KiKANiNCHEN

In the app, children can dive into the world of snippets with KiKANiNCHEN.

Within the app, children immerse themselves in a thoughtfully crafted snippet world. They join Kikaninchen on exciting exploration adventures, creating papercraft animals on the farm, designing adventurous vehicles to test out, or watching their favorite shows from the KiKANiNCHEN TV lineup.

The app is designed not as a game, but as a flexible tool and companion: it emphasizes playful discovery and experimentation, engaging and fun activities without time limits, creative designing, and making music. An app that evolves with your child—and one your child can grow alongside—free from ads or content that may frighten or overwhelm preschoolers.

The KiKANiNCHEN app is tailored for first-time app users, aligning with the developmental stage and needs of young children beginning to explore digital media. Created in close cooperation with media education specialists, it provides a secure environment where children can have their first app experiences. The text-free and intuitive interface is perfect for preschoolers aged three and up.

There's plenty to explore:

- 4 main games,

- 6 mini-games,

- age-appropriate and regularly updated video content from public broadcasters ARD, ZDF, and KiKA,

- charming and diverse environments: underwater, in space, in the forest, on a treasure island, aboard a pirate ship, and more.

Here’s what the app offers:

- multi-sensory controls using touch, blowing, clapping, shaking, and singing,

- completely free, with no in-app purchases or advertisements,

- video download feature for offline viewing,

- personalization options,

- birthday surprises,

- seasonal and daily updates,

- ability to create up to five profiles,

- kid-safe timer to manage screen time,

- a protected parents' area with various settings.

The educational approach:

The KiKANiNCHEN app meets preschoolers at their unique developmental level, offering support suited to their needs without causing stress. The app prioritizes the following areas:

- Encouraging creativity through hands-on experimentation, research, and design,

- Playful fun without pressure or time constraints,

- Building confidence through independent action,

- Developing media literacy,

- Strengthening attention and concentration skills.

Support:

KiKA is committed to improving the KiKANiNCHEN app in terms of both content and technology. Your feedback—compliments, critiques, ideas, or issue reports—helps make that possible.

The KiKA team welcomes your input at [email protected]. Note that support is not available via store comments.

About KiKA:

KiKA is a collaborative channel from ARD and ZDF, made for children aged three to 13.

Under the brand “KiKANiNCHEN,” the children’s channel from ARD and ZDF offers

the finest preschool programming from ARD, ZDF, and KiKA every week. “KiKANiNCHEN” is the go-to choice for three- to six-year-olds, featuring shows and songs that are both entertaining and developmentally appropriate.

www.kikaninchen.de

www.kika.de

www.kika.de/parents