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

The winner is Travis H. iGameMom has another giveaway this week.  It is the very awesome Stack the States by Dan Russell-Pinson.  It is a very addictive game app teaching kids the geography of US states: capitals, state shapes, map locations …  If you want to learn more about this app, please go HERE. The Giveaway starts today and ends Aug.1.  I am using a new program this time, with the hope it will save me time collecting names at the… 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

The winner is Nicole Bottum.  Congratulations Nicole.  Please check your email today – I will send the code to you via email.  Please make sure to use the code in the next couple days, since it is going to expire pretty soon. If you are wondering what the giveaway is about, here is the giveaway post. Thanks everyone for participating.  We had over 180 entries in five days.  Please come visit often, there are always giveaways here.  … 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

This week’s giveaway is the very cool app Ice is Nice from Cat in the Hat Learning Library.  It is currently $3.99 at App Store.  To find out more about Ice is Nice, please go to iGameMom’s earlier post. How to win: Those who have been following me for a while probably noticed, now iGameMom is on Pinterest and Google+ .  Since both accounts are at such an early stage, iGameMom will need some help to get more followers on Pinterest and Google+.   With this, any… Read more

Kim at amovingstory.  Congrates!  Kim is contacted by email. If you are curious, you can find the giveaway post here and here. Thanks all who participated.  We had more than 160 entries.  We are going to have another giveaway starting tomorrow.  The new giveaway post will be out tonight… 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