Do you have a lot pictures on your phone? Today I am sharing two collage apps I have been using, plus one I just discovered. All apps are FREE. They are all very easy to use. You can use them yourself, or you can use them with your kids and create some family picture collage together. I am sure the kids will have fun and the collages can easily become mother’s day gifts. There are tons of collage apps out there, if you have one you… Read more

Does your child like games?  Would he/she be interested in make games of his/her own?  Hopscotch is a FREE app allowing kids to create their own games and animations.  Even if the child has not shown much interest in programing, it is still worth a try on this free app.  Why?  Here is the information on App Store Hopscotch introduction: “By the year 2020, there will be a projected 1.4 million computer jobs but only 400,000 Computer science students. Computer… Read more

If you have a child who likes baseball, you have to get these two apps when they are FREE now, for limited time.  Everyday Mathematics Baseball Multiplication 1-12 Facts and Everyday Mathematics Baseball Multiplication 1-6 Facts. They both are multiplication practice apps – as you can tell one is for numbers within 6, one is for numbers 6-12.  Although the app title says 1-12, while I played the game, I only get numbers between 6-12, so you do want to… Read more

Tipping Point is an immersive, photorealistic adventure game that stimulates both sides of your brain. The puzzles in Tipping Point promote logical and out-of-the-box thinking and it’s a game that the whole family can play. See Tipping Point in iTunes: http://freecloud.com/c/TP http://youtu.be/7rjyyUBXCCg For more information, go to http://dan-russell-pinson.com Posted By: Dan Russell-Pinson… Read more

Sight words are very important in reading ability development.  According to Patricia Cunningham in Phonics They Use, “In order to read and write fluently with comprehension and meaning, children must be able to automatically read and spell the most frequent words. As the store of words they can automatically read and spell increases, so will their speed and comprehension.” We want our children be able to “read to learn”, but they have to pass the “learn to read” stage first… Read more

Now more and more people are reading on mobile devices.  If you have a favorite website you like to visit frequently, you can make it easy to access on your iPhone, iPod or iPAD with an icon on your home screen.   Today I am going to share with you how to add a website’s icon on your iPhone, iPod and iPAD home screen, just like an app icon. 1. First, go to your web browser and open the website. 2. Tap on… Read more

We had a lot great articles shared last week.  Since it is spring, a lot families are planing yard works.  I am featuring some gardening activities with kids. First let’s learn why do we want to do gardening with kids.  Here are ten reasons why your should plant a garden. Next we can follow the Save the Monarch project, see how did they plant Milkweed to get seed… I thought it is very interesting to see pumpkins grow inside a pumpkin. There are tons of learning activities… Read more

The Bingo song is a well known classic children’s song. The Bingo Song HD app brings this song to life for kids to interact with, sing along to, as well as fun animal flash cards that helps make learning farm animals fun. This app can help children recognize the names and sounds of animals, various colors and characteristics found in the game, and it lets the child express themselves with a sing-a-long karaoke option to the Bingo Song. This app also encourages clapping and stomping, which… Read more

Is your child a dinosaur fan?  If he/she is, you’ve got to get this one – iLuv Draw Dinosaurs is FREE for limited time.  The app will show the kids how to how to draw dinosaurs such as T Rex, Stegosaurus, Velociraptor and more.  Like other iLuv Drawing apps, such as iLuv Drawing Animals and iLuv Drawing Monsters, it gives step by step guides for each dinosaur picture with both visual and voice instructions.  After drawing, kids can decide how… Read more

When people think about apps, they usually think they are for screen activities. In fact, many apps are used for screen free activities. Today we share some fun apps designed for kids to have screen free activities. All are educational activities too. These are great tools to break kids from screen and have them start moving. These can be used for the yearly Screen Free week, as well as any week of the year! Apps Encouraging Kids Screen Free Activities… Read more

iGameMom and 24x7digital are giving away 3 sets of 24x7digital apps!  Each set includes 5 apps: TeachMe Toddler, TeachMe 3rd Grade, TimesTables, Smiley Sight Words, and SightWords Pro. For more information on TeachMe Toddler, please visit iGameMom’s earlier review.  To learn more about TeachMe 3rd Grade, check out Celina’s review.   The last three apps will be reviewed next week, but I can tell you they are good practice apps. Only one thing is mandatory to enter the giveaway – leaving a comment at the review… Read more

I was super excited when I got the opportunity to review this app. I absolutely love the Teach Me series of apps by 24x7digitial.  Actually, none of my kids are anywhere near 3rd grade but I really just wanted to see how they changed this series to grow with kids.  Well, they did a great job. There are four areas they focus on here: multiplication, division, spelling, and sight words.  First, the multiplication and division is presented in such a… Read more

In celebration of Mother’s Day, Oceanhouse Media has set their book app Just Me and My Mom FREE.  It is part of their Little Critter series by Mercer Mayer.  Little Critter was having a special day in the city with his mother.  They had all the fun together, including the things went unexpected: the train tickets were gone when the conductor came by, the little critter got caught by the museum guard while trying on some costumes … With all these… Read more

We have reviewed 3 book apps in the Human Body Detective (HBD) Series.  As I found out, HBD series also offers learning activities designed based on the apps, and the activities are aligned with school curriculum. Our reviewer Piwi Mama reviewed the materials. Today she is sharing her experience with the curriculum as part of our “Off Screen with App” features. The Human Body detectives (HBD) series tells stories of two sisters, Merinn and Pearl, as Human Body Detectives. After reading a… Read more