Most schools are in spring break now, or are getting ready for spring break. It can’t be a better time for the kids to catch up some classic stories they will love.  Here is the good news – five Disney story apps are on sale this weekend!  Who doesn’t love a Disney classic? They are the stories that made us fall in love with Disney characters and faraway lands that will be in our imaginations forever. For only $0.99 cents… Read more

Little Things Forever is FREE for limited time, from $2.99. It is a beautifully made ISPY type of game, yet very different.  When you start the game, you see a big picture with bright vibrant color, and as it zooms in, you will see this big picture is made of many small pictures of objects.  You job is to find the objects listed out for you. There are three play modes in this app. One is not timed; You can take… Read more

Are you having a hard time having kids brush their teeth?  Do they remember to brush teeth twice a day?  Do they brush for two minutes every time?  If you are looking for some help in getting kids to brush teeth or brush for long enough, here is a FREE app for you.  Time2Brush is a fun app that helps kids (or adults) remember to brush teeth every day, and more importantly to brush for at least two minutes every… Read more

Today we introduce a science app and some science activity ideas for kids. Since I started hosting Mom’s Library, I have been always amazed at how many creative kids activity ideas people have.  Can you imagine 30+ playful ways to teach young kids about rocks What a wonderful idea using crayon to show kids rock formation!  Make sure scroll down to Mom’s Library to read some more cool ideas I found from last week’s collection. Today’s app is a science app… Read more

My 4 year old hates educational games. He doesn’t delete them, he just avoids them.  Dinosaur Train Classic in the Jurassic, Jr. made a difference.  From the PBS KIDS show Dinosaur Train, it keeps his attention!  The app focuses on various math related subjects, such as weight, distance, and height, in fun and tactile ways.  It has three games: Bridge Builder By far, this is my 4-year-old son’s favorite. There are two cliffs with a dinosaur on the edge of one and… Read more

Since I had a child, I have been reading parenting books and articles, talking with teachers and other parents about child’s learning, one common theme always come out is parents’ involvement.  The more parents are actively involved in a child’s learning experience, the better the child learn and perform.  Today I invited Nick Myers, a qualified teacher in UK telling us about his iPhone / iPad app called Guided Play.  Being a husband and father himself, Nick produced the Guided… Read more

Van Gogh and the Sunflowers is Free for today only.  It is an iPAD app, usually $3.99 on App store.  It is based on true events happened to Van Gogh. It tells Van Gogh’s story through a boy named Camille.  Camille and his family became friends of a strange visitor to his small town, although other kids and villagers did not like the visitor.  One day Camille brought this man a gift of bright, beautiful sunflowers. The man was the… Read more

Social and emotional development is a skill children start developing right out of the womb. Whether it is the gaze into a parent’s eyes or being sang to while getting a diaper changed social-emotional development surrounds all of us. As children grow they begin to become aware that their emotions have names. iLearn with Poko: Emotions and Colors is a great tool to help preschoolers through school age recognize certain emotions and how they are used in our day-to-day life… Read more

Many people don’t know that you can actually get a refund from App Store.  I recently just had one.  This post shares how to get refund from App Store. Why do you want a refund from App Store? In my case, I bought a wrong app.  There are so many apps with similar or even the same titles.  It is very possible that you want to buy an app, but end up getting a different one.  I have also heard… Read more

Being busy parents is not an easy job.  Today I am introducing an app that helps parents keep track the whole family’s busy schedule.  In Mom’s Library, you will find featured articles on recharging yourself. We all know how crazy it could be when managing family schedules – each kid has his/her own activities, parents have their work and social events, it gets worse if you have to coordinate schedules with relatives, grandparents, friends, … In addition to schedules, as parents, we… Read more

Today we have another new reviewer, Elizabeth Wolf.  She has been following iGameMom for a long time, and she blogs at LeMaisonLoup.com about her travel experience with kids.  It is a very interesting blog to read with a lot picture.  Now let’s see what Elizabeth is sharing with us today. The Kratt brothers are a wild pair who travel the globe to explore animal habitats on PBS Kids.  They teach children all about different animals, where they live and what kind of food sources they need to survive. … Read more

March 2 is Dr.Seuss birthday.  We have a series of posts on Dr.Suess book apps.  The most popular ones are Six Dr.Seuss Books Teaching Kids Social Skills and Four Dr.Seuss Books with the Greatest Imagination.  Today we are sharing 4 Dr.Seuss books that kids should read through out their lives. Oh the Places You Will Go: a good read for anyone starting a new life phase: going to high school, entering college, graduating from college, getting a new job, … Every time… Read more

Three Disney story apps are on promotion price this weekend, one is FREE.  There are all great apps, if you like them, this is a good time to buy. It is a Small World ($1.99 from $3.99): an interactive sing-along storybook app that shares the beauty and peace between cultures around the world. Featuring the original Sherman Brothers’ song lyrics and Disney amusement park ride of the same name, the app takes kids on a world-class adventure via a hot air balloon… Read more

Since the publishing of his first book (after more than two dozen rejections) in 1937, Dr Seuss has encouraged readers to imagine. This week we were lucky enough to read four of his earlier titles on our iPAD.  While an e-books can’t replace the original printed books, these apps make the stories come alive in a way that even Dr Seuss himself could have dared imagine. 4 Dr.Seuss Books of the Greatest Imagination Features on all the Dr Seuss apps… Read more