So, it really isn’t practical to load up all of your child’s favorite puzzles when you go somewhere…maybe the doctor’s office waiting room or just traveling in the car? What if you could have a bunch of puzzles in the palm of your hand? Trunky Puzzles is a solution to this problem – it is [...]
If you have been wishing for a new and exciting interactive storybook for your iPad – your wish has been granted! I honestly have to say, this is one of my favorite storybook apps ever! Gone Wishing tells the tale of a boy genie, Jacob, who was born into a family of legendary wish granters [...]
Now, this is a neat app! Akzara is a spelling app that is designed for toddlers. The game play is simple and resembles hangman – you are shown a picture of an animal above and below there is a word with the first letter missing which you must fill in. I like that you are [...]
Drawing Pad was one of the first apps we put on our iPad and it is still a family favorite. The kids use it to draw pictures and we use it to play Pictionary together as a family. The app recently received an update with several great new features. Here’s a rundown: Blender Tool – [...]
Countdown to Christmas – Holiday Puzzles is an adorable collection of Christmas puzzles. There are twenty-four puzzles in all, enough to let your children complete one a day as they wait for Christmas Eve. The iPad app features different Christmas scenes, each with several puzzles. As you complete the puzzles you will unlock the next [...]
My Silly Sounds Farm app has given me the best case of giggles that I’ve had in a long, long time. Let me explain why. When I receive promo codes I usually put the apps on my iPhone or iPad right away, even though I might not get a chance to use the app for [...]
I hadn’t gotten a chance to try out the iPad app Maggie and the Trouble of Monkeys so I asked my eight year old daughter to give it a try first. I was in the other room while she was reading the story and I kept hearing her giggling to herself. I figured the app [...]
Duck Duck Moose recently released an HD iPad version of their app Itsy Bitsy Spider. This was not my favorite of Duck Duck Moose’s iPhone apps but I love it on the iPad. It felt busy to me on the iPhone screen but everything works very well on the larger iPad. To move through the [...]
Music Learning Adventure comes from the Juno Company. They are the company behind Juno Baby, a series of educational CDs and DVDs that feature puppets and original orchestra music. This app takes content from the series and puts it onto your iPhone. It’s broken down into four different parts. Characters – In this section you’ll [...]
ABC’s for Kids is an adorable iPad app designed for preschoolers. I think that older toddlers would also have a blast with it. On the iPad screen you will see the letters of the alphabet. When you tap on a letter a cartoon picture of an animal that begins with that letter appears. The app [...]
My 9 year old daughter told me about an iOS 5 feature that I was totally unaware of until last week. Miss S. showed me how to set up individual text tones for my contacts.
iOS 5 Gets Its First Update Thanks to my husband Zack for getting this post out about the new iOS 5.1 release. I’ve yet to install the update…but I’ll be following his instructions below. Shortly after the iPhone 4S hit the market a bug was discovered that severely impacted battery life on those new devices. [...]
I review iPhone apps for moms. I have a decent grasp of techy things but the technical guts (for lack of a better word) of how the apps work are beyond me. So my reviews will be practical and purely subjective. Reviews for moms by a real life, actual mom. My kids will vouch for me.