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The Best Tablets for Kids in 2023 Will Have Certain Features. Find Out What They Are

By Bridget Reed Content Collaborator

July 27, 2023 10:00 AM

Tablets are everywhere, but only some mobile devices suit kids, their interests, and their maturity levels. It can be trickier than you think to find an appropriate tablet for your children, particularly if you want to ensure they use it responsibly.

The best kids’ tablets have features like:

Good parental controls so you can decide what your kids see and limit screen time
App store access to download apps from Disney and Netflix
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
Headphone jacks so your kids can listen to media and music without disturbing everyone else
Many hours of battery life
A protective case since the kids tend to drop tablets, smartphones, and other devices regardless of specs
A large touchscreen screen size
A kickstand so multiple kids can watch the media at the same time

Aside from that, choose a tablet with the operating system you want, like iOS or Android.

If you don’t know where to start, keep reading. We’ll break down the nine best tablets for kids in 2023 so you immediately have some ideas as you begin your search.

1. Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition Tablet

Best for: Watching Kids’ TV Shows

The Fire HD 10 Kids Tablet is great for kids thanks to its power, full HD display, and 32 GB of memory space. You should consider this tablet if you want a device that your kids can share and enjoy while watching their favorite shows on car rides, on vacations, and elsewhere.

It’s not overly expensive for an Amazon Fire tablet. It comes on the Fire OS and is available in several colors. In addition, one year of Amazon Kids+ is included with the purchase, which gives kids access to over 20,000 entertainment items, like apps, games, and books. Even after that, the one-year subscription for this service is not very expensive.

The Amazon Fire HD 10 is intuitive, fast, and easy to use. It charges quickly thanks to the USB-C port, plus the included cable and power adapter. Even better, you get a two-year warranty where, if the tablet breaks, you can get it replaced for free. There’s tons of value for money in this kid-friendly tablet.

2. LCD Writing Tablet for Kids,12 Inch Colorful Educational Drawing Tablet

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Best for: Drawing and Scribbling

The LCD Writing Tablet for Kids isn’t the same as a mobile tablet like an iPad. Instead, it’s best understood as an educational or drawing practice device. This erasable and reusable drawing board is perfect for toddlers and kids a little older learning how to read, write, and scribble pictures.

It comes with an attached stylus, so it’s difficult for your kid to lose it. The LCD board is responsive and colorful and 12 inches across. Thanks to this creative space, it’s perfect for engendering imagination and creative drawing in your children.

More importantly, it’s a very safe, environmentally friendly device. A screw on the backside of the battery stops younger kids from accidentally swallowing small parts, and the writing pad can last for approximately 100,000 distinct writings or drawings.

Ultimately, it’s an easy-to-use, portable educational tool that will keep your kids’ attention for a long time.

3. Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus Tablet

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Best for: Teens

Amazon’s Fire HD 10 Plus Tablet is a more powerful, slightly more expensive version of the above Fire HD tablet. It also has a 10.1 inch 1080p full HD screen and 32 GB of storage space. More importantly, however, it’s perfect for older kids like teenagers because it’s designed more like a small computer.

Indeed, this tablet has a 12-hour battery and wireless charging, and you can also add up to 1 TB of extra storage space with micro-SD cards. 4 GB of RAM enables popular apps to run on this tablet smoothly and efficiently, complemented by the octa-core processor.

As your kids get used to the tablet, they can download their favorite apps like Facebook and Netflix. This tablet also integrates well with Amazon Alexa, so it’s easy to use without needing your hands.

Email checking, shopping list updates, reminders, and even Microsoft Office work can all be accomplished using this app. Consider purchasing this for an older kid transitioning into adulthood instead of a younger child who won’t use it fully.

4. Veidoo Kids Tablet, 7-inch Android Tablet

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Best for: Travel Entertainment

The Veidoo Kids Tablet is a stellar choice to keep your kids occupied and entertained while in the car. It’s affordable, durable, and comes with 16 GB of memory. The 7-inch screen is colorful and vibrant.

However, this is a good tablet for kids because of the kid-proof silicone case it comes in. The case is slim, compact, and easy to hold, including for younger kids still developing their dexterity.

It even comes with an adjustable plastic stand, so your kids don’t necessarily have to hold the tablet in both hands to watch their favorite shows. Even if the tablet is dropped, it will likely be fine next to the durable case.

The HD display is perfect for showing cartoons and animated movies. There’s a quad-core CPU to ensure that the tablet can quickly download prime kids’ entertainment and applications easily.

Parents will also appreciate the passport control, alarm settings, smart games, and remote video control functions, giving them total control over what their children watch and spend their time on as long as they use the tablet.

5. FLUESTON LCD Writing Tablet

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Best for: Learning and Educational Activities

The Flueston LCD Writing Tablet is perhaps the best tablet for kids if you want to get them an educational tool. This is a 15-inch colorful drawing pad and scribbler board, perfect for kids in elementary school up to junior high school.

The pressure-sensitive LCD screen is safe, easy to use, and colorful. The attached stylus can create many lines of different colors and thicknesses depending on how hard the user presses down on the screen. Kids can experiment with the eraser button or lock the screen and their designs to show them off to their parents or friends.

In addition to being a good educational tool, this is an excellent travel tablet for kids as well. It can slide into most backpacks and suitcases without the usual massive markers, chalk, or crowns.

The battery life, as well, should last for about 12 months before needing to be replaced. This is a good combination of educational and entertainment devices for your kids when you don’t want to bring many coloring books on vacation.

6. Apple iPad Mini

Best for: Family Fun

Apple’s iPad Mini is a popular tablet for kids and adults alike. It’s a powerful, responsive tablet with an A15 bionic chip and an 8.3-inch liquid retina display. With 64 GB of storage space, there’s plenty of room for apps, files, and photos, and it even comes with a 12-megapixel front and 12-megapixel back camera for photo snapping.

All-day battery life also complements the tablet, which comes in a few different colors. Regardless, you and your kids can use the Apple iPad Mini to play games, watch media, take photos, field video calls, and surf the Internet.

You can purchase a separate Apple Pencil and then use the Scribble app to write in any text field. With some creativity, your kids could use such a tablet for homework.

The tablet has fast Wi-Fi and performance and is a top pick for parents with iPhones or other Apple devices. You’ll also be able to keep the tablet safe with the Apple Touch ID option, which is built into the top button of the tablet.

Use your fingerprint or your children’s fingerprints to unlock the iPad and sign into apps. This is one of the best iPads, a versatile and family-oriented tablet that might be a good choice if you want a single device for everyone to share.

7. Amazon Fire 7 Kids Tablet

Best for: Young Kids

The Amazon Fire 7 Kids Tablet is a cost-effective and fun tablet with a 7-inch screen and 16 GB of storage space. This tablet isn’t a toy like other kid-friendly tablets but a fantastic entertainment device for kids between 3 and 7 years old.

When you buy this tablet, you’ll get one year of Amazon Kids+ content and a kid-proof silicone case, protecting it from drops and making the tablet easier for your little ones to hold.

The two-year worry-free guarantee is included and allows you to get the tablet replaced within two years if it breaks because of a manufacturer defect. Of course, the same goes for the newer Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids edition.

The real benefit here is the easy-to-use parental dashboard. In a nutshell, the parental dashboard lets you filter different web and entertainment content based on the age of your children, time limits, and educational goals.

The tablet lasts for about 10 hours before needing to be recharged. Pick this if you need a tablet for one or two kids to enjoy on car rides or between school days.

8. Bravokids LCD Writing Tablet

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Best for: School Practice

The Bravokids LCD Writing Tablet is one of the best tablets for kids in terms of school practice activities. As a 10-inch dueling board, this electronic drawing tablet has an attached stylus. It lets kids practice their drawing, math, spelling, and other skills repeatedly without using many pencils, paper, and crowns.

It lasts for over 100,000 drawings, saving a lot of paper and ink. The stylus is easy and fun to use, and a click-lock key allows your kids to save their content without accidentally erasing it. Meanwhile, the tablet is as portable as it is durable, as the tablet case is made of tough plastic, which should protect the tablet and its components if it is ever dropped.

Overall, this could be a stellar learning toy for kids in elementary school. Alternatively, hand it to your kids on a car ride or plane ride to entertain them without having them watch yet another cartoon or animated movie.

9. SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

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Best for: School Projects

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is a good pick if you need a tablet for your child’s school projects and work. It’s one of the best Android tablets, is an excellent device compared to previous models, and it can have up to 1 TB of storage space: ideal for lots of apps, photos, videos, and school project files.

The long-lasting battery will also help to this effect, and it’s a reasonably compact tablet with an 8.7-inch screen and slim design. While it’s intended primarily for entertainment, this is also a fantastic tablet for kids since we can carry it around easily. The Samsung One UI technology enables you and your kids to start and finish projects on multiple devices within the same family.

Download the best project apps, like Microsoft Office, onto the tablet, and your kids can do schoolwork on the go or anywhere there’s a Wi-Fi connection. Then, when they are done, they can watch media or chat with friends on the same device.

The Bottom Line

Any of these tablets could be an excellent choice for your kids. You just have to decide what kind of content you want them to view and how old they are — some of the above tablets are too simplistic for older kids, after all!

For instance, the Veidoo Kids Tablet 7-inch Android Tablet is perfect for younger kids, while the Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus Tablet could be a better choice for teenagers or younger adults.

Think about what devices your child already has, then buy the tablet they’ll use and enjoy for several years.

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Bridget Reed is the Vice President of Owned Media & Content at GR0, an omnichannel digital marketing agency that has been serving a wealth of industries since 2020. Bridget's expertise is rooted in results-driven content production, with a passion for producing high-quality, informational articles that serve valuable insights to consumers. Through the years, Bridget has worked with industry thought-leaders spanning the business, health, wellness, parenting, and tech industries, and brings this breadth of experience directly into the content she produces. McClatchy’s newsrooms were not involved in the creation of this content. We may earn a commission if you make a purchase through one of our links.

This story was originally published July 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM with the headline "The Best Tablets for Kids in 2023 Will Have Certain Features. Find Out What They Are."