Netflix announced today the launch of a new gaming app, designed specifically for kids. Netflix Playground is loaded with fun, interactive, and age-appropriate activities.
Here’s how Netflix describes the new app: Netflix Playground is your destination for an ever-growing library of instantly playable games for kids aged 8 and younger, available exclusively to Netflix members. The mobile app is full of enriching experiences designed to spark creativity, laughter, and fun with your kids’ favorite characters — all ad-free with no in-app purchases or extra costs.
“We’re building a world where kids can not only watch their favorite stories, they can step inside them and interact with their favorite characters,” said John Derderian, Netflix Vice President of Animation Series + Kids & Family TV. “We’re creating a seamless destination for discovery, learning, and play. Whether it’s reuniting with Hank and the Trash Truck crew for new adventures or making a smoothie with Peppa Pig, watching and playing on Netflix can be the fun and easiest part of every family’s day.”
To get started, you’ll need a Netflix account. You can find the Netflix Playground app in the Apple App Store or Google Play, download it to your smartphone or tablet, and sign in to your Netflix account. Once you’ve downloaded the app, you’ll find a library of games and activities featuring characters from Dr. Seuss’s Horton!, Peppa Pig, Bad Dinosaurs, Sesame Street, and more.
Here are just a few of the games you’ll find:
- Playtime With Peppa Pig – Jump into Peppa’s world with a collection of playful activities. Care for guinea pigs, drive the bus, make a smoothie and more.
- Sesame Street – Hang out with Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar and more beloved puppet pals. Practice matching with memory cards or coordination with connect-the-dots.
- Dr. Seuss’s Horton! – Explore vibrant jungle environments that encourage creativity through cause-and-effect play with Horton and friends. Try skateboarding and basketball, too!
- Storybots – Have fun with these curious and inquisitive critters through colorful sticker book scenes, jigsaw puzzles and more activities.
- Dr. Seuss’s The Sneetches – Join Stella Sneetch on interactive adventures through her world, choose shapes to develop pattern recognition and build a one-of-a-kind car.
- Bad Dinosaurs – Pick a tiny tyrannosaurus to run on a race track, or jam out with a turntable, keyboard and sound effects to make a fart-filled new song.
- Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish – Tap and drag to reveal delightful surprises in the fishes’ living room and kitchen play zones, or soar through the air in a hot air balloon.
- Let’s Color – Unleash your creativity with coloring pages featuring your favorite characters.
Netflix Playground is included with every Netflix subscription at no additional cost.
The app is available in the U.S. Canada, U.K., Australia, the Philippines, and New Zealand starting today. It will expand to other areas on April 28.