Lux Touch

Do you like RISK?  If so, you'll like to play Lux Touch.  It is a quick action game that brings RISK play to the iPad.  You don't have wait very long for your turn either.  At the start of the action, you place your troops and can battle other armies.  Just be sure you don't over extend your forces.  Action is fast paced and you can finish a game in just a few minutes.  Check it out! - Mr. Schmidt

Multi-Tasking and Prioritizing Challenges

Multi-tasking apps, as I call them, are those that require you to control a variety of items or events at the same time.  For students, each app helps them understand that they need to prioritize tasks in order to successfully complete each challenge.  My daughter who is 6 also learned a valuable lesson as she said, "Mom, now I know what you mean.  It's just like diner dash.  I can't help all of the people at the same time."  This lesson for her has been very helpful for me.  "Remember when you play the waitress game?  I can only help one of you at a time."  :)   I will say that younger kids don't always do well in this game because they so they don't care if the cars crash or if the people get mad.  This is a good time to talk to kids about how they react when their mom or dad isn't able to help them right away.  It is a test in patience and the life skill of serving others.

Airport Madness Challenge (AMC):  As the person who has to direct planes in and out of the airport, things can get stressful making sure planes don't crash.

Traffic Rush:  When the app first came out, it ranked high in the app store.  Today it is still a favorite as 2,190 people have ranked the game for an average rating of 4.5 stars.  Your challenge is to direct the traffic by changing the speed of the cars traveling through the intersection so they don't crash into one another.  An addition to the original game is Railway.  Same concept except that you get to direct trains.  Railway also allows you to get extra points by tapping on the bushes and catching the gophers.

Dinner Dash is one of many games require you to "dash" in order to get all tasks done in time.  As mentioned above, I like these apps because it gives kids some idea of what the real work world is like.  In this game, you are a waitress trying to sit your customers, take their orders, bring out the food, and clean the tables all while working to keep the customers happy.  Other apps like this one include: wedding dash, spongebob diner dash, cooking dash, and hotel dash.  A younger version of this is Dr. Panda as you need to serve animals that come into the hospital

Challenge Apps Kids Love

One Touch Draw: Try to draw the shape without lifting your finger and by only tracing each line once.  Kids find each puzzle a fun challenge and rewarding as they continue to move up levels.  This app is always a favorite and not one many have tried before.

Book Towers: For Solitaire Lovers

Book Towers allows kids to begin the game of solitaire.  The objective of the game is to stack the books numerically and by color.  The challenge comes in as you can only move smaller numbers on top of big numbers and it must be of the same color.

7 Little Words

7 Little Words gives a unique twist on the basic word building game.  You are given parts of words that you can use to answer/solve 7 'crossword style' hints.  The length of each word is given, but that's about it.  This game is addictive, but better for the older crowd as a students vocabulary needs to be fairly thorough to be successful.

OutWorded

Outworded is a word find game that challenges your ability to quickly find words.  You can choose easy through hard difficulty.  As you set your time, you can try to find all the words quickly.  It also allows you to challenge others in the 2 player mode.  In 2 player, you complete the puzzle and then your opponent has a turn.  Whoever has the most words found wins!  Feel free to challenge Mr. Schmidt at SchmidtMaster.

Download Outworded Here: Outworded
Have fun!

Homestyler Interior Design

Homestyler Interior Design: Take a picture of your room, use a blank room, or just look for ideas to add furniture, design, appliances or anything else you may want to decorate a room with.  Each item also gives you information about where you can find it.  Great app for real designers or for those just dreaming of the perfect room.