After using ABC Mouse for a month with my four year old and his cousins who are four and five respectively, I have come to this conclusion: Kids love it and parents can feel good about it. As far as curriculum goes ABC Mouse knows of what they speak. A quick Wikipedia search will show you ABC Mouse was created by award winning educators, some of whom are affiliated with PBS. The site won several awards in 2010, the year it became available… Read more
There is a new Nick Jr. app for iPad and it’s free! This app provides commercial free viewings of Nick Jr. full episodes and short clips as well as fun games. I enjoy television apps because it allows us a way to take videos and TV on the go. No more worrying about CD’s and portable CD players when it’s all held within the device or through a quick online app. Also, when there is that one 5 minute scene… Read more
I participated in an Influencer Program on behalf of Influence Central for Dunkin’ Brands. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation, but after using the Dunkin Donuts app and signing up the program I really like the program and the app. It really provides the convenience we need as a busy family. Now the DD Perks program is celebrating one year anniversary and have good giveaways. If you are a member already, make sure to use… Read more
No matter what time of the year, there are always moments that you have to stay home, and try to find things to do with kids. We’ve shared many fun activities for kids on iGameMom STEM, but many times you just need some inspiration on ideas, and sometimes, need help figuring out how to do those fun experiments. Good movies for kids and educational videos to the rescue! Today we share YouTube channels that have cool science experiment videos for kids… Read more
Time for more Valentine activities. We had 9 Heart Themed Science Experiments for Kids for your Valentine’s Day science activity. Today we have Valentine Math Worksheets for Kids, so kids can learn math around Valentine’s Day too. Free Valentine Math Worksheets for Kids I like these 10 number activities with free printables, especially how hands-on these activities are. This is a set of worksheets for kindergarteners to learn numbers and counting, they are also very hands-on. This Valentine PreK/K package include not only early… Read more
Mia the Happy Helper is a fun early learning app for preschool to first grade kids. Kids will help Mia the helpful mouse to do chores and errands, along the way they have to use some critical skills to differentiate colors, identify shapes, or count berries. It is a delightful learning app for kids to have fun while gaining the important skills. Someone at the General Store is sick, Mia the helpful mouse steps up to offer help with the… Read more
We reviewed the first book app in ABCmouse Search and Explore series, The Grand Canyon. Today we are sharing another book app in the series: The Golden Gate Bridge. Like The Grand Canyon, The Golden Gate Bridge app is also free. In this app, kids will follow the mice ABC and 123, learn the history and fun facts about the famous bridge. After finishing the books, kids will know why it is called Golden Gate Bridge, who designed the bridge… Read more
We love Smithsonian. This institute has done so much in education! Recently I found an excellent non fiction reading program from Smithsonian. It is called Smithsonian Tribune. It collects appropriate news stories that will interest kids and deliver these stories on the website or the free apps, and invite kids take quizzes or post comments. All readings are leveled by Lexile score. The content includes passages, photos, graphics, and audio and/or video materials about current events, history, art, culture and… Read more
Gilbert Gas Science Experiments is a book app teaching kids about gas, or carbon dioxide in particular. It is one of the book in a 26 science book series: The Quirkles apps. They are also available as print books. Gilbert Gas Science app is usually $10, and is free for limited time. However, if you missed the free app, you can download the eBook on Quirkles website when you sign up a free account. We have the download link at the… Read more
Many people have heard of or even are using Lumosity. Now Lumosity has a new app designed especially for toddler and preschool kids: LumiKids. Looks like it is going to be a series of apps, and the first app LumiKids Park is Free. According to the designers, LumiKids is a collection of intuitive and adaptive play-based experience for young children. The focus of the design is on children’s cognitive, motor and social-emotional skills. The team has made great effort to… Read more
Switch Zoo is a free app about animals. It is a little weird, but definitely fun to play. Kids mis-match parts of different animals to create new animals, along the way, learn facts of the original animals. After they create a new animal, they can write a story about it. So it is a good writing app too. Kids start the app with a busy interface filled with fun. In the middle is the frame showing the animal creation. Below… Read more
Do you read traditional fairy tales with your kids? There have been some discussions about the benefits of reading fairy tales with kids. Some are concerned about the dark side of the stories, some don’t like those traditional princess images who overly depend on others. However, there are still places for fairy tales in children’s literature. With the right stories, kids will learn the right moral value, gain vocabulary and grow their imagination. My best advice is to read ahead… Read more
This week is Computer Science Education week. To correspond to the campaign Hour of Code, we are sharing a fun coding app designed for preschool kids, and it is Free. The app is called The Foos: Code for an Hour. The app introduces programming concepts through exciting puzzle adventures. It is for kids or adults who know nothing about coding or programming. So get started, download the app, put in your hour of code this week! There are 24 levels… Read more
Who Lives In A Tree is an app about forest animals living on trees. Kids learn many fun facts about the animals. With the simple interface and safe settings, it is a fun app for even young children to use on their own. It is available on both Apple and Android devices. It is a very simple app. When kids start the app, they will see a tree. Scroll the screen up and down, kids will see animals on the… Read more
Do you like donuts? I try to eat healthy and not eat as many donuts. Recently we had a new Dunkin Donuts open within walking distance, and I am pleasantly surprised that they are offering many healthier food and beverage choices. Last week, I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Dunkin’ Brands. I found out they have an app and a loyalty DDPerks Reward Program. For this post, I received a promotional item to thank me… Read more





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