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Toy Story: Story Theatre

Finally, an app ALL of my kids love!  What a joy as a parent to find a place, toy, activity, or game that all of your kids can enjoy together.  Well, I bring you an app the whole family can enjoy.  What makes Toy Story: Story Theater so great is everything your kids bring to it.  It requires you as a parent to be an audience member.  But getting to see the vastly different stories each child created is a happy… Read more

Mother’s Day Crafts and Collage Program Giveaway – Mom’s Library post image

It is time for Mom’s Library again. Today I am going to share some very neat mother’s day craft ideas that kids can do.  We will also have a very cool giveaway that all moms will love – a photo collage creator program, valued at $29.99. We are going to pick 20 winners. First let’s take a look at what we got from last week’s Mom’s Library. The first thing caught my eyes is this Are you my mother craft, it is… Read more

Bingo Song HD

The Bingo song is a well known classic children’s song. The Bingo Song HD app brings this song to life for kids to interact with, sing along to, as well as fun animal flash cards that helps make learning farm animals fun. This app can help children recognize the names and sounds of animals, various colors and characteristics found in the game, and it lets the child express themselves with a sing-a-long karaoke option to the Bingo Song. This app also encourages clapping and stomping, which… Read more

TeachMe App

iGameMom and 24x7digital are giving away 3 sets of 24x7digital apps!  Each set includes 5 apps: TeachMe Toddler, TeachMe 3rd Grade, TimesTables, Smiley Sight Words, and SightWords Pro. For more information on TeachMe Toddler, please visit iGameMom’s earlier review.  To learn more about TeachMe 3rd Grade, check out Celina’s review.   The last three apps will be reviewed next week, but I can tell you they are good practice apps. Only one thing is mandatory to enter the giveaway – leaving a comment at the review… Read more

Over in the Jungle

Over in the Jungle, a rainforest rhyme by Dawn Productions is a reading, counting and sing-along interactive app. There’s so much packed in here, that you certainly get quite a bit of content for your dollar with this app! I would say it works best with 3-5 year olds (however, there’s probably something of interest to a wider age range in terms of factual information contained in the app) and it gives kids the opportunity to have lots of variety… Read more

Common Core Standards App

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: Math – Traditional, Math – Integrated, and Language Arts.   According to corestandards.org, Math – Traditional is typical for schools in the US, while Integrated Math… Read more

The Jungle Book Disney Classic

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 the stories that made us fall in love with Disney characters and faraway lands that will be in our imaginations forever. For only $0.99 cents… Read more

Dinosaur Train Classic In the Jurassic Jr

My 4 year old hates educational games. He doesn’t delete them, he just avoids them.  Dinosaur Train Classic in the Jurassic, Jr. made a difference.  From the PBS KIDS show Dinosaur Train, it keeps his attention!  The app focuses on various math related subjects, such as weight, distance, and height, in fun and tactile ways.  It has three games: Bridge Builder By far, this is my 4-year-old son’s favorite. There are two cliffs with a dinosaur on the edge of one and… Read more

Oh the Places You Will Go DrSeuss

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 good read for anyone starting a new life phase: going to high school, entering college, graduating from college, getting a new job, … Every time… Read more

Dr.Seuss Hunches in Bunches

March 2 is Dr.Seuss birthday.  For the next two weeks there will be a series of posts and giveaways around Dr.Seuss.  Please make sure stop by everyday to discover something new.  Also tomorrow will be the first time live connection with Mom’s Library on iGameMom, where parents share learning ideas with each other.  Everyone can link up a great learning article to the library, including your own post.  Please visit tomorrow around noon for tons of learning ideas and giveaways. Today’s… Read more

Brave Storybook Deluxe

Pixar’s Brave received an Academy Award for “Best Animated Film” last night.  To celebrate, we are doing a giveaway of two Disney Publishing’s Brave apps, Brave: Storybook Deluxe and Brave Interactive Comic.  Both apps featuring the original characters, storyline, and new activities for kids.  I reviewed Brave: Storybook Deluxe but not the Interactive Comic.  Click the link to learn more about the apps. Brave: Storybook Deluxe: $6.99 – for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This app contains a complete retelling of the… Read more

Cowbears I Love Mud

Cowbears are a family of bears who love to sing and tell stories.  Their ‘I Love Mud’ HD app produced by Bacciz Books and Brooklyn Rose Press is an interactive story telling and singing app that allows children to read along with the story. It’s a great app for helping children between the ages of 2-5 with their reading skills as well as offering opportunities to develop their hand/eye coordination and fine motor skills. It’s a fun app that tells… Read more

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

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins – Dr.Seuss

Oceanhouse Media released a new Dr.Seuss app – The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.  It is on promotion right now. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins was first published in 1938. It is one of Dr.Seuss’ earlier books.  The story begins in the Kingdom of Didd, when the King Derwin is passing through a street, where a poor boy Bartholomew Cubbins is standing. Bartholomew removes his hat, following the laws, but another hat instantly appears… The king is mad and… Read more

Wild Kratts Creature Power

We have been watching the PBS Kids Wild Kratts show almost daily for a long time.  Once I found out Wild Kratts has an app, I know I have to check it out. If you are not familiar with Wild Kratts, it is a TV show series about wild animals on PBS Kids.  It combines science, adventure, and some mystery into fun stories, teaching kids many things about wild animals at an age-appropriate manner.  Kids from preschool to early elementary who like… Read more