All kids love nursery rhymes. They are usually the first songs babies listened and learned, and they stay with the kids for the rest of their lives. Babies never get too many of nursery rhymes. Nursery Rhymes for Kids is an interactive nursery app for babies and toddlers. With the app, parents and babies can sing and dance with the songs, watch the fun videos, and interact with scenes on the screen. In addition to listening to nursery songs, I… 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

Learn with Homer is a comprehensive reading program on iPad for kids age 2 to 7. It currently has over 100 lessons, and 30 are free. The app is designed by child education experts, incorporating many learning methods. It covers five pillars of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. All lessons are interactive. Kids will use all senses in the learning activities: hear, see, and touch. There are 5 sections in the app. Learn to Read This is… 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

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

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

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

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

I have reviewed Splash Math app series last year. We have been using it almost daily for my son’s math practice. I was really glad to know that Splash Math has updated their program to make it available on the internet, with new price structure. You can now have daily free math drills of maximum 20 questions if you sign up for a free account. This is great news for those who don’t have iPAD. Now your child can have… Read more

Today we are featuring more free Christmas printable worksheets for kids. We are all busy getting ready for the holidays, and have little time in preparing for kids’ activities. The beauty of these printables is you don’t need much prep time. All you need is to print them out, and kids usually know right away what to do. More Than 100 Free Christmas Printable Worksheets for Kids Elf Reading Christmas Printable Flash Cards help your preschool and kindergarten aged children… Read more

I am a firm believer that science should, and can be taught at a very young age. I also agree it is challenging to teach science concepts to young kids. You have to convey the concept in a manner that young minds can understand and grasp. It takes the full understanding of science and early childhood education to perfect the task.  Max and Ruby Science Educational Games is a science app teaching preschool to kindergarten kids science concepts with fun… Read more

Clumsy Ninja is a free app that is very different from typical Ninja games.  Kids are into a mission of training a Ninja – from capable of doing no Ninja moves.  The app is free to download, with In-App Purchase options if you want to move up fast. But we have managed playing it without any In-App Purchase, and I think it is more fun to play it this way, since it gives a little more challenge. Here are some… Read more

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

A while ago Tiggly shared with me their new product – an interactive iPAD toy helping kids learn shapes. I was very intrigued by the concept and agreed to review the toy when it is available.  Now I received the toy and I am pleasantly surprised at how well the toy function and how much learnings they put into their three free apps.  If you are looking for gift ideas for kids age 1 to 5, this is a great… Read more