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FREE App: Jake’s Never Land Pirate School

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Jake’s Never Land Pirate School App from Disney Jr. is really cute, especially for a free App. It offers itself (tongue in cheek I think) as Pirate ‘School’ borrowing from other school themed Apps, it has various leveling games laid out in a school room structure. Your child can take classes in: Sailing: a motion [...]

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Maze Games and Nature Learning Activities from Mom’s Library

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Today we will introduce two travel themed maze games reviewed by Iona Burchell.  In Mom’s Library, we are featuring learning activities about nature, that can lead to more exploration while you travel.  First let’s see what apps Iona is bringing to us – Roxie’s a-MAZE-ing Vacation Adventure and Roxie’s Doors by OCG Studios and Roxie Munro [...]

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The Trip – Little Critter Reading Adventure

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What fun Apps!   The Trip Little Critter Reading Adventure is based on Mercer Mayer’s classic book of the same title and features his incredible original artwork.  It is a story book app with two options. One is to go on a Reading Adventure, two is to just read the story yourself, which is a great option for [...]

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Truck Games on iPAD

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My kids’ favorite apps to play have more than one game in them and so it is with More Trucks HD.  There are four different ways your child can play that focus on stacking, cause and effect, and finding solutions to problems.  Developing good hand-eye coordination often comes into play in this app as well. [...]

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Addictive Vocabulary Game for Elementary Kids

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A while ago I introduced Mindsnacks Spanish app.   Now they have a kids vocabulary app with similar game settings. Different from typical ways that English is taught at school, the app groups words by context.  The first lesson is all about animal life, so you see the words: omnivore, carnivore, herbivore, fauna, scavenger, voracious.  Kids can jump [...]

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FREE App: Building Fun with LEGO® App4+

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When I saw which app I would be reviewing I couldn’t download it fast enough, literally! My son waited for the app to be downloaded onto the iPad while his sister was already playing on her iPod.  He was playing catch up for the next few minutes, looking over her shoulder the entire time. I [...]

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App Went Free: Toca House

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Toca House is from one of my favorite developer Toca Boca.  It is FREE today only. Like other Toca Boca apps,such as Toca Doctor, Toca Tailor, Toca Kitchen,  it is open-ended play with no winning or losing.  It teaches kids about everyday chores of a household. Once kids open the app, they see this big house.  They [...]

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App Went Free: Word Wonderland

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Word Wonderland is an app helping kids practice phonics in a game setting.  The content is designed for kids in grade k to 2.  It is FREE for limited time.  When kids start the app, they can choose between Explore the World and Practice.  Practice is where they just practice, with no level advancement.  Kids can choose [...]

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App on Deal: 5 Disney Story Apps plus Giveaways

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Most schools are in spring break now, or are getting ready for spring break. It can’t be a better time for the kids to catch up some classic stories they will love.  Here is the good news – five Disney story apps are on sale this weekend!  Who doesn’t love a Disney classic? They are [...]

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App Went FREE: Little Things Forever

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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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Sid’s Science Fair and Science Activity Ideas from Mom’s Library

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Today we introduce a science app and some science activity ideas from last week’s Mom’s Library. Since I started hosting Mom’s Library, I have been always amazed at how many creative kids activity ideas people have.  Can you imagine 30+ playful ways to teach young kids about rocks? What a wonderful idea using crayon to show kids [...]

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App Went Free: Van Gogh and the Sunflowers

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Van Gogh and the Sunflowers is Free for today only.  It is an iPAD app, usually $3.99 on App store.  It is based on true events happened to Van Gogh. It tells Van Gogh’s story through a boy named Camille.  Camille and his family became friends of a strange visitor to his small town, although [...]

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Math App from Wild Kratts on PBS Kids

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Today we have another new reviewer, Elizabeth Wolf.  She has been following iGameMom for a long time, and she blogs at LeMaisonLoup.com about her travel experience with kids.  It is a very interesting blog to read with a lot picture.  Now let’s see what Elizabeth is sharing with us today. The Kratt brothers are a wild pair who travel the globe to explore [...]

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App on Deal: Four Disney Story Apps

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Three Disney story apps are on promotion price this weekend, one is FREE.  There are all great apps, if you like them, this is a good time to buy. It is a Small World ($1.99 from $3.99): an interactive sing-along storybook app that shares the beauty and peace between cultures around the world. Featuring the original Sherman [...]

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The Brain Games on iPAD – Game For Two

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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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Disney Peter Pan is on iPAD

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Disney’s Peter Pan has been children’s favorite for more than 60 years.  Today children around the world can visit this ageless boy from Neverland on their iPhones, iPods or iPADs. Peter Pan: Disney Classic is a book app, retelling the classic story in a modern approach.   The images in the app are original from the [...]

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