Get ready to build towering castles, add vibrant colours to the characters you know and love, embark on exciting outdoor adventures and even discover the magic of yoga together. The holiday season means playtime for the family, and these are the App Store Editors’ picks of apps for kids of every age.

Explore the thrilling Adventure Bay with adorable pups in Paw Patrol Rescue World. Build the ultimate train set and watch Thomas and his pals race around in Thomas and Friends. Learn numbers and colours while stacking blocks and playing with pandas and monkeys in LEGO Duplo World.

Make music and design robots with a quirky look in Sago Mini World: Kids Games. And save the planet in Papumba, where your kiddo will pick up litter from the sea, free turtles trapped in plastic bags and clean dolphins from pollution in the Lio’s Animal Rescue mini game.

Bring Disney characters to life with Disney Colouring World’s crayons, brushes and Magic Colour tool (Nemo in yellow or perhaps Mirabel with fiery red hair, anyone?). Whip up delicious dishes (spaghetti with pesto is our favourite!), learn about geography and monuments with fun puzzles or visit the spa in Kiddopia’s adventures.

Dive into Pok Pok’s endless digital playroom, where kids can experiment with two-dimensional toys from compasses to washing machines, and discover how things work. Have fun at the Heelers’ house in Bluey: Let’s Play, as your favourite animated pups drop Bingo into the kiddie pool or send Lucky bouncing on the trampoline. And don’t miss Toca World, the ultimate sandbox where kids can play hide-and-seek, prep a quirky lunch or even dye their hair green!

Help your kid through their first asanas as Cosmic Kids Yoga’s storyteller, Jaime, weaves yoga poses into short stories in colourful settings (the butterfly and fish poses are our favourites!). Explore the outdoors, identify plants and animals while learning lots of cool facts about them by pointing Seek by Naturalist’s camera at your surroundings.

Spot and identify your new favourite bird by sight, sound or location with Merling Bird ID, and get lost in imaginative worlds in Epic’s thrilling audiobooks and stories.