Planning a family vacation in the near future? Do you have the pleasure of long car rides or airport terminal waits with your kids? We know that sometimes the term ‘vacation’ is used lightly as parents struggle to keep their children occupied while traveling. To give you the break you deserve and help you enjoy your hard earned time off, we found the best apps for kids while traveling!
Roadside America : Roadside America makes the long drives a little longer but a lot more fun! This app finds unusual and fun attractions, land marks, and bit of history near you as you travel. While you’re driving through what you might think is the middle of nowhere, Roadside America will turn it into an adventure. Get this app to keep your children from getting restless or bored on long drives. This app is available at cost in the Apple Play Store.
Stack the States: This app guarantees preoccupation and might even get your children slightly addicted to their devices. Stack the States includes four games of learning and fun with cartoony US States kids can stack, drop, slide, listen to and learn about. Interactive and entertaining, Stack the States gets children familiar with the shape and position of states, letting them learn without even trying. The same developers also created Stack the Countries. Stack the States is available in the app stores with free and paid versions.
Mom Maps: Mom Maps is not just for moms. This app is perfect for pit stops and down time on your vacation when the little ones need to take a break and run around. Mom Maps locates kid friendly sites nearby such as playgrounds, museums, and restaurants, all with parent reviews. This app is your back up plan for failed plans, rainy days, and unexpectedly long pit stops. Mom Maps is available for free in the app stores.
Travel Bingo: Travel Bingo is another app to keep your children entertained on long car rides. Rather than the usual letters, the kids must find signs, vehicles, and roadside items. This app will keep your children’s attention focused and ensure a fun car ride, too! Kids can compete against their previous time or with other travel partners on another iPhone or iPad. This app is available at cost in the Apple Store.
Safari Party: We are willing to bet that a few adults might even become addicted to this game, because it is just too fun! Safari Party is about animals, puzzles, patterns, and fun. This app helps children learn about animals, nature, and fires up their creative problem solving neurons. Safari Party guarantees to keep your children occupied and happy whether it is a long car ride or flight layover. This app is available for free in the app stores.
Do you use any of these apps? What apps do your children love? Tell us in the comments below!