You can’t just let them play Switch games all week – but there are other ways to make sure your youngsters won’t have time to be bored
NOW APP THESE DUOLINGO Kids generally pick up new languages faster than grown-ups, and this hugely popular learning app can also give them a better sense of the country you’re travelling to. It’s simple and friendly (if naggy with its reminder notifications).
£free / Android, iOS TICKET TO RIDE Keep the travel theme going by constructing a train route across America in this excellent adaptation of the board game. Older kids and adults will soon find themselves addicted – but learning at the same time. £4.99 / Android £8.99/ iOS