We’ve partnered with popular kids’ brands to bring 20 new teacher-approved apps and watch faces to the Kids section of Google Play. Apps with a “Teacher Approved” badge have been rated by educators and children’s media specialists on factors such as age appropriateness, quality of experience, enrichment and enjoyment.
These new offerings highlight a variety of subjects—such as math, science, history, music, creativity, emotional well-being, and physical activity—in fun, engaging ways:
- The BarbieTM color creations app invites kids to take on fun weekly coloring projects with inspirational messages from Barbie right from their wrists. It also comes with a glittery rainbow-themed dial.
- The Crayola Create & Play app encourages creativity, self-expression and care with small activities and a customizable watch face featuring a colorful selection of Crayola pets.
- In it Marvel HQ: Super Hero Fun app, kids can create beats and dance along with Groot, plus use watch faces featuring favorite characters like Groot, Captain America and Hulk.
- The MathTango app features engaging multiplication puzzles, collectible dancing monsters, and lively animations and sounds to make math practice fun.
- The Rubik’s Cube® the dial brings this classic puzzle game to life with cool 3D twists!
- The Tech Deck® the dial allows kids to explore and express their style while mixing and matching 10 unique skateboard decks and background designs.
- You want to check out two new apps from PBS KIDSstarting with Wild Kratts Creature Power Up. Meet, learn about and move with new animal friends alongside the Kratt brothers and test your creature powers through daily activity challenges. Next, the Odd Squad Time Unit app encourages kids to use movement, problem-solving skills and math to solve odd cases and earn agent badges. Don’t miss PBS KIDS: Dot Watch Face to tell the time with Dot, plus additional watch faces from Wild Kratts and Odd Squad.
- With Rebel Girls Mood Journal appkids learn to recognize and track their emotions, receive empowering affirmations and fun activity prompts, and earn badges with inspiring women. Plus, they can wear their confidence on their wrist with cool Rebel Girls Watch Faces!
- Two what?! & A Wow! is a daily trivia game where kids guess science fact from fiction while learning the scientific “how” behind each “wow” statement. Pair the game with the Wow in the World Watch Face that will make you say “WOW!” with space themes, seasonal updates and surprises.
- Unicorn Academy™ dials let kids personalize their watch with their favorite unicorn and its rider while discovering delightful animation inspired by Spin Master’s original Netflix series.
Children can also discover and install other apps from Google Play with parental approval.
The Galaxy Watch for Kids experience will roll out to the Galaxy Watch7 LTE in the coming weeks. It will initially be available in the US on AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon networks.