This is a complete list of apps I have found to be /not/ trash (on my Nexus 7), and I’ll put an * next to titles I am most sure will entertain little ones. Most of these apps were those I purchased during the $.25 fire sale that happened earlier this year. So none of these are recommended as “worth the price today

And if you don’t know, you can have these apps installed by browsing from your desktop computer on play.google.com and pushing them to a device, it’s lot easier than doing lots of installs through the tablet interface

Tatum’s favorites are:

Dr. Suess books

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oceanhouse_media.booksleepbook_app

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oceanhouse_media.bookcatinthehat_app

ABC game that is mostly trash but has a “forming letter” mode that is good

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anahoret.android.letters

Must have Apps

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Nexus 7 camera launcher

Google Sky Map

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.stardroid

Google Play Music

Puzzle games

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(these are good but they may require skill to enjoy )

Where’s my Perry

Where’s my water?

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.disney.WMW

Cut the Rope

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zeptolab.ctr.paid

Puffle Launch

Amazing Alex

Cogs

World of Goo

Jenga

Reflex Games:

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* Fruit Ninja – very occupying and there are modes that don’t require skill

Dragon Fly (hard for kids but amusing)

Granny Smith

platform games

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Jazz

Ambient/strategy games

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Flight Control

Osmos

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hemispheregames.osmos

Auralux

Game recommendations for older kids (like my age)

Racing:

Reflex Game

Top down tower defense

utility apps:

Field Trip

Sketch Book

Prey Device recovery tool

I have another fairly lame recommendation because I’m not sure you can actually /get/ any of these at the moment.  But you should sign up to get notified about Humble Bundles.  There might be another sale before Christmas

I got that bundle and it has a bunch of extremely good games:

Eufloria

* Crayon Physics Deluxe

Splice

Waking Mars

Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP