Appropriate games for middle schooler to download

[Anonymous]

I would really appreciate some recommendations on apps/games for a middle school girl that would keep her interest while we are traveling. She’s bringing plenty of books, card games, drawing stuff, but I also want some new/novel apps on my phone that she can play with when I give her screen time. I’m not up on the current things that are popular, but I obviously don’t want her on the Internet scrolling mindlessly so I thought having some preloaded apps/games would be smart. Anything creative, having to do with art, fashion, culture, trivia would be great. She loves Taylor Swift and being up on the latest music.
Thank you so much! Your recommendations will save me a lot of time scrolling endlessly through the App Store.

[Anonymous]

Art; Tap color pro looks like a good one rated for everyone

Fashion; Lulu's fashion: dress up games looks super cool

Lily Diary: dress up game

Taylor Swift and trivia; Taylor Swift Trivia Quiz

[Anonymous]

Preload travel guidebooks or fiction related to the areas you are heading toward.

When I was a kid, my mom had a paperback book about "Fun Things to do in XXX with kids". I used it to pick out things to see at known destinations and to recommend future things to do.

DCUM book club or just Amazon searching can help find titles.

For bonus points, have her start scrolling DCUM, and lay out a high school college application cycle or general life plan. Or just have a sociological discussion of how you both experience the site!

[Anonymous]

Chess.com (they have fun puzzles and you can play against really easy bots instead of real people online)

Stardew Valley

Wikipedia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chess.com (they have fun puzzles and you can play against really easy bots instead of real people online)

Stardew Valley

Wikipedia

My 16yo DD loves Stardew Valley!

Very chill, world-building game where you set up a farm, interact with other villagers, etc. Graphics are super-simple, nothing rushed or blinky-flashy. I will say, she’s only played it on the Switch, but maybe the PP can weigh in on the mobile version.

It’s actually pretty thoughtful, because you need to figure out how to spend your money, what crops to plant and when, which animals to purchase, etc. There's a whole economy, as well as a kind of rudimentary social dynamic in the village.

[Anonymous]

Duolingo
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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Duolingo
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+1 Duolingo does help kids strengthen or acquire foreign language. My kids like maintaining their "streaks".

If you like the Addams Family, you might be ok with the fun but not very addicting and safety-conscious "Dumb Ways to Die" game which grew out of a train safety public safety ad from Australia. It's funny but also mildly thought provoking. Watch the Youtube ad first.

[Anonymous]

it kind of fun but it keep on blocking me not so sigma.

[Anonymous]

Mine has an amusement park tycoon game that she was really into for awhile. She also really likes the various color by number type apps (happy color is one, but there are many).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would really appreciate some recommendations on apps/games for a middle school girl that would keep her interest while we are traveling. She’s bringing plenty of books, card games, drawing stuff, but I also want some new/novel apps on my phone that she can play with when I give her screen time. I’m not up on the current things that are popular, but I obviously don’t want her on the Internet scrolling mindlessly so I thought having some preloaded apps/games would be smart. Anything creative, having to do with art, fashion, culture, trivia would be great. She loves Taylor Swift and being up on the latest music.
Thank you so much! Your recommendations will save me a lot of time scrolling endlessly through the App Store.

roblox. It has different games so she can do almost anything she wants. Also it can promote coding if you want her to learn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would really appreciate some recommendations on apps/games for a middle school girl that would keep her interest while we are traveling. She’s bringing plenty of books, card games, drawing stuff, but I also want some new/novel apps on my phone that she can play with when I give her screen time. I’m not up on the current things that are popular, but I obviously don’t want her on the Internet scrolling mindlessly so I thought having some preloaded apps/games would be smart. Anything creative, having to do with art, fashion, culture, trivia would be great. She loves Taylor Swift and being up on the latest music.
Thank you so much! Your recommendations will save me a lot of time scrolling endlessly through the App Store.

roblox. It has different games so she can do almost anything she wants. Also it can promote coding if you want her to learn.

Roblox is a hellscape

https://fortune.com/2024/10/09/roblox-hindenburg-research-report-pedophile-hellscape/

[Anonymous]

We are apparently a wonky household, but mine love Duolingo and the NY Times puzzles.

[Anonymous]

https://www.cdc.gov/digital-social-media-tools/mobile/applications/sto/web-app.html

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