Whether you’re  enjoying your new iPad, iPad Mini, iTouch or iPhone or Android device you’ll appreciate this list of top 5 free apps for RealKids.  Focusing on fun and relaxation these games will be sure to please your 6 – 12 year old in their downtime and challenge their financial management, imagination, strategy, and planning abilities.  On the list are our favorites that please all members of the family.  Enjoy! Next month the list will focus on educational based apps.

Tiny Tower – Become an entrepreneur building new floors to your tower.  Plan the revenue stream to support your building so you can keep expanding.  Fun to build over time this is a planning and financial management game for the aspiring Donald Trumps. Available for iPhone and iPad as well as Android at Google Play.

Temple Run – A great game for the adrenaline junkie, in this game you try to outrun the evil monkeys. Collect coins to buy items like power ups and new characters. Not exactly an educational game but definitely fun for a while and very entertaining.  Upgrade to the paid version for additional options.
Available for iPhone and iPad as well as Android at Google Play.

Minecraft Pocket Edition Lite – A great building game where you can create detailed buildings, farms and towns.  Very popular with the 6 to 12 year old kids this game uses strategy, planning and imagination. Basically if you can imagine it, you can build it.  In the game you need to make everything so kids rely on each other and their own skills to customize their environment. Available for iPhone and iPad as well as Android at Google Play.

Angry Birds Free – Just passing it’s 3rd anniversary the Angry Birds series is super popular.  Using various birds in slingshots you knock down structures. The strategy is getting the angles right in the attack relying on dexterity and remembering the special features of the birds. Some birds explode upon touch and some move faster or do nothing at all. Lots of fun for all ages. Available for iPhone and iPad as well as Android at Google Play.

Where’s My Water?– Disney’s very popular game is a favorite in our house. The goal is to use strategic reasoning to plan the flow of water to the tub.  You have to make decisions which affect the outcome and no two turns are the same.  I also like that there is no correct answer and there are multiple ways to solve the problem giving kids an option try things out and fail and then rethink their strategy to win. Available for iPhone and iPad as well as Android at Google Play.

The games featured come as free versions of paid games, you can upgrade to the paid version turning on extra levels and options or keep it simple with the free versions of the apps.

Looking for more educational apps? Check out the monthly lists recommended by school resource teachers in the Top 5 Apps for learning lists with a focus on spelling, math and dexterity.

Do you have a favorite free app? Let us know in the comments section below.

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