The Yuckies is a series of 5 book apps with fun imaginative stories.  The first 2 are out, and both are FREE.  The stories use muck, goop and mischief to teach kids why it is important and how to keep our environment clean.  Developed for 5-8 year olds, the stories have broader appeal for primary school aged children and offer ‘read to me’ and ‘read by myself’ options. In book one, A Yucky Meeting, the yuckies go around picking up… Read more

Today’s review is by Iona Burchell, who is a wife and mum of two.  In her spare time she is a freelance writer, and has written for online and print media in a range of subjects varying from education to sport to travel.  You can find her blog at www.redpeffer.me or feel free to tweet @Redpeffer.  Today Iona will share two book apps that are FREE right now.  Let’s find out what they are. Around the World and Dark Night are both picture book… Read more

Many times I wanted to do some science activities at home, but it is hard to find fun and engaging activities for kids. Last night I found this FREE app Sound Uncovered. I got a lot interesting ideas of science activities for kids. Have you ever heard the sound of sand? Yes, it does make sound, by sand itself, and it is because the friction between the sand grains generates vibrations in the audible range. You will be able to… Read more

Did you get snow this winter? Did the kids like playing with snow?  Today I want to share a snow related app: Snowflake Station.  Kids can design and cut paper snowflakes and learn symmetry while playing.  What is even better, it is Free. Note: the app was free when the review was posted, but it is now not free anymore. There are three sections in the app: Trace a Flake, Creation Station, and Make it Snow. In Trace a Flake, kids… Read more

The best thing about apps is it only take 5 seconds to download – perfect for last minute activity and gift ideas.  Valentine’s day is tomorrow.  No matter you have plenty activity ideas or are still looking more, it never hurts to have couple more, especially when they are FREE.  Here are 6 FREE Valentine apps for kids.  All are educational.  They are the results of several week’s search.  Some were posted before, some are new.  Hope you will have fun with these apps as I do. Disney… Read more

A while ago I reviewed iTooch Elementary School app by EduPad.  I was very excited to see such a comprehensive app matching school curriculum.  Today I am sharing iTooch Middle School.  Similar to iTooch Elementary School, this is a very comprehensive learning app for Grades 6 to 8.  For each grade, there are Math and Language Art, plus Health for Grade 6.  The iTooch Middle School App serves as a shell app, hosting the 7 titles.   It is helpful to… Read more

Scribble My Story is a FREE creativity app targeted at kids age 3 to 7.  It is a book and art creation platform where kids can imagine, create, and share what they make with their parents. When kids open the app, they can pick one of the 5 pre-written books: All About Me, If I were a Mermaid, My Dino Book, My Pet, I can Fly, My Vacation. They can also pick the Blank Book to make their own audio… Read more

Endless Alphabet is a very cute app teaching kids letters and spelling.  The developer of this app also developed The Monster at the End of This Book.  When kids open the app, they will see words with monster pictures.  All words are arranged by alphabetic order.  There are many different words to choose from.  Once the child pick a word, the word will zoom up, the monsters will take all the letters away and spread them all over the screen. … Read more

Valentine’s Day is next week.  I found an educational Valentine app – First Words Valentine.  It is a free app teaching kids about letters, how letters relate to words, and how to spell words.  It is designed for toddlers, with limited words, but all are Valentine related. When kids start the app, they will see letters spread out on the screen.  Their job is to move the correct letter to the suggested spot to make them into a word, such… Read more

MyScript Calculator is a calculator app. What makes it different is that it performs all the mathematical operations from users’ handwriting. You don’t have to remember what keys to push first to do square root calculation. It is a FREE app. Introduction from the App Store: Easy, simple and intuitive, just write the mathematical expression on the screen then let MyScript technology perform its magic converting symbols and numbers to digital text and delivering the result in real time. The… Read more

I don’t know why I have not shared PBS Kids video app.  Maybe because we’ve been using it too much, I have assumed everyone should know about it.  But if you don’t know about the app, it is a free app from PBS Kids.  With the app, kids can watch any of the PBS Kids videos from the top PBS Kids and PBS Kids Go television series.  Some of the shows included in the app: Curious George, The Cat in… Read more

Today I found two FREE multilingual apps. They are sequels under Journey to the West. “Journey to the West” is a classic Chinese novel written by Wu Cheng-en in the 16th century. The main character Monkey King is a very well know name in China. Kids as young as toddlers can tell you a couple of Monkey King’s stories. The novel is about a famous Chinese Monk Xuan Zang traveled to India to find the holy book of Buddhism. Monkey… Read more

Today I want to share another discovery of some free book apps from ABCmouse.com – The Aesop’s Fables Series.  I reviewed a book app The Aesop for Children from Library of Congress.  That one is for older kids, who can read by themselves.  The series from ABCmouse.com are designed for younger kids who have just started learning to read. Currently there are 4 titles in the series: The Tortoise and the Hare: how a tortoise win a race against a hare… Read more

Valentine day is a couple weeks away.  What are you going to do with your kids?  Are you going to give them gifts?  I have two books today that are perfect valentine gifts for the kids and great for reading on Valentine’s Day. Cooper’s Big Bear Hug: A sweet young bear wants to find a way to show his mom how much he loves her. He asks for ideas and finally he found the best way …  This is one… Read more