Calculator

A calculator's not a game, you might say....and you'd be partially right! But I know there's a lot of kids out there who would totally dig a calculator to play with, right?

"I'm Calculator Plus - the perfect calculator for Kindle Fire. I'm easy to use and beautifully designed to do things better than your handheld calculator ever did.

I love saving you time and effort. I remember everything you calculate, and let you review it anytime, making me perfect for adding up receipts, balancing checkbooks, or even calculating taxes. And if you quit the calculator and go do something else, it's all still here when you come back. You'll never need to type the same calculation twice again.

I'm attractive and effective and I make great use of that big, beautiful Kindle Fire display:

- You'll never forget where you are in a calculation - I show you exactly what's happening at all times
- I remember everything, so you can take a break, then come back later and pick up where you left off
- I show your calculations in clear, elegant type that's easy to read, with commas just where they should be
- You can use backspace anytime to correct a simple mistake, instead of starting over
- Use memory to keep a running total you can actually see
- My percentage key shows exactly what it did, so you're not left confused
- My intuitive, lovable design makes it simple to do everyday calculations on your Kindle Fire

Let Calculator Plus and your Kindle Fire finally put that handheld calculator to rest."

Download Calculator Plus Free (Kindle Fire Edition) right now for free!

Bad Piggies

Yep! It's THAT Bad Piggies, the much awaited sequel to Angry Birds!
"From the creators of Angry Birds: an all new game from the PIGS’ point of view!

Create the ultimate flying/crawling/rolling/spinning/crashing device and pilot the pigs safely to the eggs!

The Bad Piggies are after the eggs again -- but as usual, nothing is going according to plan! Can you create the ultimate flying machine and steer them safely to their destination? Those tricky pigs have a few objects they can use, but they need your help to turn these into the perfect transportation!

With more than 72 levels, and free updates coming up, you have hours and hours of pig-crashing, exploding, and flying fun! Get three stars on every level to unlock 18 more puzzles! HINT: Sometimes you need to play the level several times to achieve all the objectives -- try building a new device or steering in a different way to earn all the stars!

Features
72 levels crammed with flying/driving/crashing fun!
18 additional puzzles unlocked by three-starring levels! 
Free updates! 
4 sandbox levels to stretch your creativity!
Ultra-special, ultra-secret, ultra-difficult sandbox level to unlock by collecting all the skulls!
33 objects to create the ultimate machine: motors, wings, fans, bottle rockets, umbrellas, balloons, and much more!"

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Ice Cream Jump

Cute little game for the preschool set.

Meet a happy Ice Cream Scoop who dreams of soaring through the skies.

Help our friendly dessert reach new heights in this action packed game.

Bounce from platform to platform, dodge the mean flies, and grab everything you can to get the highest score.

Great fun to play with friends, who can go the highest in Ice Cream Jump.

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Hangman

I'm honestly surprised this game was free - really good!

The classic word-guessing game comes to life with Hangman Plus. Set on a Treasure Island backdrop featuring a realistic pirate on a dock with a gallows, Hangman Plus features a word list more than 3,000 strong. You can even customize the word list and even make your own.

You can also decide how many guesses are allowed during each round as well as how many letters are in each game word. Now you can play hangman anywhere you go with your Android device. Time to guess. How 'bout an 'e'? How 'bout an 's'?

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Piano Teacher

Good for beginners who want another way to practice those chords!

"The only piano app on the market that will acttually teach you the chords, scales & notes.
after Using the app for a while you will get the ability to play almost every song's chords."

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Scramble with Friends

If you've got kids who love word scrambles, they will enjoy this one. 

"Scramble With Friends™ joins the world's most popular word-game franchise...if you like Words With Friends™ and Hanging With Friends™, then you’ll love the newest addiction for wordies!

Scramble With Friends™ is the fast, fun game of finding words in a jumbled grid. Quickly slide your finger over adjacent letters to form words forwards, backwards, sideways...any way you can!

Download Scramble With Friends™ Free to start playing today and join the millions of other players worldwide in Zynga’s newest must-have app!"

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Paplinko

Hello readers! You might have noticed a lack of posts this week; I haven't taken a blogging break in over a year and decided it was a good time (well, plus that and eat my weight in turkey!)

"Never before have bouncing balls been so hypnotizing!

In PAPLINKO the goal is to bounce balls into cups, collecting coins and prizes as you do. Watch out for the pegs, though! The balls bounce off multiple pegs, each boing racking up points and changing the ball's path to the bottom. You can carefully aim and shoot each one, but the peg board is constantly shifting, so you'll have to rethink your strategy as you play. Hordes of special pegs shake things up, from bomb pegs to teleporter pegs. It's not all just about collecting prizes though: bouncing off the pegs earns points and careful play will rack up your high score! Use special multiplier pegs and bonus boxes to make that score grow and grow! But prizes aren't the only things at the bottom: slimes will break your high score if you're not careful! Trade in all the coins you've collected to buy new backgrounds and ball characters to customize your game. Don't worry if you run out of balls, check back later and you'll have received more!"

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Sight Words Sentence Builder

Not a freebie but worth the price. Great for emerging readers!

Did you know that automatic recognition of Sight Words is an essential part of functional literacy? This fun game covers all levels of Dolch Sight Words and lets students practice them in context. 

The game is fun and simple. Using grade appropriate Sight Words, children assemble short sentences from given words. The player receives visual and auditory feedback indicating whether the response is correct. Once the student answers correctly, the exercise moves to the next sentence.

The game contains no ads.

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Jump Start Preschool

Not a freebie again, but seriously all the Jump Start apps are soooo worth it! I've been using these for years with my kids!

Your preschooler is invited to join Frankie the Dog on a magical learning adventure that will show just how fun learning can be. With 8 games designed to teach more than 6 math, pre-reading and critical thinking skills for school, this app is the perfect tool to keep your preschooler learning on the go. Remember, theres no stopping a kid with a JumpStart!®

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ABCs and Numbers for Toddlers

Boy, I wish this one had been around when my oldest was little! Great for toddlers who are lovin' on cars to learn their letters and numbers. 

"Does your toddler like cars? If so, then what better way to teach them the ABCs and numbers than with a car app game? Your kid will have fun driving around the screen collecting numbers and alphabet letters with cars, buses, firetrucks, airplanes, and helicopters."

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Lunar Racer

I love racing games, as I've told you before, and this is a particularly well done one for a freebie!

"Strap on your moon boots and fire up your nitro boosters because the real space race is about to begin. 

Sure there's racing games... but then there's racing games with powerups! Ever tried racing with homing missiles, land mines, bubble shields and gravity thrusters? Yeah, didn't think so! 

Shoot, dodge, blast, and nitro boost your way through the solar circuit. Achieve the ultimate prize and conquer the solar system by beating any competitor in your way!

From the creators of Super Stickman Golf, Lunar Racer is the next casual racing sensation!"

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Scary! Monster Pet Shop

Okay, even though I was initially a bit creeped out by this picture of an obviously legitimately scary alien, I actually enjoyed the game.

• Players can collect upwards of 25 different monster types and over 100 unique looking monsters.
• Multiple classes and habitats including dirt, water and grass monsters
• Care for your monster pets by petting them, cleaning their homes and feeding them
• Grow and breed unique monsters for show
• Play online with your friends to share eggs and grow your collection

 Download Monster Pet Shop right now for free!

Nation Flag Quiz

GREAT practice for older elementary kids.

"This game has 196 Nation Flags in 8 Stages! The game contains man-pick hints for you not only to guess the nation flag right, but also learn knowledge about the nations. If you guess 1 country name right in 1 time, you will get full score of 100 points. Every time you guess wrong, it costs 5 posts, every time you use a hint, it also costs 5 points. But if you guess the flag right finally, you can still get 10 points. Try you best to get as much points as you can. And compare you score with your friends for fun."

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Super Pizza Maker

Honestly, not the best app, but worth a free download for a kid who loves to make or eat pizza.

You made sundaes, cakes, and breakfast foods, and now- Pizza Maker is here! Whip up any pizza you want-from a three cheese to a supreme combination! You can even create a yummy dessert pizza topped with fruits or chocolates!

Bake an awesome pizza from a huge selection of ingredients! First, select a plate or pan and a tablecloth!

Next, decide what type of crust you want-thin, pan, hand-tossed, wheat, or cookie crust for dessert!

Now it’s time to choose the sauce and cheese… red marinara or white? Thick sauce or thin? How about a sweet yogurt sauce for your dessert pizza? After you spread the sauce, sprinkle all the cheese your heart desires! You have many choices- classic mozzarella, cheddar, colby, and parmesan, just to name a few!

Next, comes the meat! You have so many choices you will have to make two pizzas at a time! There is pepperoni, ham, meatballs, sausage, and many more!

Finally, pile on all the veggies! Make your pizza colorful with green and red peppers, mushrooms, onions, broccoli, and sun dried tomatoes!

If you like fruit or other unique items on your pizza, we didn’t forget you! Load up your cookie crust with all the fruit you want for the best dessert pizza ever! Or maybe you want to sprinkle oregano and salt and pepper on your pizza. Whatever little extras you want to add to your creation… or didn’t even know you wanted, you will find them here!

Once the pizza looks just the way you like, it’s time to put it in the oven to bake! Watch it closely as the crust browns, the cheese melts, and the veggies and meat cook to perfection. When it’s done, don’t waste time- eat up!!

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Classic Game Alert: Gin Rummy

I have great memories of my aunt and uncles teaching me how to play cards. Maybe you do too!

• 15 CPU Hearts players of varying skills and styles (beginner to expert)
• Arrange your hand as you play, or let the app sort it for you!
• 3 different decks of cards available
• Choice of backgrounds
• User stats against all players

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Classic Game Alert: Checkers

You can't get more classic than Checkers. Every kid needs to know how to play this game!

• Single and 2-player game modes
• 10 difficulty levels, from Beginner to Expert
• Compulsory (official rules) or non-compulsory (popular rules) capture options
• Undo and Hints buttons
• User stats for each level played

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Math Tetris

Tetris is a game that challenges your logical thinking skills, and this game takes it one step further and adds math to the equation (get it? adds math to the equation? You have to admit that was pretty clever!).

"The Kids Math Tetris – Free app is a classic Tetris-style game with a twist. The numbers fall like the Tetris bricks, but you can only remove the bricks if they add up to a given number and they are next to each other on a same row. As you go up the levels, the numbers fall faster.

Kids Math Tetris – Free features three game modes. In Marathon 10 mode, the number to add up changes every level. In Time mode, you have a limited amount of time to play. In Forever 10 mode, you are always trying to add up to 10."

Download Kids Math Tetris - Free right now for free!

Bird Find

Great graphics AND sounds! Perfect for a little one who needs some entertainment at a doctor's office, waiting rooms, etc.

"Are you a parent thinking of ways to make learning fun for your kids? If so, try the Bird Find app. Bird Find is a fun guessing game for kids. The object of the game is simple. You're presented with a grid of bird images. A friendly voice says which bird you should tap. Don't worry if you can't find the correct image--the image will start to bounce in a few seconds to give you a hint. Your kids will start quickly recognizing the images and they will earn stars on every correct answer. As they progress, they can take timed challenges and you can check their score card to see their progress. This app will help your kids develop auditory, visual, and fine motor skills, recognize different types of birds, relate different birds to their names, and develop a sense of achievement."

Download Bird Find right now for free!

Mahjongg

Mahjong is a FANTASTIC way to teach your kids memory skills, as well as logic, puzzles, etc. Plus it's fun and takes a while to get through, i.e., keep those kids occupied longer!

"Mahjong Deluxe Free is a solitaire game based on the classic Chinese game where you are challenged to eliminate all the tiles from the board. It includes 8 lovely backgrounds and 10 different puzzle layouts. Relax and enjoy this beautiful game today!

The game is played with a set of tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols and made for us in China. Find matching pairs of images at the left and right ends of the lines in the various puzzles to remove the tiles from the board.

Features:
- 10 different puzzle layouts with a different puzzle each time.
- 8 different backgrounds to choose from.
- Great sounds."

Download Mahjong Deluxe HD Free right now for free!

Pengbears

Build more ice for the polar bears and penguins. Good game for those little ones who are just getting used to how the Kindle works.

"We are the mighty Pengbears, a powerful mutation between polar bears and penguins... Ok, that's a lie! We're actually polar bears in penguin costumes! You see, we have no friends here at the South Pole, so we dress up like penguins to be able to blend in. Please don't tell anyone!

You can help us by laying ice out for us, so that we can catch fish faster. Just hold your fancy Kindle with one hand and swipe your finger on the "screen" with the other. Even a penguin can do this, and they don't even have fingers. Try it!"

Download Pengbears Free right now for free.

Wordfeud

Scrabble meets crossword puzzles. I have now died and gone to heaven.

"Does the phrase "Triple Word Score" get your blood pumping? Do the letters Q, X, and Z flood your mind with obscure and high-scoring word possibilities? Test your vocabulary with Wordfeud FREE, an addictive crossword-style word game that will feel like home to lovers of the classic board game Scrabble."

Download Wordfeud FREE right now for free!

Falling Words

Great for emerging 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."


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