Even though I am a retired teacher, I still find myself thinking in themes 🙂 So…. here is a list of some FREE Halloween apps (with one exception) that you may want to download this month for your kids.

I am going to start with the exception – Millie’s Book of Tricks and Treats is currently $.99 (although I did get it on a FREE day). The Millie books feature a very cute, lovable dog and kids LOVE them! If you own the other two: Meet Millie and Millie and the Lost Key, you will probably want this one too. This book presents a series of silly tricks and treats featuring Millie – nothing scary for little ones. Every time you read it, the randomly generated video clips change so the book is always different.There is also scratch-off picture & hidden sticker on every page. Love this series!

Lego Halloween Creationary is FREE for the iPhone/iPad. Kids roll the dice to choose a category: nature, buildings, vehicles, or things. The app starts to build an object from that category. Kids have to guess what is being built by tapping one of 4 illustrations (found on the pumpkins). Points are awarded by how quickly one can guess correctly. The game becomes increasing difficult. This game is great for making kids think about how objects would be constructed – great for the Lego lovers in your life!

Carve-a-Pumpkin from Parents Magazine is FREE for the iPhone/iPad. Kids first choose one of 5 pumpkins (orange, white, orange with green, black or orange & bumpy). They can “cut” it by hand or use premade eyes, noses, mouths, and faces. Instead of cutting the pumpkins, kids can choose to decorate them with stickers. In either mode, kids can manipulate the size and orientation of the objects that they add. There is an undo and redo button to change things easily. Once the pumpkins is complete, kids choose a background. The final project can be shared on Facebook. Twitter, & emailed, or saved as a photo. This app would be fun for kids to use as a planning tool for real pumpkin carving.