First Find

Perfect for little ones working on their image recognition/word skills.

"First Find is a fun, colorful app that helps kids hone their picture recognition skills, among others. Playing is as simple as reading an object's name and listening to the name spoken aloud, then finding it among other beautiful illustrations in the grid. The correct picture bounces after a few seconds to help those who might be puzzled at first. You'll be amazed to see how quickly children start recognizing common objects. They'll also have fun earning stars for every correct answer. As they get better, they can take up timed challenges. You can check out their score card to view their progress.

With First Find, your children will develop their auditory, visual, and fine motor skills, relate objects to their names, and develop a sense of achievement."

Download First Find right now for free!

Chess.com

If you'd like to have your kiddo learn chess, this is the game to download. Great for those just learning right up to masters of the game.

"If you're a chess enthusiast you've probably tried a variety of chess apps. Now Chess.com brings you Play, Learn, Share, the ultimate chess app for Kindle.

With a powerful combination of features for playing and learning, this is the premier chess app for all players from beginner to master. It gives you everything a real chess player wants in an app.

Play unlimited games online against real opponents or match up with an adjustable computer player. Don't worry about rankings: Chess.com tracks your games and charts your ratings and progress for you.

Access the various features with an intuitive menu system. Enjoy a beautiful chess board with different piece designs and color schemes. Choose to play with or without realistic sound effects. Explore a library of more than 35,000 chess puzzles, and access a video library of hundreds of lessons created by top coaches and grandmasters."

Download Chess.com - Play, Learn, Share right now for free!

Magic Puzzles

If you love puzzles, but you don't have the space to lay out a 1000-piece project and your cat keeps jumping on them anyway, this is the game for you!

"Finally! Full and constantly updated collection of famous Magic Puzzles is available in one application! Magic Puzzles is a store where you already can find more than 80 packages and about 600 themed pictures (constantly updated). Most of them are absolutely free!!! Enjoy!

Puzzle Store is constantly updated collection of original puzzles for the true lovers of brainstorming! Download Magic Puzzles, find and choose a theme that you are interested in: nature, wildlife, history, architecture, art, etc. There are a lot of themes in our store and it only depends on your mood what to choose! Puzzles have always been the best game for family entertainment. Colorful pictures, new opportunities and pleasant music will help you to forget about everyday worries and will bring a fascinating pastime."

Download Magic Puzzles right now for free!

Smurfs Village

Who doesn't love the Smurfs, right? Well, of course there IS Gargamel.

"Gargamel found the Smurfs’ village and scattered the Smurfs far and wide. With Papa Smurf's guidance, it’s up to you to build a new village for the Smurfs to call home.

Based on the original cartoon and comic art, players begin the game with only a single mushroom house and a lone plowed plot of land. From there, things quickly progress, allowing players to build specialized houses, elaborate gardens with colorful crops, bridges to span running rivers, trodden paths, and more."

Download Smurfs' Village right now for free!

Triple Town

Extremely addictive puzzle and logic game that has gotten over 100 positive reviews. I would highly recommend this one.

"Triple Town is an original puzzle game in which you try to grow the greatest possible city. The larger the city you build, the more points you score. You build your city by matching three or more game-pieces: combine three grasses to make a flower, three flowers to make a bush, three bushes to make a tree... until you've filled the board with houses, cathedrals and castles. Along the way, you'll have to outwit giant bears who will try to block your progress.

How large can you grow your dream city before the board fills and the game ends?"

Download Triple Town (Kindle Fire Edition) right now for free!

Throw the Knife

The graphics in this game are cute and charming, and it's a pretty addictive game not only for kids but for their parents as well (totally not speaking from experience, of course!).

"Hate flies? We do too! That's why we spend millions of dollars developing a game that really sticks it to them. Or rather knives into them.
In throw the knife you try and save Buddy, an adorable little creature that for some reason attracts hundreds of pesky flies. Your job is to grab the sharpest object your money can buy and hurl it at the flies and mosquitoes who just won't leave Buddy alone."

Download Throw The Knife right now for free!

Space Clues

Another one this week that I'm surprised is free. Entertaining and educational.

"In Space Clues the player must place the cosmic objects in space by following mysterious clues. The app encourages children to explore, succeed, and have fun.

Each challenge contains one or more clues that the user must piece together to put black holes, planets, rockets, and other objects in their correct location. The clues get trickier and more challenging as the player progresses along. This game helps teach problem-solving skills in an entertaining way."

Download Space Clues right now for free!

Pocket Dinosaurs

Fun for dino lovers, a really cute little game.

"These dinosaurs have been landlocked for millions of years and need your help to escape planet Earth. Stack up these dinosaurs as high as you can, but beware of the evil aliens in space that seek to thwart your plans. Dodge the meteorites as they fall onto the dinosaur's space tower. Help the dinosaurs escape Earth and pile on the points in this fun little game. Tilt the device right and left or use touch controls to catch the falling dinosaurs."

Download Pocket Dinosaurs right now for free!

Falling Words

Great concept for early readers!

"Falling Words is a fun and challenging word game for ages four and above. Form a word from the falling letters. The falling letters are jumbled, and the child has to form the correct word using a picture as a hint. For example, a cow is shown, and the child has to form the word using the letters O W C. This app improves spelling and teaches simple words.

The free version of Falling Words comes with 75 words for hours of fun. For the complete set of words, check out the full version of Falling Words."

Download Falling Words right now for free!

Miss Spell's Class

Great spelling game that is for kids around 9 and older.

"Miss Spell's Class will let you know just how good a speller you really are. Brought to you by the makers of Dictionary.com, the app is an entertaining and enjoyable game suitable for just about everyone.

In Miss Spell's Class you are presented with a list of 20 words. Your job is to correctly identify which words are spelled correctly and which words are not. Playing against the clock, mark each word in the appropriate column. When you've completed your quiz, Miss Spell's Class marks your score. If you make a mistake, Miss Spell provides the correct spelling. But she'll add 10 seconds to your score for each mistake you make.

You can post your scores on the Miss Spell's Class leader board as well as invite friends on Facebook and Twitter to join the class."

Download Miss Spell's Class right now for free!

Zingles

Logic puzzles that are actually pretty fun (and challenging!). I would recommend this for elementary school-age kiddos.

"Zingles is a simple, yet highly addictive logic puzzle game. Simply complete the board ensuring that each row, each column and each subgrid contains only one instance of each piece--a Zingle piece.

At the start of a game a number of pieces are placed on the board. These are known as givens. The remainder of the board contains blank squares for you to complete. You will need to use all your powers of deductive reasoning to solve the unlimited supply of boards that Zingles can generate. Zingles supports the ability to mark each board square with possible moves to aid in the puzzle solving. Zingles also supports the cross hatch marking aid to solving puzzles.

Zingles supports a wide range of board sizes, offering a variety of game play, from simple 4 by 4 boards to extremely difficult 16 by 16 boards. In addition, Zingles supports Jigsaw and Killer Sudoku modes of play. Zingles also supports the popular game variation whereby the diagonals may contain only one instance of each piece."

Download Zingles - FREE right now for free!

Math Blitz

Great for keeping those math skills sharp over the summer.

"Compete against your friends to solve simple math problems in real-time with Math Blitz Plus. Add Facebook and Twitter friends, compete on leaderboards, and chat in gamerooms. Enjoy multi-player gaming and three different difficulty levels"

Download Math Blitz Plus right now for free!

Fashion Math

Got a math-averse fashionista? This might help.

"

• Solve math problems to earn credits
• Choose from addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems
• Use credits to purchase fashion items
• Buy dolls, hairstyles, dresses, accessories, pets, and more
• Save images of fashion dolls"

Download Fashion Math right now for free!

First Find

Useful for early language skills, as well as emerging readers.

"First Find is a fun, colorful app that helps kids hone their picture recognition skills, among others. Playing is as simple as reading an object's name and listening to the name spoken aloud, then finding it among other beautiful illustrations in the grid. The correct picture bounces after a few seconds to help those who might be puzzled at first. You'll be amazed to see how quickly children start recognizing common objects. They'll also have fun earning stars for every correct answer. As they get better, they can take up timed challenges. You can check out their score card to view their progress.

With First Find, your children will develop their auditory, visual, and fine motor skills, relate objects to their names, and develop a sense of achievement."

 Download First Find right now for free!

Speed Anatomy

If you've got kids who want to learn more about the human body, this is the right game to do it.

"Think you know a lot about your body? How fast can you point to your liver, gall bladder, or incisor? Do you know the difference between the auricle and the utricle? Speed Anatomy is a fun and addictive game that tests your anatomical knowledge and recall.

During gameplay the name of a body part appears at the top of the screen. You must touch its location on the picture of the body within a set amount of time. Get it correct and you score points; get it wrong and you get nothing. The correct location then lights up to show you the right answer."

Download Speed Anatomy right now for free!

Hippo Hide and Seek

Think of "Where's Waldo?" except with hippos. Download Hoppo Hippo Free hide and seek right now for free!

"Hoppo Hippo is a hide and seek game for kids from 2 to 5. This game is easy to learn, so kids can figure out the game by themselves. Hoppo the Hippo wants to play hide 'n' seek. He's hiding somewhere in the jungle. Shake to make Hoppo hide. Then drag your finger over the hiding area to find Hoppo. When you find him, Hoppo says "Peek-a-boo!" and is ready to hide somewhere else.

To see Hoppo the Hippo hide in even more places, check out the full version of Hoppo Hippo hide and seek."

Joy Paint

Perfect for toddlers working on hand-eye control.

"Joy Paint is a great art application for kids. This app comes with 24 different drawings, all ready for coloring. Coloring these drawings is super-easy. Simply select a color, tap on one section of the drawing, and that color will fill in the space between the lines. Think of Joy Paint as a color-by-numbers art project, only you get get decide where the colors go. Swap out the color palette for an even larger selection of colors. This fun app is sure to inspire any future Picassos with its easy interface and ability to save pictures."

Download Joy Paint right now for free!