Smart Apps For Kids

May the Free App Friday be with you-

Star Wars Day is officially here! Friday, May 4 and many are already celebrating around the globe. Get ready to grab your lightsabers and channel the force, or maybe just grab your favorite Star Wars shirts and make the Resistance proud. Now is the perfect time to take advantage of the day, invite some friends over and pull out your favorite movie and celebrate. In honor of May the Fourth, we have gathered a list of Star Wars Free Apps (with in-app purchases on iTunes) to help celebrate the holiday. “May the Fourth be with you’’

*Some of these apps have in-app discounts ONLY UNTIL 10 p.m. (U.S. CST) on 5/4/18 so start downloading now!   

 

 

Fight Thanksgiving Boredom With Over 95 Crafts and Activities For Kids!

If you are looking ideas to keep bored kids from getting into mischief on Thanksgiving, you need this enormous list of crafts and activities. It has a seemingly endless supply of fun crafts and fun ideas for kids, centered around turkeys, fall fun, corn, Thanksgiving, and a whole lot more. 

There are ideas for kids of various ages, too. Maybe you want to make a turkey pin and play turkey tag or experiment with hopping corn? There is bound to be something for everyone. Thanks to Crayon Box Chronicles for this wonderful assortment of ideas. 

Sago Mini Holiday Trucks and Diggers- A Wonderful, New, and Currently Free Holiday App!

Nothing is more exciting than an unexpected and early holiday gift, and that is just what Sago Sago has just given everyone! Sago Mini Holiday Trucks and Diggers will give children hours of winter fun, without having to brave the cold. Using Rosie's Dump truck, kids can build a snow fort, and decorate it for the holidays. 

The cast of characters in the app are very expressive and amusing. Plus, children can use a crane, bulldozers, trucks, and other machines to help them complete the fort.  

Camping With Grandpa- A Smart App's Top Pick With a Cool Fall Update Is FREE!! (Save $2.99)

Camping with Grandpa is a wonderful app from Fairlady Media, the creators of the popular grandma and grandpa app series. It was designated a Smart App's For Kids's Top Pick earlier this year. Now, it has a whimsical fall update and is free for a limited time!

You have to grab this app right now, and why not share? You like your friends and family, right? Seriously, this app is amazing. The fall update just makes it even more so. See Kelli's 4.5 Star Review.

Fantastic Pumpkin Carving Ideas and Templates from Disney. Boo!

It is almost time to carve your Halloween pumpkins. Hopefully, you are as organized as I am and have your pumpkins ready to go. Yes, that is it. Err. Organized. Of course, the next step is a plan.

How will do you plan to carve your pumpkins? Does your child already know what they want their pumpkin to look like? In our house, we have had some very interesting designs as a result of my attempts to carve characters with no template. Luckily, Disney Family is here to help with some free ideas to help with pumpkin-carving day.