https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:27:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2857660 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:47:09 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2857660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just got the Hungry Caterpillar app. It’s more arts focused but cute and fun and easy to do. Since he liked that I also got an adult drawing app. My son is 6 and super into art. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2857266 Sat, 17 Nov 2018 11:35:31 +0000 808love 2857266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For 3 year old, Dr. Panda series. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2857241 Sat, 17 Nov 2018 01:45:51 +0000 Hypatia 2857241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Endless apps are worth it! I also like Teach Ypyr Monster to Read. You get to customize the monster and choose the games to play. </p> <p>Another big hot here are the PopOut! books. They have a set of Beatrix Potter books, which are read Aloud with soft music in the background. You can play with the scenes, squishing blackberries or moving characters. It’s very cute and true to the original books. They have some others that are good too, Luke Night Before Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2857237 Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:02:54 +0000 808love 2857237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thinkrolls and the other 2 in the series. Fun for the whole family. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2857111 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:40:41 +0000 snowjewelz 2857111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes to Sago Mini too! Totally forgot about that one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2857067 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 01:41:31 +0000 bees_knees 2857067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids love the Endless apps. They also really like Teach your Monster to Read...we got it free when they were running a promo but I think you usually have to pay? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2857037 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:48:12 +0000 erinbaderin 2857037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Endless and Sago Mini have already been mentioned - I’d add Peekaboo Barn and Monkey Lunchbox. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2857018 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 18:09:06 +0000 rattles 2857018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are there any apps through her school? My kindergartener loved the Endless apps when she was younger, but she’s moved on to more reader-type programs now. She has an app and log in for RazKids and another for math via DreamBox. We used (paid for) Reading Eggs before she started kinder, and she still enjoys that too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2857000 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:07:12 +0000 Maysprout 2857000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Khan academy kids is a free app my just turned 5 yo likes. Its on the easier side for a Kindergartner but it does go over some phonics and spelling. But I think it requires WiFi. </p> <p>Dragonbox Numbers is the other huge hit with her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2856991 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:41:26 +0000 bhbee 2856991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Big yes to endless and sago mini. Also thinkrolls (there are 3 now I think) has great problem solving - my 3yo can solve a decent amount but the 6yo still really likes the puzzles too. Actually even I like it!</p> <p>Oh and I wouldn’t worry about it causing problems as long as it’s clear what the boundaries are (only on the plane or in the airport, etc). We don’t do tablets regularly either but when you need it you need it! I also always mention that if you can’t listen about when to turn it off or turn it down or whatever - basically can’t use it responsibly it goes away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2856986 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:30:22 +0000 lindseykaye 2856986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Lindsay05: Sago mini is another hit here. And I forgot to mention there are some cute book style apps that read stories and are interactive. The ones she likes are all titled '3D Interactive Pop Up Book" and have all the classic fairy tailes like Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (but non-disney). Edit - they're made by StoryToys </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2856983 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:26:20 +0000 lindseykaye 2856983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Same here - all the Endless apps and Toca Boca are big big hits. There are also My Town apps that are just like Toca Boca where you go into houses or hospitals or farms room by room and can move people and things around (turn on the vacuum. turn it off, open a cabinet, put a person in a chair, feed a cat. etc).</p> <p>There are some good puzzle apps with different themes if they're into disney or princesses or what have you. Can do traditional style jigsaw drag-and-drop puzzles, find the differences, crossword. etc all within the same app. The ones we have you can pick the level too so they're good for multiple ages.</p> <p>We genreally prefer apps/games over videos since they're interactive. And we also have Fire tablets with Amazon free time which lets you download/play unlimited apps from their library. I don't know if you could sign up for that and then cancel after the holidays if this is meant to be temporary for the road trips. That might save you some $$ instead of downloading a bunch at cost </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2856982 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:25:19 +0000 Lindsay05 2856982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids love sago mini apps. They also like to put together jigsaw puzzles on the tablet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2856954 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:36:30 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2856954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for Endless apps. Worth paying for as DS loves playing with them for hours, super cute and fun graphics, and it’s all about letters, words and numbers. DS also loves this letter tracing one called Letter School that increases the difficulty as you master each one. Tracing on a line to drawing freehand with an animation at the end. And for entertainment, there’s a lego juniors building one he loves and easily mastered to play on his own. You earn different LEGO pieces with each level you finish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2856946 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:24:00 +0000 snowjewelz 2856946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Endless apps have been great, and my 4 year old loves the Toca Boca world apps; it's kind of like Sims for kids and she gets super absorbed in just moving the people around and discovering the "world". I also like the PBS games app; I believe once a game is downloaded in the app you can use them offline. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2856940 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:19:13 +0000 MrsSRS 2856940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you don't mind paying for apps these are super educational and a big hit: endless alphabet, endless numbers, endless words, Bob books </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/apps-for-road-trip-kindergartener#post-2856936 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:03:05 +0000 Corduroy 2856936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids get to use tablets for road trips and plane trips. We’re traveling for Thanksgiving and Christmas. So far the kids (5.5 and 3) only watch videos. We haven’t dabbled in apps yet. I’d prefer to get apps they can use independently and without much monitoring. They have Kindle Fires. I’m thinking mostly for my kindergartener girl but I also have a 3yo boy. </p> <p>What apps would you suggest? Bonus points for sight words or phonics related ones. </p> <p>Alternatively- is it a bad idea to introduce apps at all? They are screen monsters so we don’t allow tablets in our day to day life. I’m afraid I’m opening a can of worms. </p>