The Supper Club Presents: Apps that are Out of the Ordinary

So many apps are often just the same old ideas re-hashed -- this batch of apps takes old standards to new heights!

There seem to be at least a kajillion kids apps that claim to teach kids their numbers, letters, colors and shapes.  They often do these with memory matching games, puzzles, coloring pages and other mostly uninspiring activities.  Here are a few apps that have incorporated those concepts and used those games in fresh, innovative and exceptional ways.

AZZL by Jutiful (best puzzle app) (iOS, $)

Sound memo by mixtvision (memory game for SOUND instead of images) (iOS, $)

Fiete match by Ahoiii (memory game with a cute incorporated opponent)(iOS/Android $)

Metamorphabet by vector park (best ABC’s) (iOS/Android, $)

Tayasui Sketches by Tayasui (excellent open-ended art) (iOS only, Free with IAP)

Sago Mini Doodlecast by Sago Mini (interactive drawing/coloring) (iOS only, $)

Color Vaccuum by Curious Hat (seek and find colors in the real world, steampunk vibe) (iOS, $)

Just Colors by Appracadabra (color identification in the real world) (iOS, $)

Endless Numbers by Originator (best numbers app) (iOS/Android, free w/IAP)

Fiete Math by Ahoiii (best basic math app) (iOS, $)

Dreii by Etter (excellent app about the physics of shapes) (iOS, Android, $)

 For this month's craft, we took a storytime standard (the stick puppet) and made it better with a mouth that opens and closes!  You can see the basic concept here, but I got the idea from the great book Make These Toys: 1-1 Clever Creations using everytday items by Heather Swain (p. 72)