GREAT APPS FOR TOTS!

Sometimes it’s just more practical to distract your toddler with a tablet or smartphone. We recommend these great apps, all of which are available for IOS or Android devices:

TOCA BOCA There’s a huge range, all of which are adored by toddlers everywhere. They’re bright, interactive and tons of fun. We love Toca Kitchen and Toca Pet Doctor.

MY TALKING TOM Let your little one feed, bath and put Tom to sleep. They can dress him, or play games to earn coins that buy food or clothes.

LEGO DUPLO TRAIN A must for little boys, who can drive the trains from station to station, lay tracks and build bridges.

LEGO JUNIORS CREATE & CRUISE Ideal for slightly older preschoolers, who can create and build their own vehicles, and play games for coins.

CHILDREN’S ANIMAL JIGSAW PUZZLES FOR KIDS (ESPACE PTY LTD) Complete puzzles while learning about wild animals, farm animals and hearing their sounds. There are three levels of increasing difficulty.

SOUNDTOUCH A charmingly simple app for little kids. Touch the illustration of an animal to see it accompanied by the animal’s noise.

FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS Based on the

song Five Little Monkeys Jumping on

the Bed, this app is perfect for littlies and teaches them counting, maths skills and colour recognition.

ENDLESS ALPHABET Teaches the ABCS and builds vocabulary with interactive puzzles.

ALPHA TOTS Teaches toddlers the alphabet through fun games, puzzles and tasks, using cartoon animations and sounds to match.

MY PLAY HOME A highly interactive virtual doll house, which teaches kids creative play. It’s engaging for kids from two upwards, and kids can build a variety of family types from the many options available.