6 of the most fun Halloween apps for kids

Spook-tacular screen time: 6 Halloween apps your kids will love!

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Cool Mom Tech rounds up six Halloween apps for kids, from spooky activity books and monster makers to puzzles, origami, Peanuts, and Toca Boca. Each entry notes the age range it suits, the gameplay involved, and price/platform availability. The post frames the picks as a way to keep kids' Halloween excitement going even after trick-or-treating ends.

The list

Haunted House 3D Pop-Up Activity Book App

More than an activity book: games, activities, lots of zombies. Pumpkin Picker and Ghost Whacker have kids navigate ghosts, darkness, goblins. Fantastic graphics; more silly than scary; ages 4-7. $1.99 on iTunes, $2.99 on Google Play and Amazon Appstore; in-app purchases for extra puzzles and stickers.

Create a Monster HD app

Blank monster face canvas with hundreds of combinations of eyes, ears, mouths, eyebrows, horns, fangs and more. Saved or shared via email or Facebook. $.99 on iTunes.

Wood Puzzle Halloween app

Digital version of chunky wooden puzzles with 15 puzzles for ages 2-4, including mummy, skeleton and friendly witch. Builds hand-eye coordination plus cute side effects. $1.99 for iPad; $0.99 for iPhone.

Let’s Fold – Origami Puzzle Game app

Part instruction, part game about folding paper correctly; make origami pumpkins, cats, witches and more. Simple yet challenging; for kids 6+. Free on iTunes with the Halloween level $0.99 to unlock. Also on Google Play, but that version lacks the Halloween update.

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown app

Based on the classic holiday special and does more than the TV broadcast: create a Peanuts avatar, carve pumpkins, trick-or-treat with Charlie and the gang, and hear the Halloween night story with dialogue and music from the 1966 special. Some language (like 'stupid') may be harsher than some parents want. $5.99 on iTunes, $4.99 on Google Play.

Toca Boo app by Toca Boca

From Toca Boca: direct the ghost to hide in every nook and cranny of the house and jump out to scare family members. Fun for younger kids 3-5 who laugh at the reactions to their BOOs. On the lighter side for holding interest long-term, but a fun way to add spooks at Halloween. $2.99 on iTunes.

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