It is free to download but requires you to create an account to log into. You can use zoom and voiceover functions on this app too. Pet Rescue Saga is a puzzle game created by King, the same company that created the world-famous Candy Crush.
The aim of the game is simple — rescue the pets! To do this, you need to clear all the blocks and obstacles to enable the animals to get safely to the ground. To remove coloured blocks, simply match two or more of the same coloured blocks together. As well as coloured blocks, there are also other obstacles, such as frozen blocks, cages and key-locked blocks. Bonus tools, including hammers, balloons and rockets, are available to help remove more blocks quicker.
Each level has a limited amount of moves, so choose each move wisely. There are over 2, levels for you to complete and the app is free to download. The graphics are bold, clear and bright, and the zoom function can be used for those with visual impairments.
The app is free and available on iTunes and Google Play. The Jigsaw app has a wide selection of animal and landscape jigsaw puzzles. With each puzzle, you can decide the difficulty by changing the number of pieces, from 84 small pieces to 4 large. As well as making it as hard or simple as you want, choosing larger piece is also useful for those with visual impairments. The app is free to download from the iTunes app Store , and there are similar versions available on Google Play for Android.
Sims Freeplay is an app version of the successful computer game The Sims. The aim of the game is to create and maintain your own virtual town. In the game, you create people known as Sims, and then run their lives, developing them to get a job, buy houses, form relationships and start families.
Plus, there are tasks to complete to win virtual money, prizes and increase the value of your town. It is a great form of escapism and very therapeutic. It is also easier access than the computer game as it allows visually impaired people to use the zoom function and, ideal for those with dexterity issues, everything is controlled by one finger taps.
It has 18 topic categories for you to complete, including music, geography and science. It is free to download on the App Store. You can read more about Emma by visiting her blog, Rock For Disability. Get in touch by messaging us on Facebook , tweeting us DHorizons , emailing us at editor disabilityhorizons.
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Here are a few creative ideas of games to try with a parachute. For the sea-loving kids: Making waves is a great way to use a parachute. As children hold the sides of the parachute, you can tell a story that has to do with the ocean. It can be a calm ocean, rough seas or somewhere in between. Have the children make waves to mimic the ones that you tell them about in their story. Put a ball in the middle of the parachute. If your parachute has different patches of color, tell the kids to roll the ball to a certain section of the parachute e.
Then, switch and tell them to roll it to a different section. Play music and have them move the ball faster and faster. If your child has a competitive nature, time the kids to see how fast they can work together to roll the ball from one color to another. Each time they finish, have them try to beat their last recorded time.
Pop it like popcorn! Anyways, here goes the game. One kid from the group says a word like horse or dog and the second kid should come up with something related to what the prior kid has said. But before this, the 2 nd kid needs to say horse or dog and then continue. Now, the 3 rd kid will have say what the 1 st and 2 nd kids have said and say another thing related to the above words.
And this game continues. This game is good for improving memory in kids. Source: Mike Henry Photo. Tongue Twisters: Try Tongue Twisters for a change. Tongue Twisters are not just a game for smart kids. But, this game can be very much helpful for kids with speech issues. Collect some tongue twisters on the internet and practice them first. Then ask your kid to repeat the tongue twister.
Ask your kid to practice the tongue twister. Then, given him another tongue twister the next day. This activity can help them to overcome speech related issues. Roll Over: Roll Over is a fun game that your child will like. Let your child roll down from the top end to the floor. Cushion the landing with pillows. And there you have it, a fun and interesting game that your kids would like to play forever. Hide and Seek: Hide and Seek has been a popular game played for many generations now. A simple game but its so much fun and can be played for hours together.
Sardines: Sardines game is totally reverse in process of Hide and Seek. In Sardines, one kid goes out to hide and all the others need to find where he is. Statue Race: Statue Race is an interesting game.
The game is an improvisation over the regular running race game. The difference in this game is that the one player will close his eyes and start counting from 1 to 10 and during this time, the race begins.
On the count of 10, the racers must stop and become statues. Whoever moves is out of the game and is sent back to the beginning. This process continues until most of the players are out and whoever manages to stand still as statue all the way and reaches the finish line is the winner.
Source: School AtoZ. What Time Is It Mr. Is another interesting game where one kid leads all the other kids. The leading kid is the wolf and the followers are sheep. The sheep have a home a box of line drawn anywhere in the ground. The moment he says dinner time, he turns back and touches the kids behind.
The sheep that successfully run and reach home are safe. Source: oakhill-kinder. Here are some apps and games that you might want to try for your kids. Alpha Attack : Alpha Attack is a game where bombs with letters are being dropped and you need to press the corresponding letters on the keyboard to destroy those bombs.
A good way to teach your kids how to identify all the letters in the alphabet. Count the Sheep : Count the Sheep is a simple game where number of sheep on the screen are to be counted and should be entered in the screen that follows.
Match The Shapes : Match The Shapes is a simple game which teaches your kids about different shapes and identifying them. All you need to do is to single click on the colored shapes and drag them to the gray areas and place them there.
This game not only teaches about shapes, but it can also teach about sizes. Robbie The Robot : Robbie The Robot is an online game that helps autistic children to recognize different human emotions. This game has 3D animations and faces of real persons to show the similarities. Children will learn about different emotions such as happy, sad, angry, surprised, etc.
The game is about coping with change. Ron has to dress according to the changing weather conditions. If it is too cold, the Ron needs to wear sweaters or jackets to keep warm, etc. Florence The Frog : Florence The Frog is a game that helps children with autism to increase their ability in finding routes and listening to directions.
In this game, the frog is hungry and it needs to feed of the flies. You can select pumpkins of different sizes and carve out different shapes of eyes, nose and mouth on the pumpkin. Ten Little Snowman : Ten Little Snowman is a game intended for children with autism to learn counting. The game also helps in creating a Snowman with different styles of hats, scarves, noses, etc. Lets Count to : Lets Count to is another game that teaches children to count till There are numbers 1 to 10 written in words and pointing at each number, the game reads out the number.
The rest of the numbers are in 10s ie 10, 20 till Match Clocks : Match Clocks is a game that teaches time to children with autism. This game contains an analog clock and the options are in digital clocks.
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