This app was release 3 days ago, it is FREE right now. According to the press release, it will be $1.99 after May 1. Features from the App store: George has been asked to help out at the zoo. George needs your help to wake, clean and feed the animals. Pop-up menu: Explore the zoo using a beautiful, interactive 3D Pop-up menu. Listen to lively audio narration by the Man in the Yellow Hat. Animal enclosure: Visit animals in their… Read more

Along with Horton Hatches the Egg, Oceanhouse Media introduced another book app: The Berenstain Bears’ BIG Bedtime Book. There are 6 bed-time stories in one app. As an introductory special, right now it is only $4.99 for all 6 stories at the App Store. The stories: The 6 stories are classic folk tales retold for the Brother and Sister Bears by their beloved babysitter Mrs. Grizzle, except that bears are substituted as the featured characters rather than the animals of the… Read more

Oceanhouse Media just released another Dr. Seuss book a few days ago – Horton Hatches the Egg. They are giving a promotion right now. The story: Kind-hearted Horton the elephant is persuaded to sit on an egg while its mother, the good-for-nothing bird lazy Maysie flutters off on a vacation. Horton is teased and taunted by his jungle friends, “How Absurd! Old Horton the Elephant thinks he’s a bird!” He’s captured by hunters, even placed in a traveling circus, but he keeps his… Read more

BrainPop Featured Movie is a free app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It features good educational short movies for kids, teaches kids something new every day. It is provided by BrainPop, an award-winning educational online resources used by millions of teachers and students across the world. It provides a great amount of content for a free app. Users get a new animated documentary every single day, followed by a quiz to see how much they understood. Each movie has some… Read more

I just checked the App Store, Math vs. Zombies is still FREE, if you are interested. Many times, it is hard to tell when a promotion will end, it is never too late to check it out at the App Store. The original post about the App is here. Check it out at App Store: US      Canada      UK      Australia      HongKong      Singapore If you would like to check it out or download it, please use the link provided. The cost is… Read more

Easter is right around the corner. Here is a Free Easter Puzzle Game for Kids. From App Store: This application has been specifically designed to meet the needs of children aged between 2 and 7. Begin your fun with simple six-piece jigsaw puzzles and finish with complex sixteen-piece ones. You can set the game parameters to fit the present development stage of your child. Besides choosing how many pieces the illustration will be cut into, there is an option giving you… Read more

Since an earlier post recommended a geography app for kids 6 or older, I felt I should find one for younger kids too. I found Kids Maps. This is a map puzzle game. I can easily see a toddle play this game. How to play: When you start, you see an empty US map. Pieces of various states will show up and your job is to drag the state piece to the right position on the map, then drop it… Read more

If you are like me, you have tons of different things to keep track of – child’s after school activities, vacation plans, shopping lists, blog ideas, birthdays, work projects, school projects, …. It is so hard not to miss anything and stay updated on everything, till using Evernote. Evernote is a free, cross-platform application that greatly simplifies the process of keeping track of notes, ideas, memos, lists, pictures, web clips, etc., into a single place and keeps them in sync… Read more

Oceanhouse Media just released an update for Dr.Seuss Lorax.  Now when you tap a word, the individual word will be repeated.  This is a very nice feature for the kids who are still developing reading skill and learning new words. To read iGameMom’s original evaluation of the app, please go HERE.  To check it out at App Store: US     UK     Canada     Australia     HongKong     Singapore If you would like to check it out or purchase it, please use the link provided.  The cost… Read more

Recently I found another FREE app that is good for kids keeping journals, make their own books.  It is called StoryKit.  I think this one would also be a good app to keep travel journels. What to do with this app: You can record your journey, or create a story. You can create the story in 4 ways: Pictures: either take a photo of your own (using iPhone would make it so easy to load the picture into the app)… Read more

Pretty soon, kids will start spring break. Some families will travel. I did some search on apps teach geography. I found Stack the States. With this app, kids will learn about capitals, state shapes, and map locations with animated states that stack, drop, tumble, and slide around like puzzle pieces. In the game, the player is asked a question (identification, capital, national landmarks, etc.) and if they choose the correct answer from four multiple-choice options they can use that state… Read more

Khan Academy has become a phenomena in the past couple years. It offers free online classes on subjects like math, physics, or history. The topics include: K-12 math, science (such as biology, chemistry, and physics), finance, history, test prep (GMAT, CAHSEE, SAT math, etc). The level of the courses ranges from elementary school to college. Couple days ago, Khan Academy launched their App. Like their online courses, the app is free. It enables you to view Khan Academy’s complete library… Read more

On my way home, I heard the news that the movie Lorax, based on Dr. Seuss book, was the top film in the U.S. and Canada for a second weekend. In case you are interested in buying the book, I suggest you consider buying the Lorax app instead. It is not just because the App costs $3.99, half the price for the book (just checked on Amazon). The app offers so much more than the paper book. The app is designed… Read more

Bug Games is a collection of fun-filled learning games for pre-schoolers. There are four games in this app, each focuses on a different development area: Bee Word Builder – spelling and phonics Each time you will see 3 letters on top of three sun flowers. You have to drag the letters to the correct sun flower to make a word. Once you put the letters on the right flower, you will hear a phonic pronunciation of each letter and of… Read more