It gives kids the tools to design their own town on a granular level, because the app recreates each individual brick size and color when turning your child's 2-D building into a 3-D replica. Why it is worth exploring: Town Master melds two of kids' favorite play patterns - building with Legos and playing on smartphones or tablets. The citizens will send you on missions and have building requests, which include a hospital, school, pizzeria, bike shop and more. As mayor and chief architect, you need to watch the faces of citizens and tap on their thought bubbles to keep them happy. The app simulates a real city filled with Lego characters who have needs and wishes. By constructing the buildings on this plate, the app can 'see' the child's architecture, then recreate it digitally in 3-D. With this 256-piece Legos building set, kids build 2-D facades for houses and businesses, using a special Fusion capture plate. Here's a closer look at each.įrom Lego Systems, best for ages 7 to 12, $34.99 for Lego bricks set and free app (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android) 4 starsĬoming in August, Town Master is one of the Lego Fusion series of toy/app combos being launched this fall. Both make kids the city planners and give them control of what their thriving metropolises look like.

With Hoopa City, the city-building involves clever sleuthing and exploration to uncover the different buildings possible in this blossoming city. In Lego Fusion: Town Master, kids construct toy building facades out of real Lego bricks, then use their digital devices' cameras to transport the building into a thriving virtual town. If your kids are into Legos, the following two city-building apps will be right up their alley.

Virtual lego building app