As I was struggling to find an app to help my 5 year old stay on top of his ABCs while on school break, Niki Words came across my path.  While it can surely help my son, this app can do so much more.  This app comes with settings that make it completely customizable and able to grow with your child. It is a versatile reading app for kids of a wide age range. The app has three areas: Playing with Words, Crosswords, and Magic… Read more

I love apps that allow kids to play freely and spark imagination. It is even better if the app also provides tools for teaching. Imagination Box is an app just like that, and it is free for limited time. When kids start the app, they will see canvas of different colors. They can pick any canvas to start. If they have already used the app, instead of empty canvases, kids will see their latest creations shown on the canvases. Once… Read more

Where’s My Mickey is another fun app from Disney that is part of the Where’s My Water series. Where’s My Water and its’ sequel Where’s My Perry are physics games for kids. Kids learn liquid physics, problem solving and strategic planning while playing the games. Where’s My Mickey is a new add to the series. There are 8 stories in the app, each story has a set of games. The games in the first 4 stories are free, and the… Read more

I have been always looking for a good world atlas app to help my son learn about the world, a map not just includes geography information, but also about world culture. I have heard so much about Barefoot World Atlas, and finally got a chance to check it out. I was really impressed and love how the app is made, so was my son. The app is based off the print book of the same title. The print book is… Read more

This is the season kids are getting sick and stay home. What to do with sick kids at home? When kids are not feeling well, they may not up to very active activities, but they still need something to do to stay occupied. Reading books is a good way to keep kids’ mind occupied without strenuous physical activities. When a child is sick, you want to choose the books that are easy for them, and avoid those that may cause… Read more

Love You Back is a beautiful picture book for kids of all ages. Based on the 2011 print book of the same title, Love You Back tells love stories between two generations – a girl and her grandma. “Grandma, remember the time, when you held me close, kissed my cheeks, and whispered I love you? Now let me hold you close, hug you tight, and say to you, I love you back”. For those who have the opportunity to enjoy… Read more

iStopMotion for iPAD, as the app name suggested, lets you create stop motion animation on iPad with pictures. The app features make it easy to use and possible for everyone to fulfill their movie making dream. It is usually $5-10, and it is free for one day only. There are many features I liked about this app. I also have some ideas on how to use it with kids at the iGameMom Comment section of this post. 1. Although the app… Read more

The Key Word Kids language app, by Learning and Language Steps, gives parents an opportunity to offer at home speech and language intervention. The program was developed around the Derbyshire Language Scheme (Masidlover, 1983), an intervention style used by many speech language pathologists. Keywords are the words in a sentence that carry information. Using the Key Word Kids app kids under 7 years old can improve language comprehension using key words by following instructions. Kids will enjoy the play based aspect of… Read more

Word Wizard is a learning app helping kids learn letters and words.  Given the way it works, you can use it to learn alphabet or you can use it to learn spelling and to build vocabulary. It is a fun alphabet and spelling app for kids from preschool to upper elementary school. When you start the app, you can add a user if you want to track the performance. There are two types activities: Movable Alphabet and Spelling Quizzes. With… Read more

My Flake is a very simple free app. While having fun designing their own snowflakes and see how the designs turn out, kids will learn about symmetry, especially hexagonal symmetry. Hexagonal symmetry is very different from the typical symmetry kids see everyday, and there is no better opportunity than learning hexagonal symmetry with snowflakes Before you start the app, you might want to go over some basics with the kids. First, if possible, help them observe some real snowflakes. Ask… 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

WordGirl Superhero Training is a vocabulary learning app based on the PBS KIDS series WordGirl.  In this app, you can have up to three different “superheroes” play their own separate games, perfect for households of more than one kids. Kids will love play vocabulary games with WordGirl. Once kids choose their look and their name, they are taken to their lair to play games.  There are four games within this app; a game of logic, reflexes, navigation, and memory.  The lair… 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