Give your smartphone or tablet a workout while you and the kids head outside for some healthy, tech-infused fun. Apps designed for outdoor adventures let kids do everything from study bugs to collect leaves to identify countless species of birds! Whether you’re interested in family fitness, DIY, or environmental sustainability, you’ll find plenty here to keep kids active and engaged. So grab your device and head outside armed with these amazing tools.

–Out-A-Bout

Great combo of reading and outdoor activity; some crashes.

Recommended for ages 4 and older

Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad

–Gro Garden

Free play in virtual sustainable garden requires patience.

Recommended for ages 5 and older

Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Fire phone, Kindle Fire

–Plum’s Creaturizer

Make creatures and take pics outside for fantastic fun.

Recommended for ages 5 and older

Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android

–Disneynature Explore

Get in touch with nature with cool augmented-reality app.

Recommended for ages 6 and older

Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad

–Meet the Insects: Forest Edition

Inspire backyard explorers with bug-tacular resource.

Recommended for ages 7 and older

Devices: iPad

–Plum’s Photo Hunt

Fun nature missions get kids outside; safe sharing options.

Recommended for ages 7 and older

Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad

–Audubon Birds — A Field Guide to North American Birds

Invaluable reference tool for North American bird-watchers.

Recommended for ages 8 and older

Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire

–Leafsnap

Leaf collecting goes high tech with free field guide app.

Recommended for ages 8 and older

Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad