3 Sweet Toddler-Centric iPhone Apps

Whether it’s on the iPhone or iPod Touch, by now it’s become clear that tiny tots love the appeal of flicking, tapping, poking and prodding at colorful and responsive personas. Truth be told, adults love the iPhone for very much the same reason toddlers do, it just looks, feels and acts amazingly smooth and intuitive. As parents discover the child-soothing qualities of their iPhones, the 3-7 year old segment for iPhone apps is becoming ever more popular.

If you’re planning on standing in line, taking a short trip or doing just about anything that requires 5 minutes of quiet time, we’ve rounded up 3 toddler-centric apps designed specifically for parents (or the cool uncle/aunt) like you. Make no mistake; it’s not just about keeping the young ones quiet. Kids actually DO learn while playing games on mobile devices. By refining their motor skills and exposing their young minds to new sounds and creative thinking.

One such character helping develop thinking skills while being seriously colorful and fun, is Bruce the Moose. Bruce is a cute, curious little kiddie-moose and his absolute favorite game (these days) is Hide and Seek. Bruce’s favorite playground is a magical garden filled with sleepy plants – he likes it because sometimes they snore, and he finds it pretty funny if something happens to wake them up.

When the game starts, Bruce hides behind one of the sleepy plants and waits for someone to find him. Kids can look for Bruce around the garden or just poke the plants to see them jump as they wake up. Finding Bruce is easy and he’s always very happy when he’s found – it just gives him a chance to hide again. Kids can enjoy playing for as long as they like. There’s no timer and no way of losing.

Invite Bruce over to your iPhone by downloading him from the App Store. Of course, like every important figure should, Bruce has his own Fan Page too, so Fan Him Up!

If your kid is the artistic type, a unique and very intuitive app for the iPhone/Touch comes from iMagine machine.
The Itsy Bitsy Spider Musical Coloring Book gives them the opportunity to explore a huge virtual canvas with more than 70 elements to paint.  What makes it really unique is the original Jazz music score that accompanies them as they paint. It’s all about using the imagination while learning children’s musical classics. Once they’re done their masterpiece, it can easily be saved to the images library or sent to loved ones.
Grab it from the App Store. They’ve also released a Special Halloween Edition filled.

For those looking for digital stocking stuffers, Touchoo “Books for little fingers” is launching some great book-apps towards Christmas. Together with a select group of writers, illustrators and animators, Touchoo creates apps that stimulate the child on many developmental levels: emotional, mental, educational, and social – all strictly age-appropriate. Touchoo will be releasing they’re book-apps just in time for Christmas.

Make sure to follow them and us on Twitter for a chance to receive one of 30 Touchoo apps that will be given out for free very soon.