Slightly more advanced: Endless Wordplay, Endless Reader Originator Inc – Endless Numbers, Endless Alphabet (part of the Endless series) – limited editions are free, pay for more content For my speech-delayed kid, this is a great opportunity to name foods, reactions, etc. TocaBoca – Toca Kitchen 2 - funny app where you feed the monsters food with or without chopping/cooking/blending/frying/etc. GiggleUp Toddler Counting 123 - big pictures to touch, counts out loud, advances on its own. Apps need to not have control buttons right where they try to grip the screen, and they need to not require touching a ‘next’ arrow to advance to the next screen. Most apps aren’t really built for young toddlers. This list isn’t complete, but I’m publishing it anyway! Littlest kids (1-2): You can also use Guided Access to limit the kid’s ability to touch certain parts of the screen or use certain buttons, which is very helpful when you want to keep them in one app or stop them pressing home all the time, which is conveniently right under their little thumb.

They’re more responsive and there are tons more high quality apps available.

I prefer the iPad Mini over the Kindle Fire tablets. Ads are pretty frustrating all around, so I consider these worthwhile purchases, though I prefer one-time purchases rather than subscriptions.

Most of the good apps require purchasing to get rid of the ads. Screen time limits are out the window for most pandemic families.

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