Best Toddler Games… my choices and plea for suggestions

By on November 3rd, 2011 7

not my kid... just so you know

So I have a kid, he’s 3.5. And he’s growing up in a digital world. Which means is that often the piece I use to cajole him into doing things he’s supposed to, but doesn’t want to include a chance to play with daddy’s toy [my phone/tablet].

But like all toddlers he gets bored easily.  So he likes to do new things, and try new stuff.  [even weirder he's developing some weird 'fears' of things that he used to like -- like Angry Birds Hallowe'en]

So I’m always on the look out for something for him to play.  Here’s my attempt to elicit some suggestions from you, by providing you my choices thus far:

  • Angry Birds – loves it… although has been having an aversion to the Seasons version [he doesn't like hearing them talk].  Great to watch him learn how to pinch to zoom and knows all about which ones do which… and how.
  • A Monster Ate My Homework – only likes it because the noises the blocks make, and that you can throw about 100 balls at them at once if you tap REALLY REALLY FAST.
  • Fruit Ninja – but only because he loves to see my reaction when he slices the bombs…he knows he’s not supposed to.
  • Sketcher Lite – he likes drawing… this one’s on my phone
  • Bord – for drawing on my tablet
  • Cut the Rope – although he refers to it as ‘snap the rope’, and loves to play the one level over and over [just loves the animated fellow]
  • any video IM program – though we really haven’t done much on it, but he does love being on Messenger, or gTalk etc… on the computer – so it’s applicable as well.
  • Youtube – he is so adept at being able to navigate on the web version it was only natural that when he saw the app icon on my phone/tablet he had to use it too.  He could be entertained for hours on the web in this way.

What are your favourite apps for wee’uns?

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  • CJ

    Get him a LeapPad. It’s a $99 tablet for kids and many of the games have an educational component.
    Looks like a winner to me, and if it keeps them quiet on car trips, all the better.

  • Mark

    mine is only 17 months and I only have a phone, but she loves “toddler lock” app. it just allows her to draw on the screen, and tap to make shapes, etc. kept her quiet at my sister’s wedding when she was about 10 months old – so I will never forget it :D

  • patty-leigh

    kid mode!!! perfect for my 4-year-old. i have the free version, which is all i need. (paid version is by subscription, very expensive.) what’s awesome about it for me is that it makes the phone his. i have a problem with him deleting stuff or updating my fb status by mistake. this way, he’s locked into it and can’t get out of it on his own. 
    BUT… it also has a ton of games in it, plus a drawing option. my favourite option is that you can add any of your existing apps to it! so when he plays with my phone, he’s only in kid mode, but he can still play angry birds or any other new game i get. i also like that i get an email each week with a summary of what he did, including any pictures he drew. and it has quite a few youtube videos too and i think you can add more.

    definitely a must-have for toddler/preschool, or even older. 

    • Anonymous

      the hilarious post script to this article is i went out ot the car after work and my wife was there and my son was playing with her phone in the car seat
      when we got home, he apparently had called the house line a couple times and left non-descript voicemails…

      i’ll have to take a look at that kid mode thing… cool
      which apps do you have him play?

      • patty-leigh

        well, there are already a ton of games in the app… then i added angry birds, guitar solo lite (because he likes music – i think i have a piano one too), kids musical balloons (demo), monkey preschool lunchbox (that’s a really good one – can keep him occupied for a pretty long time. sounds a bit annoying, but he really learns things and improves motor skills), zebra paint. can you tell i mostly get free games?

        but i’m looking for a good racing game that’s not too mature for him – or too hard to do, he’s not really that coordinated. 

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  • rincon91

    I second Toddler Lock.  My kid also likes the apps by moultymedia, such as toddler dinosaurs and toddler symphony.