We have been using Explain Everything as a digital storytelling tool for a while. I really like it for its flexible features that allowing us to use it for different projects. Explain Everything is designed to be a screencast, interactive whiteboard, and presentation tool for iPad and Android that allows users to record audio and video, annotate with drawings and shapes, and animate objects all at the same time. Projects can be played back and edited within the app or… Read more

Valentine’s Day is a good time to teach kids about friendship and love. Today’s app is a perfect app on this subject. Wubbzy Loves You is an interactive story app about friendship and helping each other. It is currently free, for limited time. When Wubbzy and Daizy realize no one has received their lovey love friendship cards because Mr. Mailman is sick, they volunteer to deliver the cards to Wuzzleburg’s kookiest residents! Kids will follow Wubbzy and Daizy visiting their… Read more

Bean’s books are great beginner books and they are now available on the iPad and iPhone, and Android! This series of books was written by Sarah Hines Stephen. Originally released as board books, they are now available in ebook style. These books are geared toward 1 to 3 year olds and utilize simple words and phrases to tell a story. These eBooks come alive and allow your toddlers to explore the pages and learn new words. All books complete with playful… 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

Preschool Genius Math Booster Zoo is a math app designed for preschool kids to learn fundamental math concepts. With this animal math game for preschool, kids play with the animals in a fun environment, count, compare, and learn. There are 12 games in the app covering various math skills, 3 are free. 1. Counting: kids count the number of animals run into the screen. The numbers range from 1 to 10. 2. Who is Missing: This is a pattern game. Kids… 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

There are so many ways to learn alphabet, and it is never too many if you find a good way to associate words with alphabet for young kids. Jamaroos musical ABCs is a fun alphabet app with a little different musical twist, and it might just be the one your little one will love. The pictures and characters are inviting and entertaining. With bright colors, fun music and easy interface, kids will be playing in the Jamaroos musical jungle for… Read more

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

Do you have a baby at home? Would you like to have some free baby music video handy when you need them, like lullabies and nursery rhymes? Today’s app is called BabyFirst Video. It is available on iPhone, iPad, Kindle, and Android. It is free to download with more than 15 baby musical videos free. The interface of the app is easy. After open the app, you see the open screen of the app – pictures showing categories of the… 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

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

Just 2 Fun is a word puzzle game for kids designed by David L. Hoyt, who is known for his Jumble puzzles on more than 600 newspapers.  It is a fun game that kids can play for long time. It twists your mind, challenges you think out of box, all in a fun way. The game play is simple – kids see two pictures for each puzzle, each picture gives a hint on a word, and the two words from… Read more

While putting together the Holiday Gift Guide for Techie Kids and 15 Holiday Gift Guides for Kids from Real Moms, I came across a lot cool products using new  technologies that I have not seen before. I thought they could be great Christmas gifts for many families.  In case you are still looking for gift ideas, this is iGameMom’s holiday gift guide for the techie family. Holiday Gift Guide for the Techie Family If you would like to check them out or purchase it, please use the… Read more