Do you turn off your apps every time after you used them?  If you are like me, chances are, you did not.  I believed that if you minimize the app, the app stops working, means it is off.  — WRONG!  If you just minimize the app, it is actually still running in the background and is still consuming the power.  I didn’t know about this till a friend showed me how to REALLY turn off an app. Step 1. Double-press the… Read more

All babies like to play peekaboo.  Now the Peekaboo Wild brings the babies favorite game onto the iDevice screen.  Ten animals are hiding behind the tall grass, tap the grass and peekaboo – what do you see? Here is the introduction from the App Store: In the waving grasses of the African savannah, friendly wild animals are waiting to pop out and surprise your little one. Try and guess who they are; tap the rustling grass to find out! Have a great… Read more

Does your toddler or pre-schooler like music?  I remember my boy liked playing the toy xylophone when he was little.  He liked beating on different keys and making different sounds.  If you have a little one who likes those music toys, you should check out the app Music Sparkles.  This app provides kids with virtual instruments that they can play and create their own music. After you open the app, you can tap on one of the instruments to play.  There… Read more

iLuv Drawing Animals – Learn to draw 40 animals is a great app teaching kids how to draw animals.  The step-by-step guide is intuitive and easy to follow, the coloring and background options make the process more enjoyable and more rewarding.  When the kids finish their masterpieces, they can save it to their drawing books, or share with family and friends. The best part of the app is the step by step guide.  It breaks down the whole picture into… Read more

Do you like watching birds?  When kids are out of school, it is perfect time to hit the trail, walk in the woods, and watch birds.  I have found a wonderful app that will help you on birds: Audubon Birds – A Field Guide to North American Birds. Audubon Birds is an encyclopedia on birds.  The Audubon Institute has been working on ecosystems, with focus on birds and other wildlife, for decades.  They made field guides that help people identify plants… Read more

One of iGameMom’s favorite app – Bug Games – went Free today.  It is free only for this weekend.  If you have a toddler, go get it before Monday! Here is iGameMom’s review: 4-in-1 Preschool Learning Games  … Read more

NOVA Elements is a free app about the periodic table.  I like it because it exemplifies my envision of how the future text books should be – the science concepts are explained using multi-media materials, such as short videos, pictures, 3D models, short paragraphs of text.  Built-in games with interactive activities are there to reinforce what are learned. When you open the app, you will see three options: Explore: the interactive periodic table. This is a quick reference that defines the unique… Read more

Before you get into the sales information, make sure check the Giveaway that’s ongoing right now.  The current Giveaway at iGameMom is the very cool app Ice is Nice from Cat in the Hat Learning Library.  It ends this Saturday.  If you are interested, please go here to put in your entries before it ends. Now the summer sale – if you like the Five Little Monkey stories, but have not purchased the apps, now it is a good opportunity.  All 6… Read more

Have you played Where’s My Water?  Do you like it?  If you like Where’s My Water, you will like its sequel Where’s My Perry? The story of the game is based on the cartoon Phineas and Ferb, featuring the platypus secret agent Perry, ie. Agent P.  Perry is stuck in his transportation tubes.  The goal of the game is to guide water or steam to the generators powering the tubes, so Agent P can go through them. At the early… Read more

Zoo Train is a learning app designed for preschoolers, teaching basic concepts of number sequence, word spelling, shapes, and music. It is from the developer who created the Bug Games, which was reviewed and recommended by iGameMom a while ago.  It is now $0.99 with 50% off at App Store. There are 5 games in the app.  All games are with bright pictures, cute animations, fun sounding effects and music. Picture Puzzles: Kids move pieces around to fit into the picture… Read more

NSF Science (used to be Science 360) is a FREE, high-quality science app published by the National Science Foundation (NSF). It has a wealth of information about science around us.  Users can download and share spectacular science images and videos from NSF and institutions funded by NSF.  All the contents are updated weekly, so you always get the most recent development of science and technology. When you open the app, you get this scrollable 360 degree sphere that is made of thumbnails… Read more

Have you seen the Disney movie Brave?  Brave: Storybook Deluxe is the app adaptation of the movie.  Whether you are trying to re-live the movie experience or to get a glimpse of the story, you won’t be disappointed.   The app skillfully blends illustration, music, animation, and game into the tale of the Scottish princess Merida, who is a strong willed girl challenging stereotype to have her own destiny.  Her story is inspirational to children of all ages. When you open… Read more

In these extremely hot summer days, it makes me feel cool when I saw an app title “Ice is Nice”.   This is a new app in the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series.  It is a nonfiction series that introduces basic science concepts of real life objects to young children.  Ice is Nice is about the animals and geography of North and South Poles. Sally and Dick visit the North and South Poles with the Cat in the Hat. … Read more

I had seen many comments from our readers about kids or someone else accidentally deleted an app from the iPhone or iPAD.  Do you know you still have the app as long as you have downloaded once, even if it is not on your device?   How to get the app back to your device?  It is actually quite simple, once you know it. 1. Go to App Store on your device. 2. Tap on “Purchased” at the bottom of the… Read more