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Peter Pan Disney Classic

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 movie with very light animations, so kids are not distracted from reading. Come with the story are 4 coloring pages, 4 puzzle games with 3… Read more

Valentines Sliding Puzzle

The best thing about apps is it only take 5 seconds to download – perfect for last minute activity and gift ideas.  Valentine’s day is tomorrow.  No matter you have plenty activity ideas or are still looking more, it never hurts to have couple more, especially when they are FREE.  Here are 6 FREE Valentine apps for kids.  All are educational.  They are the results of several week’s search.  Some were posted before, some are new.  Hope you will have fun with these apps as I do. Disney… Read more

First Word Valentine

Valentine’s Day is next week.  I found an educational Valentine app – First Words Valentine.  It is a free app teaching kids about letters, how letters relate to words, and how to spell words.  It is designed for toddlers, with limited words, but all are Valentine related. When kids start the app, they will see letters spread out on the screen.  Their job is to move the correct letter to the suggested spot to make them into a word, such… Read more

The Cooper’s Big Bear Hug

Valentine day is a couple weeks away.  What are you going to do with your kids?  Are you going to give them gifts?  I have two books today that are perfect valentine gifts for the kids and great for reading on Valentine’s Day. Cooper’s Big Bear Hug: A sweet young bear wants to find a way to show his mom how much he loves her. He asks for ideas and finally he found the best way …  This is one… Read more

Toddler Puzzles Puzzingo

Puzzingo is a fun puzzle game for toddlers and preschoolers.  There are so many puzzle apps out there, I pick this one out because it is a little different – it incorporates the language learning into the puzzle play.  While playing, kids develop their fine motor skills and learn word recognition at the same time. It is a free app with In-App Purchase options for more theme packages.  Come with the free download, there is one package with 5 themes… Read more

Leo’s Pad Appisode 1

Leo’s Pad Appisode 1 is an interactive animated appisode designed for preschoolers by a team including Stanford University education experts.  It is about the adventures of the 8-year-old boy Leonardo da Vinci and his friends.  If you are not sure what appisode is (like me), you can think of appisode as an episode of a TV series.  Leo’s Pad Appisode 1 is Free, but the following Appisodes are not. What I like the most about this free app is it… Read more

Thomas and Friends – Hero of the Railway

I wanted to review Thomas and Friends Apps for a long time. There are several of them available on App Store, and are well made book apps for toddlers or even elementary school kids. Today I’d like to share Thomas and Friends Hero of the Railways. If you have a Thomas fan at home, I am sure you will like it. After a race with Spencer lands Thomas in the bushes, he discovers Hiro, an abandoned engine from a far-away… Read more

Angelina Ballerina’s New Dance Teacher

Angelina Ballerina’s New Dance Teacher is a book app from the TV series Angelina Ballerina.  In addition to the book, kids can play games, puzzles, and coloring pages from the book.  It is FREE for limited time. Introduction from the App Store:  Read, watch, play, and twirl alongside the world’s most delightful little dancer as she meets Ms. Mimi on her first day of dance class at her new school. Ms. Mimi is nothing like Angelina expects her to be… Read more

Scribblenauts – Teaches Creative Thinking and Spelling in One Game post image

Scribblenauts Remix is a fun game that the whole family can enjoy.   I like it especially for the open-ended play.  There is no right-wrong answer.  You solve a puzzle in your own unique style. The app has a variety of brain-teasing puzzles.  The solutions to the puzzles are endless, so you can re-play the same puzzle again and again.  For example, the first puzzle is to grab the star on a tree.  The child can choose to cut the tree… Read more

FREE App: Scooby-Doo Who Are You post image

Do you like Scooby Doo? How about a free Scooby Doo app for kids? Scooby-Doo Who Are You is a book app from Hallmark made for their Interactive Story Buddy line. However, the app stays independent of the Story Buddy. If you have a Scooby-Doo Story Buddy and have it on while reading the book, you will enjoy the interactions between the app and the Story Buddy. If you don’t have the Story Buddy, you can still enjoy the app… Read more

ZooTrain

Zoo Train is a learning app designed for preschoolers, teaching basic concepts of number sequence, word spelling, shapes, and music. It is from the developer who created the Bug Games, which was reviewed and recommended by iGameMom a while ago.  It is now $0.99 with 50% off at App Store. There are 5 games in the app.  All games are with bright pictures, cute animations, fun sounding effects and music. Picture Puzzles: Kids move pieces around to fit into the picture… Read more

Brave Storybook Deluxe

Have you seen the Disney movie Brave?  Brave: Storybook Deluxe is the app adaptation of the movie.  Whether you are trying to re-live the movie experience or to get a glimpse of the story, you won’t be disappointed.   The app skillfully blends illustration, music, animation, and game into the tale of the Scottish princess Merida, who is a strong willed girl challenging stereotype to have her own destiny.  Her story is inspirational to children of all ages. When you open… Read more

FREE for Limited Time: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally appisode post image

This app was released last week.  Currently, it is free.  It is available on iPAD only. Introduction from the App Store: Take the TV show viewing experience to the next level with the first in the appisode series, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse “Road Rally”. The appisode brings viewing and learning together in one interactive and cohesive experience! Touch, shake, swipe, drag and talk your way through an entire episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse right on your iPad. Participate directly in the storyline by… Read more

Toca Doctor

Toca Doctor is a medical-themed puzzle game for toddlers.  There are 21 mini-games in the app. To start the games, you move the robot doctor around the patient’s body.  Each time the robot doctor screen the patient, there will be several sick spots identified.  You go through the sick spots one by one.  Each spot is a puzzle game.  For example, if the mouth is the sick spot, you will be tapping on jumping germs in the patient’s mouth. If… Read more

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 work game… in HD! Over 50 paintings from one of the greatest artists EVER to enjoy! Easy -> Hard there is a difficulty for everyone. … Read more