Amazon’s marked down some very well-reviewed game apps for kids, by as much as 80%. These are all currently priced at just 99 cents:
Tin Tin The Game HD (4/5 stars) – From Amazon:
Help Tintin unravel the Secret of the Unicorn
Explore the exciting world of The Adventures of Tintin in the official game based on the movie. Treasure and adventure await those who seek to unravel the Secret of the Unicorn.
New Thrills at Every Turn
Use stealth to sneak your way past guards, engage in a swordfight, pilot a plane, solve puzzles, race a camel, and discover many more exciting experiences.
Explore and collect clues as you play.
Meet Tintin’s Friends
Tintin can’t do this alone! He’ll need the help of his friends throughout the story. You’ll take control of his dog Snowy, Captain Haddock, and even the legendary Sir Francis Haddock during the great Age of Pirates.
Fun for Everyone
Casual players and pros of all ages will enjoy the game. Accessible controls allow you to easily interact with the game environment. With just a swipe of your finger (or a tilt of your device), you can explore the world, collect clues and items, and battle villains.
A Beautiful, 3D World
Every building and character was carefully recreated in stunning 3D graphics and animation that perfectly matches the style of the film. See for yourself what it’s like to walk through Marlinspike Mansion, the desert, and the Karaboudjan ship, all in HD.
See What Reviewers Are Saying
“One of the best and most imaginative film tie-ins I’ve played for years. […] Both fans and newcomers to the boy reporter’s travels will find plenty to enjoy with this stylish adventure.” – Pocket Gamer
“The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is by far one of the most complete gameplay experiences you can find.” – Touch Gen 4.5/5
Connect 4 Kindle Fire Edition (4.5/5 stars, currently comes bundled with a $1 Amazon MP3 Store credit) – From Amazon:
You’ve never experienced CONNECT 4 action like this. Optimized for Kindle Fire, this fun family game comes alive on mobile with amazing power-ups and brilliant graphics.
STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME
Unlock 25 achievements as you build up your high score. Block and counter your opponent’s moves and be the first to get 4 tokens in a row to win!
FUN FEATURES
Elevate your game with all-new Powerchips. Enjoy chip-specific special effects (like explosions, and more) every time you score.
INTENSE MODES
Test your tactics against the computer in Classic Mode, or go head-to-head against a friend with Pass ‘n Play. And don’t miss Challenge and Advanced Modes.
Go for the glory. Go for the score. Go 4 it – CONNECT 4!
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Play at Home with Daniel, from PBS Kids (4.5/5 stars) – From Amazon:
Doctor: Play Doctor Daniel with the instruments that doctors use. When children play about being the doctor, they’re in charge. That can make it easier to manage when they have to be the patient.
Bedtime: Help Daniel get ready to go to sleep – and your children can be thinking about their own bedtime routines and the things that help them at bedtime.
In Daniel’s Bathroom: Wash, brush and flush with Daniel and play about and practice bathroom routines.
Sticker Book: Children can have fun making up their own stories as they play with dozens of stickers in Daniel’s house and Neighborhood.
Dinosaur Train Mesozoic Math Adventures (Kindle Tablet Edition), from PBS Kids (4/5 stars) – From Amazon:
Dinosaur Train Mesozoic Math Adventures makes it easy for children to grasp early math and science skills. The app contains four interactive games based on the hit PBS KIDS series DINOSAUR TRAIN. Each game has three levels of difficulty that challenge each child when he/she is ready.
Your child will develop math skills including counting, sequencing and statistical problem-solving and explore life sciences vocabulary and concepts alongside Buddy, Tiny and Don. Your child can organize Don’s crazy collections, learn about life cycles with Buddy, learn about the natural environment while riding the Dinosaur Train with Tiny or create his/her very own scenes from the Cretaceous, Triassic and Jurassic periods!
Life Cycles:
Your child observes Buddy playing by a pond and watches as he discovers things in and out of the water. By helping Buddy put the living things in the correct order of their life cycle stages, your child discovers how things grow and learns early biology and sequencing skills.
Don’s Collections:
Don loves to collect fossils, shells, minerals and more. Your child will help Don compare and organize his sets of objects. By doing so, he/she will learn to collect, organize, and present data in a bar chart format, identify and compare quantities and practice statistical problem-solving skills.
Build a Scene:
Your child will create his/her very own landscape using animals and plants from the Cretaceous, Triassic and Jurassic time periods. It’s a fun way to learn and develop natural environment vocabulary skills and concepts from the different time periods and practice creativity skills. Kids can also save and store their favorite scenes.
Through the Window:
Buddy and Tiny are looking out the train window as it stops along the Cretaceous, Triassic and Jurassic time periods. By looking for trees, mountains, plants and rocks, your child develops natural environment and vocabulary concepts and practices counting skills.
Dr. Panda’s Restaurant – Cooking Game For Kids (4.5/5 stars) – From Amazon:
Come to Dr. Panda’s Restaurant and cook delicious food for the animal guests! In this app, kids will be introduced to cooking through fun and exciting mini-games. They will be exposed to a wide range of foods as Dr. Panda has a recipe book which contains 10 different dishes and drinks. Among many others, it includes pizza, apple pie, corn soup, Chinese wok and fruit milkshakes.
For kids, this game combines meal time with fun time, without any mess!
To prepare all of these delicious things, kids will complete varied activities such as slicing, frying, toasting, mixing and baking. Besides preparing and serving food, they will also have fun while feeding the animals, decorating the dining rooms, cleaning the tables, and recycling garbage.