5 Digital Distractions for Kids and Their Parents

By Robin Raskin2013-05-03 22:31:35 UTC

Entertaining distractions for kids have come a long way since the early days of Concentration and Connect the Dots. That’s especially true if you’re an iPad user.

Take a look at these masterpieces that highlight some game-changing graphics interaction and even how you buy them. You'll find apps that create a full TV-like interactive channel, encourage parents and kids to build and share games, use augmented reality and are produced by animators with award-winning pedigrees, heralding a new generation of kids' apps.

They might cost you as much as a Starbucks latte, but they are much more satisfying. What are your kids' favorite apps?

Image via Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

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