Early learning
Hey Duggee: The Big Badge App
Kids pick a Squirrel and play six quick games with Duggee, earning a badge for each one they finish.
The Big Badge App carries the CBeebies clubhouse onto a phone or tablet, and it appears to be built around six bite-size games. Kids choose a Squirrel, then style Duggee’s hair, color a Squirrel in, dress the gang up as superheroes, mix, bake and decorate a cake, search busy scenes for special leaves and trim a Christmas tree with tinsel. Finishing a game earns a badge, and collecting all six completes the set, much as it does on the show. A gallery keeps cakes and drawings so kids can revisit them. Each game looks like a few minutes’ play, which seems well matched to toddlers and preschoolers with short attention spans, and the humor and characters will feel very familiar to anyone who watches the show.
- Ages
- Ages 0–5
- Works on
- iPhone and iPad app; Android app
- Topics
- Early learning, Creative play, Art
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-18
What kids do
- Give Duggee a new hairstyle
- Mix, bake and decorate a cake
- Hunt a busy scene for special leaves
- Dress the Squirrels up as superheroes
Who it suits
Ages 0–5. The publisher provides this age guidance.
Notes for parents
From BBC Studios, which produces the CBeebies series. The games are mostly tap-and-drag, so kids who can’t read yet appear to manage them with little help.
What you need
- iPhone, iPad or Android device
Visit Hey Duggee: The Big Badge App
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