Traveling is fun, but many children can get bored during transit and waiting times.
This time, we’ve gathered lots of activities and games that kids are likely to enjoy.
Give them a try to make your trip even more enjoyable!
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Travel-friendly games and activities for kids (1–10)
Duolingo
Duolingo is an app that’s widely enjoyed and studied around the world.
In the Japanese version, you can enjoy not only English, Korean, Chinese, and French, but also math and music, so it caters to children’s wide range of interests—and it seems like their academic skills could improve without them even realizing it while they play.
There’s also a family plan, so it could be fun for the whole family to try together.
It first asks about your current level, so you can study at a level that suits you.
Practice listening and English vocabulary for languages like English/Korean on DuolingoCategory: Education Free iOS Universal Rating: 4.55717
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Delicious match puzzle
You can combine food items to create different dishes, fulfill customers’ orders, and discover new recipes.
By progressing through the game while checking orders, it feels like you can become a kid who can do two things at once.
You can also look for missing parts to upgrade your kitchen and shop.
Unlike monotonous games, it’s nice that you can have fun while planning various things.
Among merge games, it’s quite complex, and despite that, you can still play at your own pace—another strong selling point.
Merge Inn - Delicious Match PuzzleCategory: Games Free iOS Universal Rating: 4.383
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Pocha Gacho
Introducing Pochagacho, a game where you become a gym manager and rebuild a brand-new gym.
The rules are simple: merge identical items to evolve them and create the items needed for each challenge.
As you clear puzzles and collect items, you can design a gym to your own taste.
With no complicated controls, it’s a game that parents and elementary school children can enjoy together.
Relax with cute characters as you upgrade training equipment, renovate the interior, and create a stylish gym.
In The SOM
Let me introduce In the Seom, a game featuring the hugely popular group BTS.
The rules are simple: match three or more identical blocks to clear them.
By using items, you can wipe out blocks all at once.
Clearing puzzles earns you new items, and one of the game’s charms is that you can use them to create your own original island.
Progress through the game while developing a deserted island together with the cute character versions of the BTS members.
It’s also a treat that BTS’s hit songs play in the game.
BTS Island: In the SEOM PuzzleCategory: Games Free iOS Universal Rating: 4.61442
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Oh my Ann
Let me introduce you to Oh My Anne, a puzzle game based on Anne of Green Gables that you can get completely absorbed in and lose track of time.
The rules are very simple: you play puzzle games within the story.
Each time you clear a puzzle, you receive items as rewards.
A distinctive feature of this game is that you can ultimately design the Green Gables house and garden to your own liking.
Enjoy the soft, gentle art style inspired by Anne of Green Gables and progress through the story as conversations unfold.
Oh My Ant: Design & PuzzleCategory: Games Free iOS Universal Rating: 4.35647
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Toon Blast
Let me introduce you to Toon Blast, a game that even kids new to gaming can enjoy.
The rules are very simple: tap when two or more blocks of the same color are connected.
Clearing lots of blocks creates items like bombs, and tapping those items clears many surrounding blocks, helping you move forward.
Beating tough stages can really boost kids’ confidence.
The game’s charm also lies in its bright, poppy colors and cute animal characters.
Give it a try together as a family!
Merge Survival
Here’s a game where you survive in a post-apocalyptic world thrown into chaos by environmental pollution and natural disasters.
Merge items to craft supplies for survival, and explore to discover new resources and hidden areas.
Its themes align with real-world social issues, and the ability to cooperate—or clash—with fellow survivors makes it a great pick for moral education.
I highly recommend playing it together as a parent and child.
Merge Survival (merge game)Category: Games Free iOS Universal Rating: 4.31978
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Cat search
This is a game where you search for and tap on cats that blend into black-and-white landscapes.
When you correctly find and tap a cat, it gains color.
If you get stuck, you can get hints, and it also shows how many cats remain, which makes it fun.
The cute “meow” sound that plays when you find and tap one is irresistible.
As you move up through the stages, the number of hidden cats increases, and they may become harder to find.
It’s a game we highly recommend for households that love cats.
My first camping experience.
If you want to have a blast with your kids, a camping trip is highly recommended.
In the great outdoors, they can run around to their hearts’ content and try things they don’t usually get to do, like setting up a tent or cooking rice in a mess tin.
Camping also boosts survival awareness, so be sure to enjoy it as a family!
Try canyoning.
Are you familiar with the sport called “canyoning”? It’s a sport where you make your way down a mountain stream using just your body, and it’s well known overseas.
This sport has recently made its way to Japan, and there are courses where even children can try it.
Why not give it a go and get ahead of the trend?