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While you prep the turkey, keep your little one busy learning about Thanksgiving with these playful apps.

Celebrate Thanksgiving With These Fun Apps

These apps focused on creativity will inspire the artist, scientist, teacher, and musician in your student.

Best Apps for Creativity for Ages 3-5

"My children are growing out of the age range for KinderTown. Do you have any recommendations for older children?" TL;DR - yes. ????

8 of the Best Educational Apps for Older Children

Fall is upon us and most kids are engaged in learning about pumpkins, apples, and the change of seasons. Try out these fall apps to extend their learning.

3 Fun Fall Apps for Kids

School is back in session, but that doesn't mean the fun has to stop. Get your child engaged in language arts with these fun apps!

Back to School Language Arts Apps

Get a head start on this school year with these fun educational apps designed for your preschoolers.

Back to School Apps for Preschoolers

These fun apps will help engage your little learner in STEM learning.

STEM Apps for Back to School

With the solar eclipse as a primary topic of conversation everywhere, your children may develop, or renew, an interest in space with these space apps.

Space Apps to Go Beyond the Solar Eclipse

$There are many math apps that span a wide spectrum of math content, often a full year’s worth for school or homework plans.$

Math Apps to Use During the School Year

It's back to school time, and we've got some great phonics apps to recommend for your kids.

3 Top-Notch Phonics Apps for Kids

Stop the summer slide with these reading apps.

Stop the Summer Slide with Reading Apps

$Summer is a great time to continue working on your math facts to stay sharp for the school year. Try these top picks for KinderTown’s math fact practice.$

3 Fun Apps for Summer Math Practice

Here are a few travel apps to keep your children engaged while you are in the car, airport, or enjoying some down time.

Best Travel Apps for Children Ages 6-8

These educational travel apps apps are enticing enough that your children will want to use them while you are traveling this summer.

Best Travel Apps for Children Ages 4-6

Download these educational travel apps before you hit the road to keep your littlest one entertained and educated.

4 Travel Apps for Young Children

Your creative kids will enjoy the varied experiences these apps provide and many are free!

5 Apps for Creative Kids

It’s never too early for your child to become aware of telling time; read our reviews of quality apps that teach these concepts in a fun way.

Apps That Teach Telling Time Concepts Through Games

Spatial reasoning is an often overlooked skill that’s vital to develop in kids; we found some quality apps that can help.

Improve Your Kid’s Spatial Reasoning Skills with These 4 Apps

As children begin to learn to read, they come to recognize many common words in our language known as sight words.

3 Apps That Help Your Child Practice Sight Words

Story-writing is a complex process that begins in early childhood as storytelling. Check out these apps that encourage storytelling and ultimately composition.

3 Apps to Build Story-Writing Skills

When parents think of early learning skills, learning letters is one of the first skills that comes to mind.

Apps for Learning Letters and Sounds

$These apps provide practice with multiple skills in the area of early math.$

Early Math Apps for Multiple Skills

Encourage your elementary students to explore history, the stars, and the human body with these science enrichment apps.

Science Enrichment Apps for Elementary Students

$Subitizing is the skill of knowing how many items are in a group without directly counting them. Try out these free, tested math apps.$

Free Math Apps for Subitizing – Games & Activities

One of the most important ways to set your children up for success is to develop their phonemic awareness.

Develop Phonemic Awareness with These Educational Apps

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it is a fun time to enjoy some books related to the holiday.

5 Sweet (e)Books to Read for Valentine’s Day

E-books add variety and interest, making them great for read-aloud times with our child.

Fun E-books to Read Aloud with Your Child

New Year, New Apps

STEM Toys for All Ages

Top 2 Toys for Hands-on Play!

Coding is the latest craze among tech lovers and their kids. Consider these toys if you want to develop your kid's coding skills.

3 Gift Ideas for Kids Who Want to Code

$Having your child practice math facts on the iPad can provide an engaging experience and increase their time spent practicing them.$

High Interest Math Fact Apps

Election season is upon us, and this may have your child asking questions about United States history or government.

3 Apps about United States History and Government

Read our recommendations for apps that help with handwriting and other skills associated with reading development.

Best Apps for Handwriting

Try these creation apps with your kids; creative play and activities play a central role in a child’s learning and development.

3 Creation Apps to Try with Your Kids

$KinderTown hand-picked these math apps for your students going back to school.$

Back to School Math Apps

Back-to-school time is here, and these apps are great to supplement your beginning reader!

Back to School Reading Apps

Learn about some of KinderTown's favorite STEM apps that your family can enjoy this summer.

4 Excellent STEM Apps for the Summer

E-books are great to have for on-the-go reading and don't require lugging around heavy books.

E-Books for On-The-Go Reading

Nursery Rhymes are important to develop a love of language and build a foundation for future reading skills.

Apps for Building a Love of Nursery Rhymes

Summer is a great time to get outside and enjoy nature. Enjoy these Nature Themed Apps.

Quality Educational Apps with a Nature Theme

$Summer is here, but the learning shouldn't stop. We have gathered 3 great apps that will help prevent the summer slide for your children in the area of math.$

3 Math Apps to Help Prevent the Summer Slide

My daughter loves to paint. She wants to paint every day, and paint supplies can become expensive. Learn about how to enjoy art and spend less in this blog post.

Summer Creativity

Summer-Themed Apps

Talk about what is happening outside and then follow up your conversations with these apps.

Apps for Spring

Enjoy these apps that celebrate all types of people!

Best Apps for Learning About People

With talk of elections everywhere, get your children in the conversation with these apps!

Apps for Learning About Government

$This week we present an array of math apps to help students learn essential concepts, from preschool to high school.$

Top 10 Must-Have Math Apps

$We’re coming at you with a math app that provides instruction, practice, and parent feedback...at a monthly cost. But it might be just to banish math anxiety in your young student!$