From art and activities to music and games, we're up to date with all the best apps for your kids. Check back each month for the newest additions to the list!
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Adventure into the rainforest by exploring life in the Brazilian Amazon.
$4, play.google.com
Examine different creepy-crawlies by making them twist and turn.
$4, iTunes
View photos and videos, and learn about endangered animals like pandas and polar bears.
Free, iTunes
Kids can create and play their own instruments while learning about colours and sounds.
Free, iTunes
Preschoolers will love this singalong book with more than 100 interactive elements.
$4, play.google.com
Introduce kids to basic reading concepts through video clips and short lessons.
$5, apps.microsoft.com
Children build fun shapes from puzzle blocks to make the Bops sing and dance
iTunes
This storybook app works for various skill levels. Kids can read the story or listen along.
play.google.com
Kids can draw their own stories with virtual markers, then record their voices for extra fun.
iTunes
This creative app lets your child play narrator while tuning up their reading skills.
$4, iTunes
Tap on each picture to hear the word, then play the match-up game.
$2, iTunes
Teach babies six months and up simple words using fun graphics and sounds.
$2, play.google.com
Explore rooms in Caillou's house, dragging and dropping puzzle pieces to complete the scenes.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes
Fill in the missing details on 26 animals, including their paws, tails, noses and ears.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes
Tots will love building, driving and racing fire trucks, monster trucks and two trucks.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes
Shoot a video, choose a still, then magically reveal parts of the video through the image with a swipe.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes
A guide to what's growing in the garden, with diary-like features to track each plant's progress.
Where to Buy?$4, iTunes
A customizable weather app to track the five-day forecast or look up the UV Index.
Where to Buy?$3, iTunes
Explore different habitats as Geo collects fun animal facts and adopts their traits.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes
With a trophy by adding and subtracting the animals and the fruit in the tree.
Where to Buy?$1, iTunes
Sing, record and remix your favourite songs with Sharon, Lois and Bram.
Where to Buy?$1, iTunes
Run a daycare for baby animals, where you must feed, entertain and put the critters to bed.
Where to Buy?Free, Google Play
Free, iTunes
Count ducks, match letters and guess sounds with Wallace the dog in this preschool app series.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes
Learn words, practise spelling and discover careers in this '60s-styled interactive book.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes
Tickle and play with characters while using the camera to transform yourself into a cute creature.
Where to Buy?$1, iTunes
Kids engage visually compelling and memorable poems featuring fun, unique animals.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes
With the help of Fancy Nancy, learn to create, perform and record your very own ballet routines.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes
Take part in exciting activities (like building a snowman) while learning about the four seasons.
Where to Buy?$2, Google Play
$2, iTunes
Learn about a new vegetable, fruit or other healthy treat as they entertain when you open the fridge.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes
Play along with more than 100 fun characters as you colour, match shapes and practise spelling.
Where to Buy?$3, iTunes
Buy e-books and view video field trips that will introduce your kid to new people and places.
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes.com
Copy the notes that the frogs croak in a new TVO app proven to strengthen a kid's memory.
Where to Buy?Free, Google Play
Free, iTunes.com
Soar through the ocean and conquer the Shark Mafia using seven different fish in a game of strategy.
Where to Buy?Free, Google Play
$1, iTunes.com
Children can experiment with letters, sounds and words with these adorable alphabet characters.
$1, iTunes
Take flight with a captivating canine! Collect points and dodge obstacles as you chase your feline foe.
$1.30, iTunes
Guide Burger Cat through 60 levels using tools (like a magic wand) to collect cheeseburgers.
$1, iTunes.com
Help sharks save Sally by launching them at sneaky rubber ducks.
Where to Buy?$1, Google Play
$1, iTunes.com
Feed the octopus, but avoid the dangerous cramp-fishes and jellyfish.
$1, iTunes.com
Use Lucas' Locomaster to transform him into weird creatures, like the Sillphant.
Free, Google Play
$3, iTunes.com
Help D.W. choose nutritious snacks to maintain energy as she guides a friend back to Unicorns.
$2, iTunes.com
Control the coaster, collect coins and navigate tricky tracks using power-ups.
Free, Appszoom
$1, iTunes.com
The stage is yours in this creative app: Dress the characters, choose the setting and direct your play!
Where to Buy?Free, iTunes.com
Set off on an adventure with Stella and Sam in this interactive story where you can play games and explore nature.
Where to Buy?$2, iTunes.com
Watch Munch the chameleon change colours as you guide him through more than 60 levels in his search for lunch.
Where to Buy?$1, Google Play
$1, iTunes.com
Lights, camera, action! Make your directorial debut with stop-motion movies sourced from your own photo library.
Compatible with iPad
Where to Buy?Free; iTunes.com
This app records your voice as you draw so you can create and play back illustrated stories.
Compatible with Android, iPhone & iPad
Where to Buy?$2, Ollapp
$2, iTunes.com
Hop your way across the Australian outback to save your joey from greedy zookeepers.
Compatible with Android, iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad
Where to Buy?Free, Androidpit
$1, iTunes.com
Help Sammy the Skunk find out what his friend swallowed by matching silly objects.
Where to Buy?$1, Google Play
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Go on a wild adventure across Africa tracking down the thieves of a rare mummified aardvark.
Where to Buy?iTunes
Test your photography skills as you explore wild habitats in search of feathered friends.
Where to Buy?$1, Google Play
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