Today I have three wonderful free creative apps for kids to share. They are among the best free apps I have seen – very creative and all can be played by young kids without instruction and help. They are great for road trips and family gatherings. Kids can play by themselves, or play together as a group. All three apps are from Lazoo. Three FREE Creative Apps for Young Kids Lazoo Zoo: Kids feed the animals with different food and watch… Read more

Today I am reviewing two apps that will make learning Montessori at home fun and easy. The apps use Montessori tools to guide 6-10 year olds through the process of adding and subtracting numbers of all sizes. They are both from 3 Elles Interactive. The first app is Montessori 1st Operations. As its name suggests, it focuses on the fundamental concepts of addition and subtraction. Concepts like odd and even numbers and calculating halves and doubles will lay the ground work… Read more

Today I have a wonderful book to share: Jingle All the Way.  It is a free app.  It is also available as iBook, Kindle book and Nook. It’s been always free as an app, but not in other forms.  Today all forms of the book is free, so if you want to read it as iBook, Kindle book or on your Nook, you want to download it today before the price goes back to normal. An additional note: you can… Read more

Do you kids like drawing? or doodling?  Would you like to have a teacher teaching the kids how to draw? I remember how hard it was when I was trying to find an art teacher for my son when he was younger. You want to find the right teacher, then need figure out schedules,… Luckily with new technologies, it is not that hard anymore. Today’s app is a how to draw app for kids teaching kids how to draw various… Read more

We like to watch movies as a family. When you have a good movie for kids, these movie watching experience can be very educational. Last month we started using Netflix again.  I really liked Netflix movies stream program.  We tried Netflix a couple years ago, but discontinued due to concerns that my son may be exposed to some content that are not appropriate for his age.  Now with the new feature Kids Movie, we decided to give it another try… Read more

Brain Jump with Ned the Neuron is a brain training app for kids that aids in the development of memory, concentration, and problem solving.  It showcases three mini games with multiple levels to aid in this task.  Along with badges to mark kids progress in the games, it features a short video that highlights the importance of using challenges “to think your brain stronger” with examples of the many different ways you can accomplish that.  There is also another video… Read more

123 Ninja is a number game app helping kids recognize numbers and improve hand-eye coordination.  The game play is very similar to Fruit Ninja. In this game, kids slice on numbers instead of fruits. On the open screen, you can tap the big Play button to start the game right away.  However, if it is for kids, I suggest you go into the setting section first. It is at the top right corner of the open screen. It requires you… Read more

Becca’s Matching Game is an app based on the classic game of memory. Kids match games are a great way to help your child expand their cognitive development. This game helps them to utilize the memory and problem solving parts of their brains. The games require concentration from your child as they remember and match up the correlating memory cards. Another twist this specific app adds to the game of memory is color association and object association. Having your child match… Read more

PicPlayPost is a photo video collage app.  What makes it different is its ability to have videos in the collage and many editing capabilities right inside the app.  It is free today for limited time. Like most collage apps, PicPlayPost has a good selection of collage frames. You can also change the frame ratio. By default, it is 1:1, but you can change the ratio 4:3, 3:4, etc. Within the big frame, you can drag the edge of each picture… Read more

I love Nosy Crow’s apps.  Today they set one of their app for free, and just for today.  Axel Scheffler’s Flip Flap Farm is a fun book app designed for kids 7 and younger, but anyone could enjoy the fun reading, no matter of the age. (Note: it is not free anymore. But it is totally worth the $0.99!) It is a continuation of the puzzle idea from another fun app Animal SnApp: Farm.  In Animal SnApp: Farm, kids match… Read more

Millie is an interactive adventure app series for kids. We are big fans of Millie and have been so ever since her first adventure, Millie Was Here. By her second adventure, Millie and the Lost Key, we fell in love with her even more as she roamed and combed vast and mysterious regions (some of which look suspiciously like Central Park in New York) in search of a lost key. She encountered several treacherous obstacles and enemies on her quest and no… Read more

Yuvi Story Aerobics for kids is a cool exercise app for kids. Kids will love doing exercise with Yuvi. It is essentially a set of exercise videos built into fun adventure stories.  Kids will have a full workout while following the adventure with Yuvi. A wizard Zorkus has stolen all the toys in the world and hidden them into his enchanted land.  All the kids are asked to help Yuvi discover the hidden toys and bring them back to the world… Read more

Tellagami is a free storytelling app for kids.  It lets you create and share a short animated story called Gami, a fun app kids will love to use.  It is free on app store. Kids can create an animated story in 3 simple steps. First, they can customize the storytelling character. Features they can choose from are: gender, skin tone, hair style, eye colors, clothing, and emotions. Next, kids can choose a background for their story.  They can choose one from those… Read more

I am very excited to find a great free app goREACT. It is designed by the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. It lets kids explore the chemical reactions of different elements on mobile devices – safe and fun! It is not only a good learning app for middle and high school students, with the visual and interactive features, it is also a fun exploratory app for younger kids, even kids in kindergarten or preschool, as long as parents are… Read more