What a fun way to learn shapes and colors with Curious George! My son is a huge fan of Curious George books, so this app was an immediate hit in our household. This Curious George app focuses on shapes and puzzles through the storyline that George needs help putting back together his toys. It has easy enough puzzles for my 2 year old to play with while also some more advanced that he needs my help with. This app is… Read more

Sago Mini Doodlecast is a unique drawing app for kids age 2 to 7. It not only can save your kids drawing, but also their talking. It can serve as a wonderful digital storytelling tool for young kids. Kids can talk while drawing, and the app will record the drawing process as well as their voice, so you can here the young artists’ stories while watching the masterpieces being created. When kids start the app, they will be presented with… Read more

Do you like free math games for kids? Learn Math with Beluga is a math app on iPad for kids of all ages. It leverages math games to keep kids interested in math, and it is entirely free. We included it in iGameMom’s Best Free Math Apps List . When kids start the app, they will be asked to sign up an account with a password, but all they need is a user name and password. They don’t need an… Read more

The Ranger Rick Jr Appventures series is a great app series for kids age 3 to 8 to learn about animals. The Ranger Rick Jr – Bear is the 2nd app in the series. The first app is about Lion. In this 2nd app, kids will learn everything about bears with Ranger Rick Jr. I like apps that are the most comprehensive in their subject matter. They often use varying methods to impart information to your child and common core standards are generally followed. What we… Read more

Musical Paint Pro is a very unique app combining music and paint in one activity.  It is fascinating to “hear” what you are drawing.  As described by the introduction on App Store, “Musical Paint Pro provides an engaging multi-sensory experience for all ages”. What you have to do it is simple. Move your finger around the screen as you would drawing a picture. The difference is you are not only painting with lines and colors, but also musical tones.  When… Read more

A few days after seeing Frozen with my kids, I was thrilled to get the opportunity to review the app Frozen: Storybook Deluxe from Disney, and I couldn’t have been happier.  This app is fantastic!  Everything about it screams inventiveness and ideas that enhance the story. Let’s begin with the storybook.  Along with fundamental options storybook apps have, like the ability for kids to record the story in their voice or read on their own, this app goes to the next level… Read more

Do you have a child who likes drawing? Have you tried the new app Drawp? Drawp is a drawing app, but it is much more than drawing. Kids will enjoy creating art, as well as learning alphabet, numbers, and storytelling. First let’s look at the drawing features. I am quite impressed with the number of choices kids have on paint color and stroke textures: solid lines, square shaped lines, blurry lines, or multicolored lines, … There are over 200 colors… Read more

Looking for a fun app for your children for Christmas? It’s not too late to check out the Felt Board Christmas app by Software Smoothie. Kids will have loads of fun decorating various festive scenes, just in time for the holidays. Felt boards are a great way to let your children explore their imaginative side and let their creative juices flow. Felt boards help children to develop story telling skills which in turn are good for language skills and creative… Read more

Leo’s Pad just launched its 5th appisode, and now all appisodes are free.  We have reviewed Leo’s Pad previous appisodes. It is a preschool learning app series designed by Stanford University researchers and Emmy award-winning animators. We liked how the learning activities are seamlessly woven in the storylines in all Leo’s Pad appisodes. Appisode 5 is again filled with fun and engaging learning activities. The title for appisode five is The Wishing Fish.  Leo and friends are joined by Fusch… Read more

Wubbzy’s The Night Before Christmas is a Christmas storybook for young readers. The night before Christmas, Wubbzy and his friends are snuggly-snug in their beds until they hear the pitter-patter jingle-jangle and merry sounds of Santa Claus and his reindeer. … The story is an adaption of the classic The Night Before Christmas Holiday poem, with interactive features and more.  Kids can tap on the reindeer’s red nose to see it shine, or tap on the holiday lights to see… Read more

Christmas is almost here.  While you are busy getting ready for the holiday celebration, make sure kids have plenty to do.  Luckily, with the mobile devices, everything is easy. You can find and instantly download great entertainments with educational values, and you don’t even need get out of the house. To make it even easier for you, iGameMom have picked some great Christmas fun entertainments for kids. You will find great Christmas books, fun holiday games for kids and adults, and holiday movies for the whole family. Believe… Read more

If you have a toddle or preschooler who is learning colors and shapes, go download this preschool color and shape app right away Ask Me! Colors and Shapes: Preschool Edition – the link is at the bottom of this post. It is such a fun app and it is free for limited time to celebrate its 2 million downloads. It is a very easy app. When kids open the app, they will be asked which they want to play –… Read more

Intro to Math by Montessorium is a math app designed for kids who just start learning about numbers and gaining the basic concepts of the numbers.  It is a series of lessons following Montessori method, but is packaged in a game-like setting that is very engaging. Since all activities are hands-on, you can think of it as hands-on Montessori math games for preschoolers. When kids start the app, they will see 6 blocks on the open screen, each leads to… Read more

Garden Lab is an app designed for preschool kids to learn how to take care of plants.  It feels like a simulation game, but in a very simpler manner.  Kids will learn what it takes to grow flowers: seeds, water, sun light, and their work to take care of flowers. When kids start the game, they get a free seed. They must plant the seed in the garden with a shovel. Then they will see sun or moon in the… Read more