![]() Watch the balloon inflate and shake to construct your animal. Balloon animals inflate when you blow into the microphone. ($1.99) Good for distracting a child in pain or discomfort. (Free) Aim and launch birds to destroy structures. (Free) Provides over 100 different coloring pages and over 40 coloring utensils. ($4.99) Children and adults can learn pieces and parts of human anatomy in this interactive explorative guide. Designed for kids to discover what we’re made of and how we work My Incredible Body Every part is interactive: the heart beats, guts gurgle, lungs breathe, the skin feels, and eyes see. (&2.99) Explore a working model of the body. (Free) Uses pictures, sounds and child-friendly terms to facilitate clear conversations between healthcare provider, child and family The Human Body Your mission: destroy a growing tumor before the cancer baddies escape into the blood stream. (Free) You are a super-powerful microscopic robot battling evil cancer cells. There is a search function in which the user may enter in a key word. (Free) Contains information including articles addressing common questions parents may have development, nutrition, sleep, and behavior and discipline. ![]() ($4.99) Helps support patients with kidney disease by keeping track of their diet, foods they eat, their doctor’s recommendations, fluid intake, etc. Also great for recording and editing soundtracks by uploading songs from the app GarageBand. ($4.99) Apple’s app for shooting and editing movies. Designed for kids to discover what we’re made of and how we work. (2.99) Explore a working model of the body. Allows up to three different people, on three different iPads. ($4.99) Turns iPad into collection of touch instruments and a recording studio. Increases control and confidence in the management of their diabetes through games. (Free) Interactive app that teaches children how to count carbohydrates and eat a variety of foods. ($.99) Interactive simple app that allows children to build either an adult or child skeleton. Shows pictures and uses child-friendly/developmentally appropriate language for children and gives the option of listening to narration by a high school student. ($.99) Teaching app – use when talking to patients and/or families about body parts or organs. (Free) Provides comprehensive list of apps being used with and designed by people with autism, down syndrome, and other special needs. If there are other apps you love to use in your practice, please tell us about them in the comments section below! CATEGORIES So how to do you know which ones to recommend to your patients and families? We’ve read tons of app reviews (and tested plenty ourselves) to compile this list of wonderful pediatric healthcare apps! But there are…brace yourself…over 100 billion apps out there of varying quality. We’ve all heard the Apple slogan “there’s an app for that!”. When used properly and with supervision, they can even help children more effectively cope with scary and painful procedures. ![]() Healthcare experience can be challenging for anyone, especially a child and their caregiver, so in addition to their medical care and other interventions, effective apps can also serve as wonderful distraction and a way to “normalize” an otherwise unfamiliar and scary environment. Gravilux was first created as a work of interactive art by Scott Snibbe available only in galleries and museums until it became a best-selling #1 app on iOS.When it comes to pediatric healthcare, taking advantage of app and tablet technology can be an effective, fun and interactive way to help kids and families learn about the hospital, a new diagnosis or upcoming procedures. Multiple fingers and multiple people can touch the screen at once. You can change parameters including gravity, antigravity, color, and the size of your galaxy, and make gravitational text and typography. You can color the stars by speed, and make them dance with a music visualizer. You can tease and twist the particles into galaxies or explode them like a supernova. ![]() Gravilux lets you touch the stars: it’s a particle simulator and music visualizer that lets you use gravity to interact with simulated starts beneath your fingertips: a combination of art, meditation, relaxation, and zen animation. **iTunes Top 10 App of the year for Art and Music** "Every once in a while, an app will come along that has no practical application whatsoever but is just SO COOL that you have to have it! Gravilux is that sort of app." -iphoneapplicationlist "Of the millions of apps out there, none quite capitalize on the sheer fun and beauty of interactivity the way that Scott Snibbe’s do.” -CoolHunting "Apps like Gravilux awaken an 'Avatar'-like sensitivity to electricity in the body, power in the palms and general connectedness." - New York Times ![]()
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