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The summer school holidays are just around the corner and that means children up and down the country are gearing up for six weeks without homework, teachers or lessons.

For parents, the school holidays can present a bit of a problem. The children need to be entertained and kept busy for a month and a half, and there’s the summer holiday to organise.

For many families, the annual summer getaway is a chance to relax, unwind and spend some quality time together. But before that, there is the small task of actually getting there.

As any parent will tell you, travelling with children can sometimes be a challenge. Luckily, technology is on hand to keep the boredom at bay and make the journey as smooth as possible.

Most children these days are more technology-savvy than their parents, with access to a wealth of mobile devices. So, what are the best apps to keep kids occupied on those long journeys?

Travel Bingo

Long car journeys are often the most stressful way of travelling with a family, so this app can be something of a lifesaver.

The travel bingo app asks children to find things on the road, from signs to cars, animals to people, and mark them off to get bingo.

Fish School HD

This educational app from Duck Duck Moose, the developers of popular children’s apps such as Itsy Bitsy Spider, uses virtual fish to teach kids literacy and numeracy.

Giving children some covert education is always a bonus, especially when they have so much time off school, and this app will have them hooked for hours.

Talking Baby Hippo

This app pretty much does what it says on the tin, with an animated talking hippo that will give your children endless amounts of fun.

The animated baby hippo will repeat everything you say in a funny baby voice, and you can interact with him by sending him a butterfly, giving him a balloon to blow up or a carrot to eat.

Green Eggs and Ham

What child doesn’t love Dr Seuss? With this app, they can enjoy one of the wacky author’s timeless classics on the go.

The Green Eggs and Ham app will allow kids to do just that, with options to read the virtual book themselves or have it narrated to them.

About the author

Oonagh ShielContent Manager at Cheapflights whose travel life can be best summed up as BC (before children) and PC (post children). We only travel during the school holidays so short-haul trips and staycations are our specialities!

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