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

Today I am joined by Meg Price, who is the mother of Sara Price an 11 year old who created Positive Penguins, an iPhone and iPad app to help children understand their feelings – an important first step towards emotional intelligence.  Let’s hear the wonderful story about Positive Penguin: Have you ever noticed that the most opportune time to teach children about social emotional learning is often when emotions are running high? I am sure I’m not alone, in my… Read more

Da Vinci History is a biography book app for kids.  Regualr price $3.99, it is FREE for limited time. Introduction on App Store: Quelle Histoire Editions and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux (the federating body of France’s national museums) are delighted to present to you the da Vinci application. PRESENTATION Discover the incredible destiny of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most talented artists of the Renaissance. From Verrocchio’s studio in Florence to the court of Francis I, re-live, moment… 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

Today I have a math app called Timed Test Arcade.  It is a math practice app for Grade K to 5.  I like it because it gives users lot flexibility in choosing what they want to practice on and at what level. Timed Test Arcade has practices for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  Kids can choose which of the 4 types of problem they want to practice on.  In addition, kids can decide the difficulty levels by choose the number… 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

Oceanhouse Media released a new Dr.Seuss app – The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.  It is on promotion right now. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins was first published in 1938. It is one of Dr.Seuss’ earlier books.  The story begins in the Kingdom of Didd, when the King Derwin is passing through a street, where a poor boy Bartholomew Cubbins is standing. Bartholomew removes his hat, following the laws, but another hat instantly appears… The king is mad and… 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

Rainforest is an encyclopedia from Britannica Kids.  It is designed for kids age 8 to 12.  Like other Britannica Kids apps, Rainforest is a well-designed multimedia reference about world’s rainforests, including types of rainforest; layers of rainforest; the animals, plants and people who live there; and environmental threats and challenges. After kids open the app, they can navigate through the app via a wheel at the bottom of the screen.  The short articles are in sections organized by topics, such… 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