Flawed and Fabulous

My two-year old has taken to the iPad and iPhone with relentless curiosity, persistence, and excitement.  She spends a couple hours a day on one of these devices, swiping in and out of her apps.


Since buying my iPad (excuse me... her iPad) a couple years ago, I've downloaded over 100 apps  for myself and my kids. Here are a few of the apps she loves and spends the most time interacting and engaged in the technology. 

I think she would agree with me when I say the Toca Boca apps are by far our favorites. Here is why we love them.

(Click on each app name to be taken to App Store page for each game.)

Toca Doctor

Examine a patient and solve fun puzzles and mini-games that take place in the human body.

 Beautiful artwork and fun sounds guides your kids through 21 different puzzles!

Toca Hair Salon

Cut, color, comb and blow-dry lifelike hair on six different cute characters.

Using your fingers you can make any hair style you want! And of course – take a snapshot and save your creations! 

Toca House

Help the five friends to do fun chores around a cozy house. Let your kids do the dishes, ironing,...

... sweeping or planting flowers in the garden. Loads of fun with 19 different mini-games!

One of the chores at the Toca House is helping the characters bathe.  Using her finger to move the sponge, she scrubs until all the suds are gone.

Toca Kitchen Monster

Someone must have left a window open! Two monsters snuck into the kitchen!! What a mess they’ve made… Well, at least they seem friendly enough. 

They look hungry too! Try feeding them and see what they like! your ingredients from the fridge and prepare them in anyway you like. Free exploratory play with food in a new way.

Toca Boca offers a couple game apps that help to promote sharing, taking turns, and group play.  

Toca Store

Now you can turn your iPhone or iPad into a Store Play Set – without any of the cleaning up afterwards! 
It’s the perfect toy for your kids to play together with you, their siblings or friends.

Toca Tea Party

Invite your friends to a tea party around your iPad! Set the table, choose your favorite cookies and cakes, serve the tea and you’re good to go! 

Simply eat and drink with your finger! With Toca Tea Party, you can play together with your kids in a way that stimulates their imagination.

Sometimes nothing can take the place of the hands-on experience of playing tea party.  Plastic cherry pie slices, orange slices, empty tea cups and all!

Click here to view and watch videos of all Toca Boca apps!

Each app offers unique educational and learning opportunities.  Making learning a fun and rewarding experience while still managing to hold her attention. 

Up next in Part 2... a curious monkey, everyone's favorite mouse, and apps that take you to "Infinity and Beyond."

Latifah