8 Holiday Apps for
Kids to Keep Them Entertained While You Travel
With all of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, sometimes our kids will get a bit stir crazy if they are stuck in their car seat or stroller for too long. So this winter if your kids are tagging along while you run to a few stores, parties, family get-togethers, and of course, spending some time in the car traveling with over the river and through the woods, why not load up your phone or tablet with a few fun holiday themed apps. Â These apps are fun for kids of all ages and will keep your kiddos happy while you check off your holiday to-do list.
- Toca Boca Hair Salon Christmas (Free, iOS) - Kids
can style Santa or a Christmas tree's hair by choosing wild colors, adding
lights and branches, or shaving it all off.
- Gingerbread Crazy Chef - Here's the easiest way
to make holiday cookies without the mess-or the calories. This fun app lets kid
mix ingredients to whip up a gingerbread man and when he is done baking, kids
can decorate their gingerbread man with over 100 outfits and accessories.
- Elf Pets Reindeer (Free, iOS) - Help the elf care
for his pet reindeer by making sure the reindeer is fed, clean, happy and cared
for every day.
- Charlie Brown Christmas (Android, $4.99; iOS,
$5.99) - Starting with a guided story with interactive elements to play with and
explore, Charlie Brown fans will love this app. Kids can play Schroeder's
piano, snap cans off a fence using Linus's blanket, and even decorate a
Christmas tree.
- Holiday Charades! (Free, Android and iOS) - A
great app for older kids! The person guessing places the phone screen facing
outward and the screen displays clues so the other players act out the
holiday-themed word for the guesser.
- Dreidel Simulator (Free, Android and iOS) - A
great way to teach kids about the tradition of the dreidel and how to read the
dreidel symbols, the Dreidel Simulator allows kids to "bet" coins and spin the
dreidel.
- Cookie Doodle (Free, iOS) - The Cookie Doodle app
lets kids select, decorate, and share cookie creations without messing up your
kitchen!
- WordWorld's A Christmas Present for Dog (Free, IOS) - Based on the popular PBS series, this is a heart-warming story about the meaning of Christmas in an animated movie format they can also interact with to practice letter formation, letter sounds, and letter and word writing.
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