While we’re not big on recommending that you should run out and get a shiny new iPad for your toddler, there are plenty of kids’ tablets that make sense and even opportunities to pass on hand-me-down tablets when you upgrade your own. In which case you will need a great case. Which should also be a cute case. And aha! Here are a few now.

Handmade animal iPad Mini case | Cool Mom Picks

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While this handmade iPad mini case for kids is called “bear” my kids insist it is a cat. But that would be silly. Because of course the cat one has pointy ears, which is different than the bunny which has long floppy ears.

Handmade cat iPad case by Julia Wine | Cool Mom Picks

Handmade animal iPad cases by Julia Wine | Cool Mom Picks

Handmade by mother and artist Julia Wine, there are also handmade animal cases for the full-sized iPad, and one very cute iPhone case featuring a red polkadot cat right out of a T.S. Eliot poem.

 

iPhone cat case by Juilia Wine | Cool Mom Picks

But don’t feel like you have to stick with the i-devices. If the dimensions are right, that kids’ tablet or e-reader will be very happy in the belly of that beast. Or bunny. Just make sure you’re the one carrying it around in your own protective tote, unless your tablet is already sporting bumpers. These cases are definitely more cute than fierce. –Liz

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