Locking kids' iphone to only place/receive calls & texts

Right now our 11 & 12 year old sons each have a very old basic phone (Motorla Razor) and an ipod.  They use their basic phones to call/text us when they get home from school and check in when they're out with their friends.  We like the ability that we can reward positive behavior by giving them their ipods and if there is negative behavior we just take away the ipod but they still have their basic phone.  We're considering upgrading them to iphone 5C's but want to be able to disable all the "fun" apps if they're earned a consequence yet still allow them to call/text.  Is there an easy way to do this? Any helpful technical feedback is appreciated.

No. There is really no way to do that at all. Easy or not. Your best bet is probably to stick with the current setup, which also saves you the expense of 2 additional data packages on your bill every month and potentially huge overage charges if they manage to exceed your data allowance.

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