Top Apps to Keep Your Kids Occupied On Road Trips

A family road trip can seem like a great way to spend quality time together…until the kids start to complain about being bored and ask, “Are we there yet?” Luckily, modern technology provides a solution to childhood boredom in the car – smartphone and tablet apps. Apps can be exciting and educational, providing hours of productive fun without messy markers or lost game pieces. Before your family embarks on its next road trip, download the following apps to keep children of all ages happily occupied.

Ideal for ages three and up, Wheels on the Bus is a nursery rhyme app for younger kids. It provides an interactive experience that can encourage the development of language and cognitive skills in young children. It has colorful illustrations and offers creative interaction while singing common nursery rhymes. Your child can swipe the wipers and open the doors of the bus, for example, while you get out of having to sing the songs over and over. It is easy to play and sings songs in five different languages.

Duckie Deck Collection is a great road trip app for ages one to three, using zoo animals to teach responsibility and expand vocabulary. It has positive reviews from parents and is available for $2.99 from the app store. This is an exploration app with six different activities for young kids to enjoy. Each activity encourages learning, responsibility and discovery through role-playing. It is easy to navigate for young kids.

If you have a Sesame Street fan in the car, the Cookie Monster’s Challenge app could be the perfect option for keeping him or her occupied on a long trip. Designed for players four and older, this app asks your child to navigate several puzzles and challenges to build a cookie delivery contraption for the Cookie Monster. It shows the Cookie Monster and a few of his friends in a fast-paced game that requires children to unlock items by following directions, exploring and using self-control. It is a lighthearted game that can help children build important life skills.

GoldieBlox has been at the forefront of challenging gender stereotypes with engaging and educational toys and games for girls. GoldieBlox created the first female engineer character, who stars as the main character in the company’s app for kids: GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine. Boys and girls alike will enjoy this game, which inspires innovation with an app that lets kids learn animation basics and create one-second GIFs. If this app is a hit, you can also download others from GoldieBlox that feature the same heroine.

Kids eight and older will love the Weirdwood Manor app, which offers a dark and spooky setting to keep children interested for hours on end. It is a mystery thriller app with interactive challenges, interesting puzzles and engaging narratives. Weirdwood Manor is a series, with Books 1 and 2 available through the initial app download and other books you can unlock through in-app purchases as your child plays.

Older kids (ages 14 and up) will love Solve the Outbreak – an app that blends adventure and science. This free app asks players to put together clues in an engaging and educational interactive game to identify the outbreak and stop it from spreading further. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created this app to spread health and safety awareness as well as to inspire young scientists. The app comes with many additional educational features, including a glossary and videos from the CDC.

Plenty of fun, engaging and educational apps exist to keep kids occupied on road trips while offering developmental benefits. Download a few parent favorites to prevent boredom and make your next road trip more fun for everyone.

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