Math game from Smart Cat Studio, LLC “Counting Race” teaches a child to count by intuition. If a child doesn’t know numbers there is a special mode that lets a child count without using them. A parent can choose counting up to 5 or up to 10, depending on child’s math ability. For more information, go to http://smartcat-studio.com/ Posted By: Joaana Palmer Note: App news submitted by app developers are not reviewed by iGameMom. We only verify the app links… Read more

It is time for Mom’s Library again. Today I want to feature some books and book related activities. July 4 is US Independence Day.  It is a great time to learn about the country and the history.  I am glad to see these 6 picture books about 4th of July from Ready Set Read.  Have you visited your local library?  If you are too busy to go during the school year, summer is a great time to visit your library.  Before you… Read more

After his first two highly innovative interactive books “The Witch With No Name” and “Victor’s cold!”, Slim Cricket offers a new application for adventurers: “Alizay, Pirate Girl”, available on Saturday, June 1st. “Alizay, pirate girl” is a new app that blends story, game and animation to teach and stimulate the imagination and listening skills. For more information, go to Alizay, Pirate Girl website Posted By: Yannick Geffroy (SlimCricket) Note: App news submitted by app developers are not reviewed by iGameMom… Read more

Sound Touch is a great learning tool for young children. It is a flash card app geared toward toddlers and preschoolers, but  the simplicity of this app is great for all ages. This app is a virtual version of flash cards, which helps children to learn name recognition as well as teaching them animal sounds and musical noises. The main screen has 12 clip-art images to select from, and once chosen the screen displays a full screen photo of a… Read more

KlabLab has announced the official launch of Stitch. It’s a free iPhone app that takes your message, music and images and puts them into motion. Limited only by ones imagination, iDevice users can now “Stitch” or put together slides with their images and music to create and share personalized messages for any moment. For more information, go to Stitch Website Posted By: Stitch by KlabLab Like to receive future articles for FREE? Sign Up Below… Read more

When we talk about kids learning math, we tend to think about math facts practice.  While math facts are important foundational math skills, there are more math skills kids need learn – critical thinking and problem solving are two of them.  I have not found as many math apps focusing on these skills as those on simple math facts, so I get excited whenever I found one, and even more excited if it is FREE.  MathLands is a free app… Read more

On May 31 PopAppFactory released a game for girls.   It is a classic dress-up game where kids can combine different clothes and styles to make funny outfits for four different characters. Choose among many clothing, pick the perfect combination to your own taste.  For more information, go to http://www.popappfactory.com Posted By: Mini-U: Boutique Like to receive future articles for FREE? Sign Up Below… Read more

ABC music is an app for kids to learn alphabet and music instruments, like their names and sounds.  It is a fun app even for parents.  It is now Free for limited time on App Store.  When open the app, kids will see arrays of pictures that are all instrument related, some with letters on it.  Tapping on any of the pictures will bring up the close-up photo of the instrument and the instrument name and the starting letter are… Read more

ShEk Tech is pleased to introduce Kids Zoo: 3D Animated Animals’ app for iOS, its new education app for kids ages 1 to 5, designed to give young children practice in counting, as they learn the names of animals and the sounds they make. The app contains 41 animated, and interactive animals, 2 nursery rhymes, two test modes for animal recognition. It is FREE on App Store. For more information, go to Kids Zoo on App Store Posted By: ShEk… Read more

Leo’s Pad Appisode 3 launched a while ago, and now all three appisodes are put into one app called Leo’s Pad: Preschool Kids Learning Series.  We reviewed Leo’s Pad Appisode 1  and Leo’s Pad Appisode 2, and like them very much. Like previous appisodes, Appisode 3 also has great learning activities built in the storyline. It starts with a painting activity, where kids have to share a brush with others and waiting for their turns; then Leo and Cinder have to… Read more

Embark on a magical journey of numbers with Fairy Math. Early math concepts are learned in a beautiful land of fairies, jewels and sparkles! Learn to identify and count numbers, compare numbers and quantities of most/least and biggest/smallest, and use numbers to add and subtract, all while earning jewels for your fairy crown! For more information, go to http://www.bugaboogames.com Posted By: Bugaboo Math Games For Kids Like to receive future articles for FREE? Sign Up Below… Read more

Do you have your child do math or reading practices with worksheets? I have found many free printables recently while searching for some fun learning activities for the summer. These printables are great, but I don’t feel like to print out all of them, so I found a way to read and write on PDF or image files on iPAD directly. All you need is the app GoodNotes. GoodNotes can read files from your device’s photo album, your Dropbox, or… Read more

Since summer is here, I am going to share some water themed play ideas – they are over 20 of them! I was fascinated by the list of water play ideas from Fantastic fun and Learning site,  to name a few: ice bowling, ice cube sail boat, and water balloon.  This easy-to-make water wall is going to keep your kids entertained for a long time.  Water will help keep kids cool in the summer.  How about ice?  This water play list… Read more

European Exploration: The Age of Discovery is a FREE app my son shared with me a while ago.  They played at school.  It is a simulation or a role-playing game like Oregon Trail. The app lets kids role-play as 15th Century captains responsible for exploring the world. The goal of the game is to discover the entire New World. In the game, kids are in charge of everything from hiring a crew, to building the ships, to planning the trip… Read more