April 2012

App Giveaway – SplashMath Grade 3

iGameMom.com is 3-month-old! In this three months, iGameMom has reached over 600 followers, 11k page visits. This is so much more than I expected. Thank you all for your support! To celebrate the milestone, and to thank YOU – my readers – for your support, iGameMom is going to give one lucky reader a SplashMath Grade 3 App [...]

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FREE for Limited Time – Wee Sing & Learn ABC

In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, Wee Sing & Learn ABC is free from $2.99 for a limited time. They say it will be free till Apr.29 (Sunday), but we never know when the developer will reset the price – so get it when you can. From the App Store: Sing your way through the [...]

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Math Apps for Grade 1-5: SplashMath

There are so many math apps out there. It is hard to tell which one is at the right level for my child. While looking for a math App that is linked with school’s curriculum, I found the SplashMath series. It the series, there is an App for each grade, ranging from grade 1 to 5. [...]

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TeenSphere – A Teen’s Self-help App

I reviewed TeenSphere several months ago. After a group discussion about social well being apps, I went back to this app again. I saw significant updates that worth a review update. TeenSphere is an app teens can use to access help and consulting to sensitive and challenging questions they face in everyday life. Some example questions [...]

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Be Confident In Who You Are

Be Confident In Who You Are is a graphic novel targeted at kids 8-14 years old. It addresses topics such as self-consciousness, stress, bullying, fitting in, body image, and sticky issues in friendships. All these issues are presented in an age appropriate manner. The language, story setting, and the solutions the characters come up are all from [...]

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Biography Comics – Who?

My son is a good reader. The only problem is he only likes to read mystery or fantasy types. I had been trying to get him read biographies, but he never showed any interest. Amazingly, once he found the Who? Comics and started reading, he could not put it down. Who? Comics is an educational [...]

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FREE for 24 Hours – Van Gogh Tiles Puzzle

If you like Van Gogh and like puzzle games, this is for you. It says “free for 24 hours” at App Store. Not sure when it started to be free, download as quickly as you can. — Please use the link provided at the bottom of this post. From the App Store: Van Gogh Art [...]

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FREE – Curious George at the Zoo

This app was release 3 days ago, it is FREE right now. According to the press release, it will be $1.99 after May 1. Features from the App store: George has been asked to help out at the zoo. George needs your help to wake, clean and feed the animals. Pop-up menu: Explore the zoo [...]

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Star-gazing Apps – SkyView Free & Star Walk

While it starts to get warm, I hope pretty soon we will be able to walk outside in the yard or in the street at night. Every time, when we are out at night, my son likes to point at the stars telling me which is which. I don’t know much about the stars, so I [...]

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The Sunshine Award!!!

I received a Sunshine Award from Sandra (Riding2horsed). From her post, I learned “The Sunshine Award is given to bloggers who other bloggers feel have been inspiring, positive and offer help where needed. They basically spread a little sunshine as they walk along their blogging pathway.” Thank you Sandra for nominating me! Sandra’s blog title is ”Riding [...]

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6 Story in 1 – The Berenstain Bears’ BIG Bedtime Book

Along with Horton Hatches the Egg, Oceanhouse Media introduced another book app: The Berenstain Bears’ BIG Bedtime Book. There are 6 bed-time stories in one app. As an introductory special, right now it is only $4.99 for all 6 stories at the App Store. The stories: The 6 stories are classic folk tales retold for the [...]

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Introduction Price – Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hatches the Egg

Oceanhouse Media just released another Dr. Seuss book a few days ago – Horton Hatches the Egg. They are giving a promotion right now. The story: Kind-hearted Horton the elephant is persuaded to sit on an egg while its mother, the good-for-nothing bird lazy Maysie flutters off on a vacation. Horton is teased and taunted by his jungle [...]

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FREE App – BrainPop Featured Movie

BrainPop Featured Movie is a free app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It teaches kids something new every day. It is provided by BrainPop, an award-winning educational online resources used by millions of teachers and students across the world. It provides a great amount of content for a free app. Users get a new animated [...]

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How to Child-Proof iPAD

No matter your kids are getting a new iPad, or an old one from you, you have to child-proof the iPad before handing it to them. Here is how: 1. Get the latest update from Apple: current iOS settings have a lot valuable kid proof features. 2. Backup your iPad periodically: in case your kids [...]

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FREE ONE DAY – AutismTrack (Originally $50)

Today is World Autism Awareness Day. The developer of the AutismTrack app set the app FREE for TODAY ONLY. Its normal price is $50. I won’t have time to check it out, but want to pass on the info to everyone. From the App Store: AutismTrack™ (by HandHold Adaptive®, makers of iPrompts®) is a journaling [...]

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