Samsung has announced that the chunky, bright-colored Galaxy Tab 3 Kids will be headed to the U.S. from Nov. 10, priced at $229.99. The 7-inch tablet is essentially a Galaxy Tab 3 wrapped in a colorful exterior, with the option to switch into a second, kid-friendly operating mode alongside the standard Android/TouchWiz UI. Naturally for a kid-centric tablet you'll find a host of games and educational apps preloaded on the Tab 3 Kids, along with parental controls to keep tabs on what your kids can do.

        - Special Kid's Interface:  Easily access kid-specific content through the easy to navigate user interface, including kid-friendly apps and games.
        - Kid-Friendly Games: Toca Train, Wipeout, Fruit Ninja, Disney's Toy Story: Smash It! and Where's My Perry? and more.
        - Educational Apps: Learn ABCs and 123s with educational apps including I Learn With Ocean, Dolphin Reader, Inventions 2 and Kids Planet Discovery
        - Built-In Camera: Capture moments or create movies with the 3-megapixel rear-facing camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.  In Kids mode, the camera features fun and interactive settings that let kids add stickers or costumes to photos.
        - Parental Controls: Manage a child's tablet experience, including what content kids can access, as well as when and how long they use the tablet at one time.  In addition, you can control the transition between Standard mode and Kids mode with PIN-based access.
        - Built-For-Kids Case: Protect the lightweight, portable tablet from bumps and bruises with the colorful, easy-to-hold case available in orange.

There's also $10 of free Google Play credit included, as well as twelve months of Boingo Wifi access, three months of Hulu Plus and 50GB of Dropbox storage for two years. Pre-orders for the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids begin this Friday, Nov. 1 from Samsung.com, Amazon, Best Buy, Fry's, Office Depot, Sam's Club, Tiger Direct and Toys “R” Us. Samsung's also offering the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids with a bundled hard case for $249.99.