Removing apps available on iCloud with multiple devices

We have kids with iPad minis using our id. All the free apps apps that they download are available for any of our devices to be downloaded.
Are all these apps using iCloud storage space?
And once the kids have zero interest in these apps, how do we remove them "available to be downloaded" from the iCloud?

It is more of the marketing "itunes in the cloud" thing, then real icloud.  What happens is as soon as any device is signed in to itunes store account (in settings), you don't even have to have icloud enabled, but you will see all of your apps and music purchased in itunes available to you for download.
First point to know about that it does not count against your 5 gigs of available storage. Second point, you can't remove them. There was a way to hide them, it still is on computer(in itunes), but with ios 6 it is gone from ipads, or iphones.
Personal advice to avoid the clutter- cut umbilical cord (I just did with my second) - create another itunes account for each one and let them mess with that. There are instructions how to create account without credit cards.
Creating an iTunes Store account without credit card - Support - A
Another point to remember, you are still responsible for your kids, until they are 18 according to itunes Terms Of Service and my humble opinion (lol).
sorry, was typing too long - you got two answers for one.

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