Apps Playground

News and reviews of Android, iPhone and iPad apps for kids.

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.@techwillsaveus’ Arcade Coder kit wants to get kids making games https://t.co/rerJ6rRCwT

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Classic FM and David Walliams team up on classical-music podcast for kids https://t.co/WAS6RF6b1c

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Pika wants to help kids explore the world with a smartphone camera, and is raising £18k on Kickstarter to do it https://t.co/tgeoHrh5FO

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Tidal Tikes is a gadget that helps kids vacuum up their own Lego and marbles https://t.co/XhxY8yeGjR

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The Tantrum That Saved The World book teaches kids about climate change – and explains what they can do to help https://t.co/YYCGMYnWvU

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Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy? There's an app for that: Enid Blyton’s Famous Five are back as a mobile game https://t.co/JVRHapmFkr

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Friends of Apps Playground! There’s some news which is happy-sad (but hopefully more happy) - the link explains https://t.co/TI1Xv1kTQ2

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This is super-exciting news FYI https://t.co/uLewJxS6ou

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Sphero Mini robo-ball offers games and coding for kids, looks like a pool ball and costs just £50 https://t.co/H8FwrQEmTs

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Campaigners ask Mattel to can its Aristotle smart-speaker for kids on grounds of privacy and commercial intrusion https://t.co/kuwwMP4bHJ

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Garmin and Disney launch Fitbit-style activity trackers for kids https://t.co/10kHGZeRIQ

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Snot, bees and gorillas! Meet CBBC’s new Operation Ouch! mobile game https://t.co/7IuTnqGM2j

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Mini Bakers Club wants to get children crafting and cooking https://t.co/vybPlbHnxp @bkd_london

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Pomelody blends songs, stories and videos to give kids a music education https://t.co/Z29UB9Dkhr

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Pixel turns smartphones and tablets into programmable robots https://t.co/5fwTuQRwT0

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Potato Pirates card game mixes strategy and coding skills, teaching kids programming concepts https://t.co/qKiZxHGQzf

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Maunzi robot wants to get children coding, with a Lego-style interface of blocks and sensors https://t.co/EhJTSQJgJQ

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Bravery Magazine battles princess culture with quarterly kids' mag: first issue is about primatologist Jane Goodall https://t.co/WkYSgw4hQK

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Could a Force Field Cloak help cure your child’s fear of the dark? https://t.co/irBOLQDsi5 @ForceFieldCloak

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Harry Potter and the Kindle in Motion animated e-book: the illustrated edition with Jim Kay's imagery goes digital https://t.co/nxLUqfQNYl