iPad apps for 2.5 year old?

[GoBlue]

Hi all-

We are headed on a 4 hour road trip for Labor Day, and I need some advice for some apps for our 2.5 year old for the car. By way of background, she is very adept at using the iPad and the iPhone (can turn it on, find her app, and play all by herself). We used to let her watch Curious George and Olivia, etc on our iPhones in the car, but it got out of control so we cold-turkeyed the phones about a month ago, and all is well. Our plan is to remove the video content from the iPad and then let her use it for games, puzzles, books, etc while we're on this long trip. Suggestions?

Thanks in advance!!!

[larig]

--the monster at the end of the book (the grover app someone recommended last week)
--kidart
--bob books app
--DS likes all the Thomas apps I buy (they are books + puzzle + coloring)
--iWriteWords
--finding nemo interactive storybook & winnie the pooh

[Tenasparkl]

-Monkey Lunch Box
-any of the disney storybooks with puzzles (Nemo, Mickey Mouse, Pooh)
-there are lots of matching games - some free. We have a few with cupcakes and my daughter loves them
-There's a Handy Manny game (can't remember the name) that has a matching game, a game where you search for tools, puzzles and coloring
-dress-up games - there's a disney princess game, plus several free ones
-I hate Barbie, but we have a game where you can make a pizza, make a cupcake and groom/care for a dog
-Elmo's monster maker

[melrose7]

Interactive alphabet
Color squares
Shape puzzle for kids
Sound touch
Tallytots
Alphatots
123color
Toca tea party
Color dots
Balloon maker
Zoo train
Red fish alphabet
Sprout player
Elmo loves ABCs
Old macdonald
Wheels on the bus
Touch and say

Those are the ones that are used the most with the 2-4 age around here

[sidmand]

DD is a little older but these have been her favorites for awhile (not sure if they're all on the iPad tho):

Preschool Lunchbox
Cut the Rope
Monster at the End of This Book
10 Pin Lite
Cookie Doodle
Cake Doodle
Bananagrams (not really playing of course)
Peekaboo Barn
When I Grow Up
First Words
Cupcakes
123Color
Talking Tom
Matching Zoo
123 Counting
Angelina Ballerina

[GvilleGirl]

Toca Tea Party!!! By far the favorite app of all the girls in our playgroup. The first time she played I think she was playing for more than 30 min. I use appshopper so most of ours were free, but Toca was totally worth the $$

Other favs for our 2.5 yo are:
Wimmel Fun fair (search & find)
Sticker Safari (matching)
Color Wall (Coloring)
SkyMatch (memory)
Kidsapp Farm (a little bit of everything)

[elbenn]

Miss Spider's Tea Party is really cute!

[larig]

WOW, DS is captivated by monkey preschool lunchbox--thanks for the tip!!

[army_mom]

we also got the monkey lunch box for labor day trip and DD LOVED it! and the crayon one...the best crayons ever that never get lost or write on walls :)
thanks!