Make Believe: Kids Play Ideas
Snap an object, spark a story
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New: choose your child's age for stories tuned just for them. Perfect for rainy days, quiet afternoons and screen-free play!
Rediscover the wonder of open-ended play with your children. Made by parents for parents, Make Believe turns any household item into the spark for imaginative storytelling and creative adventures.
Useful for:
- Parents seeking fresh activity ideas
- Caregivers wanting to spark creativity
- Rainy day entertainment
- Screen-free imaginative play
- Open-ended play inspiration
- Connecting with preschoolers and toddlers through play
- Child-led, Montessori-style creative discovery
Key features:
Instant story ideas - Point your camera at any object and discover magical possibilities
Gallery support - Use photos from your device for endless inspiration
Story history - Save and revisit your favorite magical discoveries
100% free, no sign-up required
Turn a cardboard box into a spaceship, a kitchen spoon into a magic wand, or a pile of leaves into treasure from an enchanted forest.
Make Believe helps tired parents rediscover the magic hiding in plain sight.
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You can now select an age range to get even more personalised stories.
The developer, Matt Lyons-Wood, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Matt Lyons-Wood
- Size
- 31.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- Copyright
- © 2026 Lukes & Morris