Almost all children I have met like visiting amusement parks. Today’s app is an early reader storybook app about two bears visiting an amusement park. Migo and Pandy are looking forward to go on the Incredi-Ride. But the ride is out of order. Is someone going to fix it? The book app offers two reading levels: Toddler (age 2 to 3) and Preschooler (age 4 to 5). For toddler, the sentences are shorter with about 5 to 10 words in… Read more

Shiny Circus is an educational learning app to introduce mathematical concepts in a fun and engaging way. Kids will begin to identify measurement qualities and their relationships. Shiny Circus is also an interactive read-along storybook with press-and-recognise text to promote literacy development. For more information, go to Shiny Circus on App Store. Posted By: Shiny Things Note: App news submitted by app developers are not reviewed by iGameMom. We only verify the app links before publishing the news. Like to… Read more

Recently I find another online learning website offering cool math games with 10 questions free everyday, and it is completely functional on iPad and iPhone. It’s called IXL. It also has a free math app offering the same free math practice service. What is interesting, the website and the app are not connected if you use them as a guest, and you can have 10 practice questions free on each, so you can get a total of 20 questions free every day. What… Read more

On February 14, and for 3 days only (until Sunday night), the first ebook of the iRead With shared reading program “Caillou: What’s That Funny Noise?” will be $0.99 instead of $2.99! Available for iPad. For more information, go to iRead With Website. Posted By: iRead With Note: App news submitted by app developers are not reviewed by iGameMom. We only verify the app links before publishing the news. Like to receive future articles for FREE? Sign Up Below  … Read more

Is fraction a hard concept to learn? The basic concept may be not, but when it comes to comparison and calculation, it can get very confusing sometime. What is a better way to teach and reinforce the fraction concept than playing games? Today I am sharing cool math games of fractions: Slice Fractions. It is also the number 1 featured app on App Store for Best New Apps. What is interesting about Slice Fractions is that it combines math and… Read more

StoryToys has just launched The Valentine’s Princess Collection. Parents and caregivers can now give their little princesses a Valentine’s Day treat with a special introductory discount of 50%. The Valentine’s Princess Collection presents three of StoryToys’ most romantic fairy tales in one convenient app – Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid. For more information, go to StoryToys Website. Posted By: StoryToys Note: App news submitted by app developers are not reviewed by iGameMom. We only verify the app links… Read more

Have you been watching Winter Olympics? We are. Watching sport events together offers opportunities for families to talk about a lot interesting subjects that are way beyond sports.  Subjects like Olympic history, inspirations, hard works, team spirit, success and failures, even cultural and customs. Winter Olympics Learning Resources for Kids If you are looking for talking topics and things to do with kids around Winter Olympics, I hope you will find the books and entertainments I listed here are helpful… Read more

Welcome to Mom’s Library! Fine motor skills are important in children’s development. They are essential to many self-care activities, such as feeding and dressing. They are also important building stones for communication skills in young children. Writing a name or message, manipulating a computer mouse, and typing on the keyboard, all require fine motor skills. Today I am featuring 6 sets of fun fine motor activities that your kids will love. 6 Fun Fine Motor Skill Practice Ideas Do you… Read more

DuckieDeck Family Photo app is an app that lets kids explore their creative side while creating personalized portraits. Whether it’s creating a face that resembles their own family member, a friend, or someone that only lives in their imagination it is a great app that encourages creativity and lets a child show their expressive side. This app targets skills such as fine-motor development, hand-eye coordination, and expressive art. With the options to choose facial expressions this app can also aide… Read more

Right now millions of children are celebrating Chinese New Year – and so can your kids! Magikid Nian is a celebration of Chinese New Year for children everywhere. The app is centered around an exciting tilt-based game; help Nick to scare aware the Nian monsters and save the New Year celebrations. For more information, go to the app website Posted By: Magikid Note: App news submitted by app developers are not reviewed by iGameMom. We only verify the app links… Read more

Learning numbers and counting are the first steps of learning math.  The more different approaches of learning, the better kids understand the concept, and the easier of future math learning.  That is why I like the app Count Up to 10. It offers various number games for kids to help them learn numbers. There are 4 sets of games in the app, each set has 3 levels. The Penguins: help children connect the number symbol with the actually quantity. At the first… Read more

Parents can use Xnote to break screen time and take kids from indoor play to outdoor activities. Send children on a fun and exciting treasure hunt outdoors to find virtual messages hidden close to home. As easy and effortless as sending an SMS or email. Available on the App Store for iPad and iPhone for just $1.99! For more information, go to the app on App Store Posted By: Xnote Note: App news submitted by app developers are not reviewed… Read more

Cyberchase Shape Quest is a cool math game app from PBS Kids, with a focus on geometry, spatial reasoning, and problem solving. It’s based on the Emmy Award®-winning series, Cyberchase. When I tried to play my first game on this app, I was told to print out a game board.  At first I was a little perplexed but I simply moved on to the games that didn’t require me to print anything because I wasn’t at home.  Once I did… Read more

Numbers and counting: Teacher Tilly LEARN ABOUT: Number recognition, Counting, Number sequence, Numbers 1 – 20 AGES: 2 – 6 For more information, go to the app on App Store Posted By: Teacher Tilly Note: App news submitted by app developers are not reviewed by iGameMom. We only verify the app links before publishing the news. Like to receive future articles for FREE? Sign Up Below     //… Read more