Today’s review is from Naomi Esterly.  She is a stay-at-home mom to two rambunctious, yet adorable, little boys and a newborn baby girl. She is a writer for MyProjectorLamps.  Today she is sharing an app her kids love – Cozmo’s Day Off. With such a wide variety of free and paid storybook apps available today, it is hard for parents to choose ones that their children will enjoy and also learn from. Cozmo’s Day Off accomplishes both, along with adding fun, interactive… Read more

Vocabulary is a big part of language mastery.  How to make the vocabulary building process fun could be a challenge sometime.  I found a new series of apps I think you will like – Word A Day Visuals and Audios.  Currently, they have an app for Grade 6 and Grade 7 each, with more to come.  I only reviewed the app for Grade 7. Sourcing the words from Sadlier-oxford, the app uses illustrations, voice and short storyline for every word… Read more

The Aesop for Children is an interactive book app from Library of Congress. It is adapted from the book “The Aesop for Children: with Pictures by Milo Winter,” published by Rand, McNally & Co in 1919. The book app has over 140 classic fables, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and interactive animations. It is a free app on App Store. Aesop’s fables are some of the most well known in the world and have been translated in multiple languages and become… Read more

Have you read a Paddington Bear book? Now the Paddington Bear is on iPhone and iPAD, and for limited time it is FREE. The first Paddington Bear book was published in 1958.  Since then, over 70 titles were published and the books are translated into 30 languages and are sold millions of copies worldwide.  The app is adapted from the first book, but with R.W.Alley’s illustration. The story started at the Paddington train station.  The Browns found the poor bear who… Read more

Are you still travelling back home?  iGameMom has two copies of the fun geography app State Bingo and Road Trip to giveaway.  It is a great learning app.  Kids play bingo games and answer state related questions; or they can pick a historical trail to follow, and learn the geography facts along the trip.  The app turns the dry fact memorizing into a fun engaging activity.  For more details about the app, please read iGameMom’s review HERE. It is only available for… Read more

Disney launched Where’s My Holiday? yesterday.  It is FREE.  It is a holiday themed new game based on Where’s my water and Where’s my perry.  If you don’t have the two games, and want to know what the games are about and if you child will like them, this is a good one to try on, since it is free.  If you already have the two games, it is still a good one to have for the holiday season, since it… Read more

How do you keep kids entertained during the busy holiday season? Sometimes a fun app is not a bad idea. You don’t them play low quality games though, so you want have some good games for kids on your iPad, and when it is needed, they are there. This is another free app with a holiday theme. A fun one for toddlers. Introduction on the app store: This FREE Christmas edition of Bo’s Matching Game offers toddlers and preschoolers more… Read more

I just saw the news release from Oceanhouse Media. They have set the book app The Kissing Hand free to support the families in Newtown, CT. I did not get a chance to download the app yet, but knowing Oceanhouse Media and knowing the print book was a New York Times bestseller, it should be a good one. I want to pass it on to everyone when we all can use some reassurance of love and support! Introduction from the… Read more

Stop Math is a book app for kids in elementary school. It is about a boy Sparks, who lives in year 2106. He hates math, so he travels back through time and space to search for the person who invented math. His goal is to end math homework! Through his journey, Sparks meets Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and a Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi. He learns Arabic numbers, Roman numerals, relativity theory, and gravitational attraction from these master mathematicians… Read more

Today’s Best Educational Apps for Kids list is Best Pre-school Math Apps.  I try to include apps addressing the pre-school math from different angles, using different approaches, since each child is different, one app works for this child, may not work for another.  Also young kids have short attention span, so it is a good idea to have several apps addressing the same topics handy, so you can rotate them. Remember to child-proof your iPAD/iPod/iPhone before hand it to your child. For… Read more

Travel time is the perfect opportunity to teach kids geography.  While many families are preparing holiday travel, I found this fun geography app that will add some fun to your trip and make those long wait at the airport or riding in the car a lot easier to manage.  Plus, kids will gain a lot new knowledge about US states.  Let’s turn your travel time into fun learning experience with this cool app State Bingo and Road Trip US. As… Read more

Have you read Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol?  Have you read it with your child?  If you want to read or re-read the book, especially if you want to share the story with your child, A Christmas Carol Drawn and Told is a good app to get started. You can consider this app as an audio book plus beautiful illustrations.  With 300 pages of drawings by acclaimed illustrator Michael Cole and 2 hours of vivid narration from Christian Rodska… Read more

Cut the Rope released their FREE holiday game app again this year.  Like last year, it is only going to be around for a limited time, but it is FREE.  If you want to get it, get it when it is available.  It is a great physics based game with a lot challenges. If you have not played the game, you can take a look at iGameMom’s reviews HERE and HERE. The Holiday Gift has 25 levels of game play. … Read more

Trucks – Byron Barton is a book app for kids age 2 to 5.  It teaches kids all different types of trucks: bread truck, garbage truck, newspaper truck… With the distinctly colorful illustration, short sentences, and clear professional narration, it is a perfect book for kids who just start reading.  The realistic background sound effect is another good feature that help kids learn about the trucks. The developer of the app is one of my favorite, Oceanhouse Media.  Like all… Read more