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App Went Free: Easy Studio – Animate with Shapes

Easy Studio – Animate with shapes is a fun app you and your kids will all like. Just like the app title suggested, it lets kids put together animations on the iPad using only geometric shapes. There are two play modes: Easy and Expert. When kids first start the app, they will be in Easy mode. Kids [...]

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How to Text Free between iPhone and Android Internationally

I have been looking for text free solutions for a while. When I first got my iPhone, I thought I was not going to text much, mostly just use it for phone calls, so we bought the mobile plan with monthly phone call coverage, and then pay text by number of texts we send and [...]

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FREE App: Discover How To Make Music from Musyc

I spot this app on App Store yesterday. It is a very interesting music app – no key boards, but random objects shaped like a square, a round button, a triangle. To make music, you simply move different objects around, the interactions among the objects create different sound, thus a beautiful piece of music. The [...]

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Create a Book with Book Creator

A while ago, I wrote a recommendation for AppoLearning on storytelling apps for middle school kids. I guess this is my bragging moment – I am now an App Expert for AppoLearning! One app I recommended is Book Creator for iPAD. I think most readers on iGameMom will like it too. Book Creator, just like the [...]

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Free Apps: Collage Apps for Creating Memories

Mother’s day is coming. This is the time we all like to take pictures or putting family pictures together. Today I am sharing two collage apps I have been using, plus one I just discovered. All apps are FREE. They are all very easy to use. You can use them yourself, or you can use them with [...]

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Off Screen with App: 7 Apps for Off-screen Fun

Next week is Screen Free week. What are you going to do? Are you going to be screen off completely or just reduce the screen time? Here I have a list of apps that will help you stay off screen and still have fun. Fetch Lunch Rush: Kids take lunch order and figure out how [...]

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The Bippolo Seed by Dr.Seuss and Reading Activities from Mom’s Library

The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr Seuss is another app produced by Oceanhouse Media and adds to their mighty cannon of Dr Seuss related products. I have to admit to being a very late latecomer when it comes to Dr Seuss. I was never introduced to it as a child and hadn’t [...]

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Email for Kids Encouraging Creativity

Traveling with kids can be one of two things…an absolute joy, or a terrifyingly stressful ordeal. The best thing a parent can do to prevent the latter is to BE PREPARED. Enter my secret weapon—the iPad. On long bus, train or plane rides, we do as many non-digital activities as possible. But the inevitable point [...]

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Free App: Common Core Standards & Common Core Aligned App Giveaways

We have introduced several common core standard aligned apps, such as SplashMath, iTooch Elementary and Middle School, Math on Video. The other day, I saw the FREE Common Core Standards app on App Store. I found it very handy for teachers and parents to have. In the app, you will see three sections under Standards: [...]

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App Went FREE: Little Things Forever

Little Things Forever is FREE for limited time, from $2.99. It is a beautifully made ISPY type of game, yet very different. When you start the game, you see a big picture with bright vibrant color, and as it zooms in, you will see this big picture is made of many small pictures of objects. You [...]

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Guided Play: Games for Baby

Since I had a child, I have been reading parenting books and articles, talking with teachers and other parents about child’s learning, one common theme always come out is parents’ involvement. The more parents are actively involved in a child’s learning experience, the better the child learn and perform. Today I invited Nick Myers, a [...]

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How to Get Refund from App Store?

Many people don’t know that you can actually get a refund from App Store. I recently just had one. This post shares how to get refund from App Store. Why do you want a refund from App Store? In my case, I bought a wrong app. There are so many apps with similar or even [...]

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App that Helps Track The Whole Family’s Schedule

Being busy parents is not an easy job. Today I am introducing an app that helps parents keep track the whole family’s busy schedule. In Mom’s Library, you will find featured articles on recharging yourself. We all know how crazy it could be when managing family schedules – each kid has his/her own activities, parents have their [...]

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Four Dr.Seuss Books To Read When Growing Up

March 2 is Dr.Seuss birthday. We have a series of posts on Dr.Suess book apps. The most popular ones are Six Dr.Seuss Books Teaching Kids Social Skills and Four Dr.Seuss Books with the Greatest Imagination. Today we are sharing 4 Dr.Seuss books that kids should read through out their lives. Oh the Places You Will Go: a [...]

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The Brain Games on iPAD – Game For Two

Today’s review is broght to you by Celina, the NerdyBaker. Celina is a wife, a mother of three, a self-proclaimed nerd, lover of movies, science, and science fiction. When her two kids got iPods for Christmas, she wanted to fill them with fun and educational content. Let’s see what Celina have for us today. My favorite games to play [...]

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Free App: Science Activity Ideas for Sound

Many times I wanted to do some science activities at home, but it is hard to find fun and engaging activities for kids. Last night I found this FREE app Sound Uncovered. I got a lot interesting ideas of science activities for kids. Have you ever heard the sound of sand? Yes, it does make sound, [...]

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