Apps for Kids

Apps for Kids 35: Chip Chain

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:46:08 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this episode of Apps for Kids, we talk about Chip Chain, a fun spin on the match-3 genre. We also talk about the Magic Treehouse series of books.

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Apps for Kids 34: The Big Big Castle

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:33:00 +0000

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In this episode of Apps for Kids, we talk The Big Big Castle, a game where you build and destroy castles. It's free in the iTune store.

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Apps for Kids 33: DIY.org

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:50:35 +0000

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In this episode of Apps for Kids, we talk about an online makers' club app for iOS called DIY.org. It's free in the iTune store.

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Apps for Kids 32: Cobypic

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:39:27 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this episode of Apps for Kids, we talk about a coloring book app for iPhone called Cobypic. It's 99 cents in the iTune store.

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Apps for Kids 31: Space Holiday

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:23:45 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Space Holiday, a "line-drawing puzzle where you link stars to create constellations and open the star portal while avoiding the asteroids."

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Apps for Kids 30: iHideAndSeek

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:31:00 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about iHideAndSeek. You play the game by hiding your iPhone somewhere in a room and having your friends try to find it by listening to the sounds the phone makes every once in a while. It's 99-cents in the iTunes store (I said it was free in the podcast, but I was mistaken).

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Apps for Kids 29: Yodel-Oh!

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:48:23 +0000

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Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Yodel-Oh!, a target tapper game where you have to keep a Swiss mountain climber from falling off the edge of a cliff. It's $0.99 in the iTunes store (Yodel-Oh! for iPad, Yodel-Oh!™ for iPhone).

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Apps for Kids 028: Subway Surfers

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:07:00 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Subway Surfers, an endless runner game where you get caught painting graffiti on a train car and have to run away from the police. It's free in the iTunes store.

In our listener email segment, we learned about an avatar making app called Funky Bunny Avatar. Here's Jane's avatar (right). If you would like to have us read your favorite game or gadget recommendation on the air, or if you have a question you'd like us to answer on the show, email us at appsforkids@boingboing.net. Include your age, and the city, state, and country you live in.

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Apps for Kids 027: Flow

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:57:00 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Flow Free, a game where you try to connect pairs of colored dots without crossing any lines you've already drawn. It's free in the iTunes store.

Don't forget to be part of our "Listener Email" segment. If you would like to have us read your favorite game or gadget recommendation on the air, or if you have a question you'd like us to answer on the show, email us at appsforkids@boingboing.net. Include your age, and the city, state, and country you live in.

If you're an app developer and would like to have Jane and me try one of your apps for possible review, email a redeem code to appsforkids@boingboing.net.

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Apps for Kids 026: Cargo-Bot

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:33:16 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Cargo-Bot, a game where you program a robotic crane to move and sort colored wooden carts from one place to another. It's free in the iTunes store.

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Apps for Kids 025: Expand it!

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:02:39 +0000

Click here to play episode.Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Expand it!, a game where you inflate little dinosaurs by tapping on them until they reach a rainbow. It's 99 cents in the iTunes store and free on Android.

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Apps for Kids 024: Mobbles

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 02:47:47 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Mobbles, a game where you capture and take care of little monsters that live in your neighborhood. It's free in the iTunes store and on Android.

We also talk about a fun voice changing app called Crazy Squirrel.

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Apps for Kids 023: Geared

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:43:38 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane's older sister Sarina tells us about Geared, a puzzle game where you have to connect gears together. It's free in the iTunes Store.

We also talk about other games, including Gears, Anticlon, and PrestoBingo Shapes.

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Apps for Kids 022: Junk Jack

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:38:46 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode we talk about Junk Jack, a sandbox game that's a lot like a 2D version of Minecraft. It's $2.99 in the iTunes Store.

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I Want to Be a Tiger Giveaway

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:39:53 +0000

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Apps for Kids 021: Madcoaster

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:33:59 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode we talk about Madcoaster, an endless runner game where you try to survive for as long as possible on a roller coaster. It's 99 cents in the iTunes store.

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Toca House giveaway

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:30:33 +0000

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Apps for Kids 020: 8-Bit Ninja

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:29:37 +0000

Click here to play episode. Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about 8bit Ninja, a game where you have to dodge giant bouncing fruit that has invaded your dojo. It's free in the iTunes store.

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Apps for Kids 019: Cordy Sky

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:42:37 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Cordy Sky, a game where you have to help Cordy re-fuel his rocket ship after it crash lands on a planet.

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Apps for Kids 018: Got Cow?

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:19:32 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Got Cow?, a game where you have to save innocent cows from alien abductors. It's 99 cents in the iTunes store.

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Apps for Kids 017: Where's My Water?

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:26:32 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Where's My Water?, a game where you have to help an alligator take a shower. It's 99 cents in the iTunes store and the Android Market.

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Apps for Kids 016: Plug and the Paddywhacks

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:48:44 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about an interactive storybook app for iOS called, Plug and the Paddywhacks.

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Apps for Kids 015: Simple Physics

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:09:55 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 9-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about the engineering construction simulation game, Simple Physics. We also discuss "endless runner" games in our "Listener Email" segment. If you would like to have us read your favorite game or gadget recommendation on the air, or if you have a question you'd like us to answer on the show, email us at appsforkids@boingboing.net. Include your age, and the city, state, and country you live in.

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Apps for Kids 014: Combin3

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:59:53 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 8-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Combin3, a visual matching game that pits kids equally against grownups. It's free in the iTunes store.

If you're an app developer and would like to have Jane and me try one of your apps for possible review, email a redeem code to appsforkids@boingboing.net. If you are a listener and would like to have us read your game or gadget recommendation on the air, email us at appsforkids@boingboing.net

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Apps for Kids 013: Match Panic

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:29:16 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 8-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Match Panic, a game where you have to tap on the left side or right side of the screen to match the characters flying down the display. It's $1.99 in the iTunes store.

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Apps for Kids 012: Tiny Tower

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:21:54 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 8-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Tiny Tower, a simulation game where you earn money by opening businesses in a skyscraper and build the tower one floor at a time. It's free in the iTunes store.

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Apps for Kids 011: Bag It!

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:28:03 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 8-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode Jane and I talk about Bag It, a puzzle game where you are challenged to bag grocery items without damaging them. Bag It! is 2.99 in the iTunes store and $1.99 in the Android Market. It's also available for $2.99 as a Barnes & Noble Nook app.

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Apps for Kids 010: Windosill and Feed the Head

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:40:21 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 8-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder.

In this week's episode In Jane and I talk about two games. One is called Windosill and the other one is called Feed the Head. Both are made by Vectorpark, and are available both as desktop games and on the iPad. Feed the Head is available in an iPhone versionas well.

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Apps for Kids 009: Jetpack Joyride

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:11:00 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 8-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder. In this week's episode we have a special guest. He's Jane's friend and his name is Ronan Park. He's going to tell us about a terrific endless runner game for the iPhone and iPad called Jetpack Joyride. It's free in the iTunes store.

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Apps for Kids 008: Mad Chef

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:38:00 +0000

Today, we review game called Mad Chef. It's 99 cents iPhone and iPad in the iTunes store. Watch a video of Mad Chef in action here.

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Apps for Kids 007: Mini Painters

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:56:26 +0000

Apps for Kids is Boing Boing's podcast about cool smartphone apps for kids and parents. My co-host is my 8-year-old daughter, Jane Frauenfelder. Today, we review a multiplayer game called Mini Painters. It's free for iPhone and iPad in the iTunes store.

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Apps for Kids 006: Numbers League

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:39:00 +0000

Today, we review a math skills game called Numbers League for the iPad. I hesitate to call it educational, because it's so much fun to play that your kid won't realize she is sharpening her arithmetic skills as she adds, subtracts, and multiplies numbers to vanquish super villains. It's $3.99 in the iTunes store. If you're an app developer and would like to have Jane and I try one of your apps for possible review, email a redeem code to appsforkids@boingboing.net.

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Apps for Kids 005: Glider Classic

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:11:00 +0000

Today, we review a remake of a 1991 Macintosh game called Glider Classic for the iPhone and iPad.

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Apps for Kids 004: Toca Hair Salon

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:45:00 +0000

Today, we talk about a great fictional video series for kids called Recess Stories, and review a hair salon simulation app for the iPad called Toca Hair Salon.

Thanks to everyone who has written us to let us know they enjoy Apps for Kids! If you're an app developer and would like to have Jane and I try one of your apps for possible review, email a redeem code to appsforkids@boingboing.net.

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Apps for Kids 003: Kingdom Rush

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:32:00 +0000

In episode 3, Jane and I review Kingdom Rush, a fun tower defense game that's available for free play on the web, and on the iPad for $2.99.

We're going to start this podcast with some tips from Jane's older sister Sarina, who holds the family record in the game Temple Run, which we reviewed in Apps for Kids episode 1.

Apps For Kids 002: Robot Wants Kitty

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Jane and Mark review the platformer, Robot Wants Kitty

Apps for Kids 001: Temple Run

mark@boingboing.net (Boing Boing) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:57:38 +0000

In the first episode of Boing Boing's Apps for Kids podcast, Jane and I review Temple Run. It's free and you can download it for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touvh from the iTunes Store.