If your child is a fan of dinosaurs then this app is for you! From the popular PBS children’s cartoon show comes a fun, educational app all about dinosaurs and the alphabet. This science app allows your child to take a deeper look at dinosaur facts and interact in a way they can’t with the television show. This app encourages your child to explore science and natural history through learning about various dinosaurs with names ranging from every letter of… Read more

Recently I found a wonderful free resource from National Geographic for kids – National Geographic Young Explorer Magazine. It is available for free on their website, and as apps for both iPad and Android devices. There are 7 issues every year. Each issue covers 3 topics about nature, such as rain; plant roots; animals cover – fur, feather, and scales. Each page is mostly a big image with one line of text. The images are stunning. Kids can choose to… Read more

Science concepts can be taught at a young age. The challenge is to make the concepts easy, fun and safe for the young kids to play with. Piiig Labs offers cool science experiments for kids, and it does a wonderful job in letting kids to do the experiments hands-on on their own, safely.  The added bonus – science experiments without the mess! Piiig Labs offers a digital playground for young children to explore science concepts in an old fashioned way… Read more

Welcome to Mom’s Library! Today we are featuring 5 Science and Math Games for Preschool kids. I believe kids should start science and math early in their life. Many concepts are simple that even toddles and preschool kids can understand. Of course, we need do it right, so kids not only understand the concepts, but also have fun learning the concepts. 6 Science and Math Games for Preschool Kids Today’s features are all easy and fun activities for preschool kids. Let’s start with… Read more

Kids are naturally drawn to all the colorful animals and the adventure of the rainforest. Who better to lead them on a tour through the layers of the rainforest than the Cat in the Hat? The app is an interactive eBook based on the book ‘If I ran the rainforest’ by Bonnie Worth. It has all the amazing interactive features we have come to enjoy from Oceanhouse Media apps. This story finds the Cat in the Hat taking Dick and… Read more

Garden Lab is an app designed for preschool kids to learn how to take care of plants.  It feels like a simulation game, but in a very simpler manner.  Kids will learn what it takes to grow flowers: seeds, water, sun light, and their work to take care of flowers. When kids start the game, they get a free seed. They must plant the seed in the garden with a shovel. Then they will see sun or moon in the… 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

Brain Jump with Ned the Neuron is a brain training app for kids that aids in the development of memory, concentration, and problem solving.  It showcases three mini games with multiple levels to aid in this task.  Along with badges to mark kids progress in the games, it features a short video that highlights the importance of using challenges “to think your brain stronger” with examples of the many different ways you can accomplish that.  There is also another video… Read more

We love hands on science activities for kids. Today we are sharing 18 science activities for kids. These are amazing, yet easy to do activities at home. I love all the ideas, and hope you will too. 18 Science Activities for Kids First is the Mad Science Play Color Exploration – How is color connected with exploration? You have to visit the site to find out. After exploration, we can do some science research on melting ice. It involves ice, salt, color… Read more

I am very excited to find a great free app goREACT. It is designed by the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. It lets kids explore the chemical reactions of different elements on mobile devices – safe and fun! It is not only a good learning app for middle and high school students, with the visual and interactive features, it is also a fun exploratory app for younger kids, even kids in kindergarten or preschool, as long as parents are… Read more

Does your child like science? Or are you looking for some science learning material for your curious-minded kids?  Today I found 3 wonderful science apps that are just set to free – the three apps in Science Through Photography series: Life, physics, and Earth. They are available for both iOS devices and Android. They are also available on the web. All three apps are designed with children in elementary school in mind. For younger kids, parents have to read the… Read more

Sid the Science Kid Read & Play doesn’t deviate from its name, it takes the best of book apps with the best of educational games and melds them into a fun and useful tool for preschoolers. It comes with two books (three if you count the joke book) all with the option to have the book be read to child or your child read it.  You can even record your own voice or your child’s to have the book read in… Read more

‘She’s a beauty!’ passed through my mind as we slid through the Human Body Anatomy App by Tinybop. What a gorgeous learning tool, especially for a first effort from this new Brooklyn based development company. There were a few glitches, but overall, this company will be worth paying attention to. This creatively sophisticated (and stylish) app allows children and adults alike to marvel in our understanding of the human body without being too scary or too over/underwhelming. Your child can create… Read more

Last year I introduced a multimedia insects encyclopedia: Meet the Insects – Forest Edition. I was very impressed by the app. I am glad to find out the same developer NCSOFT now has another insects app out: Meet the Insects – Water and Grass Edition. This one focuses on insects living near water and in grassland. Not surprisingly, this one is just as wonderful as the Forest Edition, with beautiful photograph and art works, high quality videos, smooth transitions between sections. It… Read more