Top iPAD Apps Child Life Department - SickKids Spring 2014 The following suggested apps are varied in price. Some are free, while others are not. These apps are used by child life specialists and are recommended based on frequent use with patients and families. They are placed in categories to help you find the ones that are right for your iPad/intended use  You can find these iPad apps in the Apple iTunes store online.

Toddlers 1. Fisher Price Apps (Giggle Gang, Animal Sounds for Baby, Let’s Count Animals for Baby, Shapes and Colours Music Show for Baby, Where’s Puppy’s Nose for Baby) 2. My PlayHome 3. Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Railway 4. Thomas & Friends: Engine Activities 5. Elmo Loves ABC’s 6. Elmo’s Monster Maker 7. LeapFrog Scout’s Music 8. Scout’s ABC Garden 9. Zoo Train 10. Talking Ginger for iPad

Preschool 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Monkey Preschool LunchBox Moody Monsters (feelings/emotions) Dora’s Enchanted Forest Adventures (interactive story) Disney Princess Palace Pets Frozen Free Fall Toupie et Binou Toca Kitchen Monsters SUPER WHY! For iPad (PBS Kids) Barbie I Can Be Despicable Me: Minion Rush

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School-Age 1. Toca Hair Salon 2 2. Easy Bake Treats 3. Cooking Dash 4. Minecraft 5. Nail Salon - Free 6. Jetpack Joyride 7. Draw A Stickman: Episode 2 8. Plants vs. Zombies 9. Subway Surfers 10. Clumsy Ninja

Adolescent 1. Candy Crush Saga 2. Clash of Clans 3. Injustice: Gods Among Us (Warner Brothers/Superheroes) 4. Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing 5. Tetris 6. Wipeout Dash 7. Anagram Twist 8. Basketball Hoopz 9. Zombie Highway 10. Madcoaster

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Puzzles/Matching Games/Colouring/Sticker Books 1. Wood Puzzles (preschool) 2. Tozzel (toddler) 3. Animated Toddler Puzzles: Cars (todder/preschool) 4. Ani Match: Animal Pairs and Sounds Matching Game (preschool) 5. Buildo Rescue Sticker Book (has a hospital sticker page) 6. Paint Sparkles Draw: My First Coloring Book HD! 7. Sago Mini Doodlecast (preschool) 8. Color Band (toddler/preschool) 9. Draw & Tell HD: by Duck Duck Moose (preschool/school age) 10. Human Body Puzzles for Kids

Trivia Games 1. 4 Pics 1 word 2. 4 Elements 3. Wheel of Fortune 4. Heads Up 5. Four in A Row 6. Doodle Stick Movie Quiz 7. Scrabble 8. Logos Quiz Game 9. Flow Free 10. Identify the World Flags Game

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Medical: Play (iTunes descriptions included under each app) 1.

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Dino Hospital Take care of 8 different dinos and help to cure them. 8 different hospital scenes, 28 puzzles and games. Doc McStuffins Based on the hit Disney Junior show Doc McStuffins, join Doc, along with Hallie, Lambie and the rest of her friends for a fun-filled time fixing, sorting, exploring and caring for toys, dolls and more. Inside Doc’s clinic you can choose from four entertaining and engaging developmental activities. This Is My Body: Anatomy for Kids Learn the principles of human anatomy in a playful & engaging way. Created by a team of medical doctors, educators and parents this app features information about all important aspects of the human body – all within a beautifully designed and illustrated app. Dr. Panda’s Hospital What kid doesn’t think about being a vet or doctor? Here’s their chance to help Dr. Panda take care of animals at Dr. Panda’s Hospital. Your child will greet different animals in the waiting room, help them to their hospital beds, discover and treat their ailments – all while learning sequencing! Dr. Panda’s Hospital is ideal for 2-6 year old children that are naturally curious about basic medical procedures and anatomy. 10 fun medical mini games and activities; 8 different friendly animal patients; hospital areas featured include waiting room, two patients rooms and a helicopter landing pad; complete activities to earn medical or animal stickers; touch & discover: fun animations and sounds. The Human Body by Tinybop Explore a working model of the human body. Every part is animated and interactive: the heart beats, guts gurgle, lungs breathe, the skin feels, and eyes see. Designed for kids ages 4+ to discover what we’re made of and how we work.

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Simply Sayin’ (*this is a favourite child life teaching app!*) The medical jargon health care professionals use can be overwhelming to children, because they process information differently than adults. The Simply Sayin’ app uses pictures, sounds and child friendly glossary of terms to facilitate clear conversations between the healthcare provider, child and family. Parents can also use this information to promote positive health care experiences for their children. This app has real sounds of an MRI and the ability to have the patient or HCP draw on anatomy pictures to assist in teaching/understanding. Patient Communicator by SCCM (for non verbal/complex patients) The ICU patient communicator by SCCM is designed to improve communication between patients and caregivers. This app allows patients who are conscious, but unable to communicate verbally, an opportunity to express concerns or issues related to pain management, comfort levels, and overall well-being. This app would be appropriate for school age, adolescents and adults. Riley Child Life Tour The Riley Child Life Program at IU Health seeks to minimize the stress and anxiety children often experience in a hospital setting. Riley Child Life Tour is designed to help children learn about an upcoming medical procedure and correct misconceptions they may have by using interactive maps, panoramas, photos, videos and sounds. Under the guidance of a child life specialist or health care professional, children can use Riley Child Life Tour to explore the settings, people and equipment they encounter during hospitalization. Google Translate Break through language barriers with Google Translate. Translate 80 languages, listen to your translations spoken aloud, directly translate speech and handwriting, star your favourite translations for quick access even when you’re offline, view dictionary results for single words or phrases. Proloquo2Go Prologuo2Go is an award-winning symbol-supported communication app providing a voice to over 75,000 individuals around the world who are unable to speak. First released in 2009, Prologquo2Go’s research-based vocabularies, highly customizable features, natural sounding voices, and unique innovations make it the premier Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) solution for children and adults with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, developmental disabilities, apraxia, stroke or traumatic brain injury *note: many patients and families may already have Proloquo2Go downloaded on their home ipad and it could be used throughout procedures/OR/etc. for communication*

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Sensory/Relaxation (also good for non-verbal patients) 1. Fluidity (you can turn on the music along with this app too!) 2. Bloom 3. Falling Stars by Trident 4. Plasma Globe 5. Laser Lights 6. Art of Glow 7. Spawn Sparkle 8. Pocket Pond 9. Relax Melodies HD 10. Uzu

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Toddler Piano Virtuoso Piano (Preschool – Adult) Lazoo: Let’s Color (Toddler/Preschool) Lazoo: Squiggles! (Toddler/Preschool) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – Interactive Children’s Sing Along Songza (playlists for any occasion – free music) Bebot – Robot Synth (Adolescence) Sparkle Paint for the iPad 123D Sculpt (Adolescence) Coloring Book (toddler/preschool)

Classics  (Great for Facilitated Distraction for Preschool – School Age) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Angry Birds Cut the Rope Fruit Ninja Pictureka Toy Story: Operation Camouflage Where’s My Water Where’s Waldo Bubble Shooter HD Free

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