are giving in to the extremely-addictive-yet-not-appropriate-for-their-age world of technologies.

We wouldn’t think of giving a kid an Android phone (or any other device whatsoever) but we believe phones can be the parent’s best ally when it comes to having the kid entertained and calmed while you’re doing something important or simply need time to relax.

This post is about that. It features three popular kid friendly apps that your child can enjoy while learning at the same time (and you do other stuff). We also wanted to include one particular game that you can use together.

First of all, we have Wood Animals for Kids, an application that features several simple games for children that can teach them about animals and their sounds and activities. The app is very complete and taken care of. There are three languages available, advice for parents and a guidance through the game. It’s nothing new but it’s still a great app for children. There’s a paid version with more animals and activities.

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Secondly, we have Kids Mode: Kid Games + Videos, which lets you set a dashboard for kids. You can add as many apps as you can and even lock the app. In addition, it includes didactic games (art studio, storybooks, baby songs and kid cartoons) for kids aged 1 to 8. There’s also parental control information that sends you a weekly report on what your kids have been playing and a violence filter.

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Lastly, Moon Secrets, which is a pretty special app. It’s especially made for putting your kids to sleep and it features a short story with a relaxing tune and animations which you and your kids can interact with. You can let them read it or you can read it yourself, but they will sure enjoy it and want to repeat it some other nights.

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