Best Apps for Your Child’s LeapPad

By: Guest Author on May 29, 2013 @ 3:26 am.

LeapPad by LeapFrog

If your child is fascinated by computers and always wants to check out your tablet or smartphone, you should invest in a LeapPad by LeapFrog. With this neat little device, your child can enjoy their own personal computing device. There are even more than 100 apps available online in the LeapFrog app center that will teach your child valuable skills and entertain them with age-appropriate games and activities. Here are some of the best apps for your child’s LeapPad.

Kidz Bop 20

Ages 7-12 Years
This music LeapPad app is the latest collection from the Kidz Bop series. Kidz Bop features musical renditions of current pop hits sung by kids. The lyrics are slightly changed to make the songs perfectly kid-appropriate, and the beats are still catchy enough that as a parent you won’t mind listening at all. Songs on this album include Kidz Bop versions of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and Britney Spears’ “Till the World Ends.”

Alphabet Stew

Ages 4-9 Years
This LeapPad game will teach your child all about the alphabet, building words, short vowel sounds, and spelling. They’ll practice locating letters to spell more than 500 three and four-letter words. They can spell words from a list by locating the letters in the alphabet stew, or they can find words in a free search mode. There is even a 2-person challenge mode. It’s a fun way for your child to practice their spelling.

Sea Animals

Ages 4-7 Years
This flash card LeapPad app is perfect for children who love animals, especially sea animals. Six-sided flash cards will teach your child about more than 30 creatures, including whales, giant squid, and sharks. It includes facts about their habitats, classifications, the food they eat, and their offspring. There are even delightful animated drawings of each animal.

Sing-Along Read-Along

Ages 3-6 Years
This video LeapPad app is so much fun, and it will also teach your child phonics skills, word recognition, and rhyming. This 35-minute video will introduce vowel sounds. Your child will then learn 12 different stories that they can sing along to. As they learn the songs, they’ll be able to read the words on the screen, which will help them practice reading.

Number Bash

Ages 4-7 Years
This game LeapPad app will teach your child basic math skills like counting, skip counting, addition, and subtraction. In this game, your child will help toy robots defeat alien invaders by solving simple math problems and sequences. They’ll bash blocks to destroy the alien buildings, and they’ll enjoy learning along the way. There are nine levels of problems to complete.

Story Studio: Princesses and Mermaids

Ages 4-7 Years
This creativity LeapPad app is perfect for little girls fascinated by princesses and mermaids. With this tool, they’ll be able to make themselves the star of their very own fairytale. They can choose from three different stories, and then they can personalize them and add their own narration, photos, and art. It’s a great way for your child to express herself and explore her creativity.

Disney Animation Artist: Mickey and Friends

Ages 4-7 Years
This creativity LeapPad app is excellent for your budding artist. It will guide your child step-by-step through the animation process and give them instructions on how to animate Mickey and four other Disney characters. They can also draw and color characters to practice their artistic skills.

Article contributed by Kathy Smith who is a mom, tech expert and blogger for http://www.housewifesutopia.com/.

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