What could possibly be better than an app that keeps our kids independently busy and entertained? How about one that also stimulates the growth of new brain cells, develops fine-motor skills, improves problem-solving abilities, rewards patience and persistence, and enhances your child’s ability to concentrate, plan, and focus on details? Navigating through mazes does just that! Try some of these iPad maze apps to exercise the minds of your little (and big!) ones:
Wee Kids Mazes by Ebooks&kids
Both fun and educational, this maze app combines challenging mazes with fantastic images, captivating bright colors, and engaging sound effects. This app caters to young children, free from third-party ads and in-app purchases. $1.99, 4+ rating
Toddler Maze 123 by GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd
Brought to you by the creators of award-winning educational apps, this app features 20 unique mazes with different scenes and characters, multiple levels of difficulty, optional hint feature, printable capabilities, over 50 interactive animations, and a child-friendly interface with no complicated menus. $2.99, 4+ rating
Roxie’s a-MAZE-ing Vacation Adventure by OCG Studios
Rated #1 app in several countries, Roxie’s a-MAZE-ing Vacation Adventure is a maze and look-&-search experience. It offers numerous screens in which you have to find your way by driving, walking, flying, skiing, or rafting. Along the way, find letters, numbers, penguins, and other items. $2.99, 4+ rating
301 Atomic Mazes HD – For the iPad! by Party Sub Productions
This app has something for everyone: easy, medium, and hard mazes; unique and different mazes; and mazes for kids and adults; 301 mazes, to be exact! Features include the ability to save, e-mail, or wallpaper any maze, an undo option to fix mistakes, an awesome soundtrack, and a wide range of paintbrush shapes and sizes to finger paint your way through each maze. This app has no in-app purchases. $1.99, 4+ rating
Puppy Run: Ultimate Maze Puzzle by SecretBuilders
Perfect for kids aged 4-104, this app is based on the sci-fi classic “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” Pomo the Puppy must navigate through a series of uber-puzzling mazes with obstacles in order to bring a compass to his master, who has gone on a journey to the center of the earth and is lost without him. This app offers 100 maze puzzle levels, complete with gravity, geometry, monster battles, and high-speed chases. $0.99, 4+ rating
