A number of games, applications and educational programs are presented for joint activities between children and their parents. This article will help you not get confused in all the diversity and find what your child needs to develop his creative and intellectual abilities.

Creates a virtual sandbox in which your children can safely use the applications you choose. Kids Place blocks the ability to make purchases and does not allow you to install new applications. The timer function allows you to control the time spent on the smartphone screen. With the ability to create different profiles, parents can set up separate app environments for multiple children based on age. You will need to enter your PIN to exit the application and change settings.

While playing in the Kids Place environment, your child will not accidentally stumble upon your personal documents, will not be able to call anyone, or send SMS, or perform any actions for which you will have to pay. If, while playing on a smartphone, your child accidentally presses the wrong buttons and ends up where they shouldn’t, this option is for you. Despite the fact that the application is free, some functions are available only in the premium version, which costs 150 rubles.

Kids Doodle

A free drawing application that will appeal to many young artists. Bright neon colors with varied textures allow you to create magical images, save them and play the drawing process over and over again. You can use photos from the gallery as a background, add funny drawings to them and share your masterpieces on social networks. More than twenty types of brushes with unusual effects develop the child’s imagination and creativity.

Perhaps the only drawback of this application is advertising, which you can’t get rid of. Otherwise, there are no complaints, an excellent tool for developing imagination.

Coloring book

Creative coloring book for children of different ages. Here you can not only draw, but also learn English thanks to the sound of color names and funny letters with animations available in the drawing toolbar. Bright colors and sound effects will not let your child get bored, turning the coloring process into an exciting game.

Fairy tales and educational games for children

One of the best collections of fairy tales for kids on Android. Attractive design, simple interface and interesting features make this application stand out from its competitors. Thanks to daily bonuses in the form of chests, you can accumulate coins and purchase books for free. Mini-games in between readings allow the child to relax and become a direct participant in the events taking place in the fairy tale.

The app also has an additional set of coloring pages and puzzles. The possibility of free use and the absence of advertising was appreciated by more than fifty thousand users, giving the application a very high rating of 4.7 points.

Artie's magic pencil

A game for kids from 3 to 6 years old with a fascinating plot and bright, beautiful graphics. During the course, children not only become familiar with the basic geometric shapes (circle, square, triangle), but also learn to empathize and help each other. While driving Artie, the guys meet along the way animals and people whose homes were damaged by a huge evil monster. Artie's magic pencil restores destroyed houses, grows trees and flowers, thus helping those in trouble using the simplest forms.

During the game, you can return to already created objects and redraw the objects and shapes you like again. Only the first part of the adventure is available for free. No advertising.

Maths and numbers for kids

A program for teaching counting to 10 in Russian and English. After hearing the name of the number, the baby clicks on the animals one by one, seeing how they immediately turn into bright colors, while he has the opportunity to count out loud, repeating after the announcer. Having mastered mental counting, you can move on to the next section with the task of drawing a number with your finger on the screen. Kids like colorful illustrations with animals, so they quickly master the educational material. The application also offers the opportunity to play “Find a Pair”, “Count the Animals”, “Show the Number” or “Fingers”. Games available in full version costing 15 rubles.

Endless Alphabet

An application for teaching English letters, sounds and words. Fun puzzles featuring talking letters and funny animations help kids quickly master spelling and pronunciation of basic English words. After completing the task of forming a word from letters scattered all over the screen, the child will see a short animation explaining the meaning of the word.

Like the previous app, there are no ads, but the paid version, which includes more than 100 word puzzles and animations, is quite expensive. Before purchasing the full version, invite your child to play with a few words for free to evaluate how useful such activities will be for him.

Collect the figure Intellijoy

A puzzle game from the popular developer of children's educational applications Intellijoy. 20 puzzles from the Animals and Food categories are available for free. The task is to assemble a complete picture from multi-colored elements, after which an image of an object or animal appears with its name announced. During the game, the child learns new words and develops fine motor skills. The ability to choose from several levels allows you to choose the difficulty in accordance with the age and abilities of the children.

The paid version, which costs just over 60 rubles, opens up 5 more categories. Without advertising. Good alternative cardboard puzzles for the development of logical thinking.

My Town

A role-playing game in which children can interact with a variety of objects and characters in their own virtual home. Watch TV in the living room, play in the nursery, eat in the kitchen or feed the fish in the aquarium - all this and much more can be done while playing as one of the four family members. Constantly discovering new opportunities, children do not lose interest in the game.

Behind additional fee you can purchase new add-on applications to the main game and, for example, turn your home into. Playing this game with your child will give you a lot of fun and positive emotions. No advertising.

Solar Walk

If your child is interested in space, stars and planets, you can develop his curiosity and introduce him to the secrets of the Universe by turning his smartphone into a 3D planetarium. Planets can be found here solar system, read Interesting Facts and general information about them, see a gallery with photographs from space and even learn about all the satellites and telescopes orbiting the Earth with a description of their purpose.

The application allows you to observe the planets in real time. For the most powerful impressions, the image can be displayed on a large screen. The only drawback is advertising. The full version of the planetarium is available for 149 rubles.

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IN modern world Children absorb new knowledge like a sponge from a very early age. Before you know it, yesterday’s slider is already in full swing launching videos on YouTube and even finds the call button on the phone. Naturally, it is necessary to include various technical means, which improve memory, imagination, speech and fine motor skills.

One of the most accessible tools in this regard is the multifunctional smartphone Fly, on which applications for children are installed. Such utilities will teach you the alphabet, counting, basic colors, and even tell you a bedtime story.

By the way, if your child has already started school, it’s time to choose a reliable and inexpensive smartphone. Fly is ready to help. We have collected the main characteristics and recommendations for purchasing a school gadget in the material on how to choose a smartphone for a schoolchild.

OS version: Android 4.0 or later
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A free application for children that instills in children an interest in creativity from an early age. The program helps the child learn to distinguish colors, draw figures of animals and birds, houses and cars along the contour.

The drawing process is done step by step. First you need to draw the general outline, then the eyes, ears, paws or tail. And at the end the drawing comes to life and delights the child with funny animation.

Application Features:

• 30 characters and objects to draw
• Over 100 animations and sounds
• A simple technique for drawing along a contour for children from 1 year old
• Step by step drawing from simple shapes to more complex
• Preparing a child for writing
• Exciting tasks to develop memory, imagination and attention
• No advertising

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Kids Doodle is one of the most popular free apps for children in Google Play. The painting set includes 24 brushes with bright and colorful effects from neon glow to curly strokes simulating pastel or gouache.

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Application ABC - alphabet for children from 2 to 5 years old. With the help of the program, preschoolers will learn the alphabet and learn to write letters.

Main functionality of the application:

• 4 alphabets to learn (Russian, English, Spanish and Portuguese)
• Learning to pronounce consonants and vowels
• Letter writing tasks
• Talking ABC
• 100 colorful cards for developing memory and fine motor skills
• Sequential teaching methodology: listening comprehension, pronunciation, writing

OS version: Android 2.3 or later
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Application for the development of musical hearing. The child can play both the piano with real notes and with animal voices. So the baby will not only remember the sounds of music, but also how a cow moos, wolves howl or a duck quacks.

Games in the application can be configured by age groups:

• For children from 1 to 2 years
• For children 2 years old
• For babies from 2 to 3 years old
• For children 4 years old
• For children 5 years old

The application will teach your child to distinguish notes, and even how a tone differs from an octave. For better memorization, each sound is marked with a specific bright color to develop visual perception and memory.

OS version: Android 3.2 or later
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8 educational games for children from 2 to 6 years old. The program teaches shapes, numbers, letters, colors and sounds.

The application package includes the following games:

• Connect the dots.
• Sounds of wild and domestic animals
• Coloring book
• Children's puzzles
• Shadow puzzles.
• Figured puzzles
• Finding identical objects in a mixed picture
• Memory game using cards

OS version: Android 2.3 or later
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The application contains various animals - inhabitants of the virtual zoo. The child will not only learn what an elephant, turtle or bear looks like, but will also learn what the animals eat, when they need to go for a swim, and how to repair a fence or harvesting tractor.

The application helps develop finding cause-and-effect relationships, trains vision, hearing and fine motor skills. The program is intended for children aged 3 to 5 years.

OS version: Android 2.3 or later
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For those who are looking for apps for children on Android, we recommend paying attention to Razvivashka. With its help, the baby learns to think logically and exercises fine motor skills. For this purpose, the program has selected special tasks: assemble a pyramid, place birds on a branch, plant flowers in pots, and so on.

OS version: Android 3.0 or later
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The application contains 13 educational mini-games. A child can play with puzzles, puzzles, sorters, which develop attention, hearing and visual memory. For example, you need to collect and arrange berries in jars, count flying butterflies, or compose a melody from notes.

Today I gave our iPad a thorough cleaning, and since I got around to it, I decided to make a short review of those educational applications for children from 1 to 5 years old, which Jaromirchik especially liked. After a thorough cleaning, it turned out that there are not so many of them, but you really don’t mind spending money on them, because they are distinguished by colorful graphics, high-quality Russified voice acting, without vulgarities and all sorts of utter monsters, they are kind, sweet and really develop. And the baby doll can play them almost autonomously, giving mom golden time for rest and morning sleep :) Most of the applications on the list have a free trial version to try, admire and then buy :)

So, let's go.

1) Let's start with the main thing - Ivi.ru for children
This is not a toy, but free video an application created in Russia specifically for children. Exclusively children's content: a bunch of cartoons, children's films, songs, TV series. Without advertising! It’s also nice that you can set age and gender filters - and then things get really good :)

2) Touch the sound

A completely pleasant toy in all respects, developing the ability to identify objects and phenomena by sound. Sounds from different spheres of life: musical instruments, animals, sounds household appliances, vehicles, etc. High-quality pictures in a wide variety, sounds very natural. The version is not Russified, but this does not matter in this case, since the voice-over in English is only heard as encouragement (and super, as they say, is super in Africa too!). What is important is that the application is free. I recommend.

3) Bucvario
An interesting and high-quality alphabet game for children 1-5 years old. Excellent voice acting and very decent graphics. By the way, the toy is included in the top Apple applications created in Russia.

The application has 4 sets of cards (ABC, English, winter and animal photos), as well as several game modes for reinforcing the material.




Since the topic of the primer has now become close to my son and I, I recommend it as a worthy assistant in the fight for literacy! :)

4) Fun hide and seek

Oh, this is one of our baby doll's hits recent months! Fully Russified, the game has two modes - study mode, when the child is shown and named an animal that makes its own characteristic sounds, and the game mode itself, when the hidden animal hides behind the bushes (or something else depending on its habitat, of which there are five in the game ) and the child will have to guess it from the three proposed options by sound.

The guessed animals are very emotionally happy :)


Super toy, Jaromirchik himself has long found it among other applications and turns it on, it plays completely autonomously, so mom can relax and drink tea :)

5) Farmyard. Make a scene. And don't let the English name scare you :)

It’s also a very funny toy, although without Russian voice acting, but again in this context it’s not scary, since there are almost no conversations as such, basically everyone barks, grunts and moos :)

The idea is to compile animated scenes from farmer's cheerful everyday life: tractor driver Uncle Vanya went to plow the field, and cows and chickens wandered into the field and gobbled up the entire cabbage harvest. Something like this :) There can be many scenes, it all depends on your imagination. The game has several playing fields that can be changed directly during the game, and a set of stickers in the form of animals on the farm, farmers themselves at work, vegetables, fruits, beds and other agricultural goods, which the creators of the game did not skimp on.

As soon as the stickers are attached to the playing field (by simply dragging them with your finger), they “come to life” - they moo, eat and play in every possible way :) They are also able to change size depending on how far or close you place them - i.e. . Effect 3D graphics guaranteed :)


Stickers, like the playing field, can be changed during the game, again by simply dragging them into place.
Believe me, it’s a very fun activity for city dwellers; my baby and I don’t mind “ploughing in the fields” from time to time! I recommend:)

6) Toddler Puzzle from The Barn of Kinder Kids


What child doesn't love a puzzle! But it is important that it matches the baby’s age. We've gone through a whole bunch of puzzle games, and this is one of the few that a two-year-old can handle without mom's help :)
Has two game modes- the first one consists of complete puzzles, and the second one is more complicated - the pictures are divided into several parts. We're content with the first one for now :)

When a child completes a task, encouraging music sounds and multi-colored balloons fly, which you can joyfully pop:) We approve of many options for puzzles from different areas of life:)

7) Another great educational toy from The Barn of Kinder Kids is called Game for kids


The game has several categories - animals (farm, jungle and forest animals), vehicles and musical instruments. In each category, the child is shown an animated animal, for example, a cow (or a car, or a violin), they name it, and the animal makes a sound characteristic of it, then the next animal from the category. The last category is a game to reinforce the material (three pictures are shown and you have to choose the correct one from the three pictures based on the sound).

Very high quality voice acting, pleasant melody, good animation, lots of pictures. Our baby doll has already learned everyone and unmistakably distinguishes a violin from a cello, and a rhinoceros from an elephant by sound:)

8) Another toy that is always popular with Jaromir is Puzzles about animals living in a zoo (Preschool zoo) by Mafooly


This was one of the first toys we downloaded from trial version and bought it almost immediately because it’s good :)
The main character - a perky monkey - teaches the child to count, combine elements, find differences and solve puzzles - only 5 games in one, in 16 languages ​​with good Russian voice acting.








After completing each task, the monkey claps and jumps emotionally, which is probably why Jaromirchik adores her :) I highly recommend it!

9) Little genius

A game somewhat similar to the previous one, this time with the main character - a little gnome - who gives fun tasks to find similar pictures

learning colors and developing creativity,

intelligence (assemble the puzzle),

and development of attention and memory

The game has 12 difficulty levels with gradual increase. Fully Russified. A very entertaining and useful toy, also in our collection :)

10 ) Well, where can our little cook cook without a cooking game, here it is - Pizzalino :)


The point of the game is to feed the pizzeria's visitors pizza according to the recipe. The cooking process is as close to the real thing as possible - knead and roll out the dough, grease with ketchup, select the ingredients and arrange them as you wish, bake in the oven and serve :)

What’s also nice is that you can cut whatever is being cut, put the garlic through a garlic press, sprinkle with flour - in general, it’s a blast for little beginner cooks :)




The resulting pizza is then rated by the client depending on how close it turned out to his order :)
The voice acting is Italian, but this does not interfere with the process at all, since there is almost no conversation there - except that a handsome Italian chef periodically looks into your kitchen and says an encouraging “Mi piace!” ("I like!"). What's even better is that the game is free! You only have to pay if you want to expand the list of ingredients (in the basic version - onions, champignons, tomatoes, garlic, shrimp, bell peppers).

11) Another toy is our favorite last days, or rather nights, since it’s better to play it before bed, that’s what it’s called "Good night!"


The whole city is sleeping, only the animals on the farm are awake, and the baby needs to put them to bed by turning off their lights


The hen and chicks do not sleep, but instead they cackle happily, squeak and jump on the perch,

The fish don't sleep either - they blow bubbles and play catch-up,

and the duck dives and quacks instead of taking a sweet nap :)

and many other non-sleeping animals live on the farm. By the time he puts them all to bed, the baby himself begins to yawn sweetly :)
A very kind, sweet, calm toy, with pleasant music and voice acting and good animation - as if suddenly you really found yourself in a fairy tale book :)

12) Well, the last toy for today is not so much a toy as audio story with pictures,"Zhuzha. Lullaby for a butterfly"

The beauty is that, depending on the selected mode, you can watch, listen, read and even sing this fairy tale! Voiced by professional actors, duration 1 hour - you can listen and watch in its entirety, or in episodes. Very convenient navigation and page turning system. The songs are available in two versions - either learn them by singing along with the characters, or sing them at karaoke. The quality of graphics and voice acting is excellent!










Today this is one of Yaromirkin’s favorite books, so I recommend it!

What is your list? What do your kids do for fun while mom is drinking tea? Share, we are always happy to learn new and interesting things!

We already had something similar in our review. It was an application “Oral counting ANIMATIKA”, but it was designed for children. But the Math Fire application is suitable for both schoolchildren and adults. In addition, this simulator is built on the principle of an arcade, so you can play it endlessly.

Review of the Emister application for Android - Learn English in a playful way

Nowadays, in order to learn a foreign language at an acceptable level, it is not at all necessary to attend any courses or read textbooks. Yet mobile technologies are developing, and smartphones are already helping people learn the features foreign languages. We've already done it. And today I would like to talk about one interesting startup - an application for learning languages Emister. Application Emister for Android allows you to learn English while embarking on an exciting adventure. The user will constantly discover new words and correct pronunciation, as well as consolidate the material covered and compete in this regard with other, so to speak, players.

Game “History of Russia”: a useful application for students

I was lucky enough to get into the ranks of students at higher educational institutions, and in the first semester I took an exam in the history of Russia. Analyzing the application that came to us for review today, I regretted that I did not have it before. I’ll try to tell you why today.

Review of the “Physics: Formulas” application for Android: what test takers need

At one time, I carried tons of notebooks to school, each of which was reserved for one or another task of parts A, B and C. Only this approach made it possible to rationally distribute reference materials and effectively prepare for the exam. What now? All this, which barely fit in a large folder, is now in a smartphone. For example, in the application “ Physics: formulas.”

Schoolboy - electronic organizer for the whole class on Android

Mobile app "Schoolboy" developed for schoolchildren in Russia and the CIS countries and is available on two platforms - Android and iOS. The main task of the application is to provide a convenient means for studying at school, communicating with classmates, and receiving school news from the class leader. In addition, in the app, children can team up to solve homework and ask for help or provide it themselves. And in a special section, schoolchildren can save useful files - educational materials, electronic textbooks, cheat sheets and more.

Modern children, who are already 1-2 years old, are actively exploring the world around them, but to study it, children often use their parents’ tablets or smartphones. Why not? After all, playing on a tablet for 30 minutes will not only not harm your baby, but will even benefit him if you download educational applications for children. And the “Mamsi” team compiled a list of the best and most useful especially for you!

Educational apps for children from 1 to 6 years old

If your child has reached the age of 1 year, then it is time to pay more attention to educational games. A child may like educational applications that feature his favorite cartoon characters:

• series of educational applications “Fixies;
• applications based on the plot of cartoons about Luntik;
• educational applications, the main characters of which are the characters from the cartoon “Smeshariki” and others.

Kids at this age will also be interested in applications with bright pictures, songs and fairy tales that teach the child colors, numbers, letters, etc. in a playful way.

"Development for children"

This application was created so that kids have the opportunity to develop fine motor skills and gain new knowledge that is so necessary for a child aged 1 to 2 years. While playing, your child will be able to do simple cleaning, put objects in their places and perform many other tasks. Of course he will need his mom's help!

Android application “ABC-alphabet for children, numbers”

All children love bright pictures and interesting games, so this educational app will definitely attract kids. The game has modes in Russian and English language, and training is carried out using riddles, thematic pictures and even drawing.

While playing, the child sees letters and hears how they are pronounced, and also learns to use them in words. Parents can turn on one of the modes for their baby:

• study of colors;
• learning the Russian and English alphabet;
• exercises for memory training and those that teach the baby to use letters in words.

This children's app helps develop memory, expand horizons and improve motor skills, which is why it received a user rating of 4.5 points. And the best part is that parents can download it completely free!

Application "Educational games for children"

This application consists of several developmental programs that help the child:

• learn the alphabet and use the acquired knowledge in practice;
• open the mind;
• train memory and ability to concentrate;
• learn to count;
• develop imagination;
• use logical thinking and imagination.

The educational application contains a variety of mini-games and has a clear and pleasant interface. The application is distributed free of charge, and users gave it a rating of 4.6 points.

Game "Educational cards for children"

This game can be used for children from 1 year old, because it is based on the legendary Montessori cards. In the educational application you will find more than 1.5 thousand cards for the development of the baby, which the developers divided into categories:

• transport;
• Pets;
• vegetables fruits;
• weather/seasons;
• flowers;
• professions;
• wild animals;
• space and aviation;
• musical instruments and more than 40 categories.

This application for young children helps train memory, motor skills, logic and provides the opportunity to gain new knowledge. The learning principle is simple: the child sees an image and hears a “voice over” pronounce the name of the animal, profession, etc. You can download a demo version of the application, and access to the full version gives you a unique promotional code.

Best free apps: Bubbu for memory and logic training

If your child is not very responsible, then get him a pet on the tablet. The cute cat Bubbu will help the child plan time correctly, and activities with this application can improve logical thinking and teach the child to help a friend.

1. More than 30 logic mini-games.

2. The need to take care of the pet (feeding, sleeping, treatment, walking and other responsibilities for raising and maintaining health).

3. Budget planning.

4. The ability to earn money.

Bubbu is an educational application that has received many positive reviews and high user ratings!

"Funny Food 2!" - application for kids

This application helps your child learn to concentrate, solve simple logic problems and explore the world around him in a playful way. The application includes more than 15 educational mini-games, with its help your child will be able to gain the following skills:

• ability to put together puzzles;
• simple account;
• understanding shapes and colors, as well as sizes;
• comparison of sizes, shades and shapes;
• understanding the game of mahjong;
• creative beginning.

Educational application “Funny Food-2!” It is distributed free of charge, so you can download it from Google Play Market at any time of the day.

Useful applications for children who are already 7 years old

If your child is already 7-8 years old and knows the alphabet and numbers well, then it is time to train logical thinking and memory. For these purposes, you can use applications in which the child makes many short ones from a long word, as well as the classic game “Hangman” or crossword puzzles.

Some of the best educational apps for children of this age include the following:

• "Find the words";
• "Filwords: word search";
• “Words from words” and others.
• Schoolchildren will also enjoy free business strategies that train the brain and teach the child to quickly find a way out of difficult situations:
• "Transport Empire - Tycoon";
• "Battleship - Fleet Battle";
• "Cities of Russia (monopoly)".

Of course, it is useful for children of any age to play games such as “Chess” and “Checkers”, which are necessary for determination, self-confidence, the development of abstract and logical thinking, and the ability to predict events!

Games for children over 13-17 years old

Children at this age are intractable and nervously excitable, so it’s worth choosing interesting but calm educational games for them:

• “Coloring for me”, where more than 1 thousand various anti-stress drawings are collected;
• "Mahjong Titan: Mahjong";
• "Duolingo: Learn languages ​​for free";
• "English for children Lingokids";
• “Dj Music Making” and others.

It’s worth downloading those development apps that will suit your child’s tastes!

Let's sum it up

We have collected the best educational applications for children of different ages that will help them get to know the world around them well and gain new knowledge. Games should be given no more than 30-40 minutes a day, otherwise both the vision and the psycho-emotional state of the child may be impaired!