The 9 Best Augmented Reality Flash Cards

The Monopril Interactive (around $14) supports 13 different languages, making it a smart choice for international users or those eager to teach their baby multiple tongues. It's compatible with VR glasses as well, taking the immersive experience to a whole new level.

Your tots can learn about various professions with the Octaland Occupation Series 1 (appx. $15). They'll tour the magical world of Octaland, in which Octanians perform any number of roles, including gardeners, astronauts, scientists, and even a king — but that job's taken, of course.

Relive one of the most iconic battles of the Texas Revolution with the Experience Real History Alamo (around $19). All of the major participants are included, such as Davy Crockett, Santa Anna, Jim Bowie, and William Travis. Oh, and did we mention there's a cannon, too?

Teach kids everything from the alphabet to barnyard noises with Animal and Food (about $16). After you scan the cards, the animal pops up on your device, allowing you to rotate it and examine it from all angles. You can also give them some chow using the appropriate food cards.

The cards in the Shifu Space (around $25) are part of a larger interactive game that lets kids explore the final frontier. As they progress, they'll boost their motor skills, vocabularies, and imaginations, as it requires greater expertise to advance to later levels.

There are 100 individual cards from five different categories inside the Invjoy Big Box (about $10). Animals, sea creatures, vehicles, food, and action verbs are all represented, giving you a wide array of teachable moments to choose from while you're bonding with your kid.

The images in the WizarKids Animal (appx. $9) are certainly impressive. You can watch a majestic wolf stalk its prey, a lion chase an elk, or an owl swoop down from its perch. There's no better way to instill a reverence for the natural world in your little ones.

Bring the very distant past to life with the Octagon Studio Dinosaur (around $16). All of the classic beasts are here, including the flying pterosaur, the armored ankylosaurus, and the mighty T-Rex. They even let you see how humans would stack up next to these prehistoric monsters.

This one from Kiwi Design (around $9) is somewhat limited in terms of categories, as it's mostly animals, vehicles, and food, but at least there's a lot of them — 108 to be exact. It also comes with a nifty painting book that lets you bring 2D sketches to life.