Two by Two ~ A Matching Game is the latest app from A Modern Eden. This is a traditional memory game where your child will need to tap cards to flip them over and find matching animals. Here the cards showcase the animals from the other Modern Eden apps, Speak, Piggy! and “C” is for [...]
Coin Sports Complete is an iPad collection of virtual table top coin games. The collection includes Knockout, Hockey, Shuffleboard, Curling, Pool and Soccer. A training section is also included for additional practice. The various games are played by flicking your finger across the iPad screen to move coins in the game. Each game has it’s [...]
Introducing four iPad titles from CutieApps. CutieMonsters – In this app your child can create monsters and other crazy creatures by mixing up the different parts of their bodies. The monsters are divided into three sections – head, middle and bottom. With a swipe of the finger the sections can be changed out. The graphics [...]
The Discovery Game has a very retro feel to it’s illustrations and that is charming. The idea behind the game is that each illustration contains a hidden object which can be revealed by “peeling away” layers. As you tap on the screen and layers are removed more of the hidden object is revealed. Once you [...]
My two eldest children are both girls and we’ve seen our fair share of glittery, bejeweled craft projects in our home. One of the products that my eight year old particularly enjoys are the Sticky Mosaics. To create one you take tiny colored, shiny foam tiles and place them in a pattern to create a [...]
Frienatic bills itself as “a fresh way to view your Facebook friends, status updates, news feeds and more.” I’ll agree with that claim, this iPad app gives your Facebook feed an entirely new look and it makes browsing through your news feed visually appealing. At the time I’m writing this review there are things that [...]
Is there a budding artist in your home? Someone who is bursting with creativity but needs direction when it comes to putting their ideas onto paper? 1-2-3 Draw App might be just what you’re looking for. If you’ve ever seen a “How to draw….” book then you can think of this app like that. It’s [...]
Gorgeous and sophisticated. Those are the words that came to mind as I was reading Auryn’s version of The Little Mermaid. This is the classic as told by Hans Christian Andersen and illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. Her illustrations suit the tale perfectly and they look stunning on the iPad, even more so because of the [...]
A word of warning, it’s not a good idea to play around with the Alphabytes app late at night when you’ve got the munchies. You’ll find yourself craving a big bowl of sugary cereal. Why? Because Alphabytes is a cute iPad app that uses alphabet cereal to teach children about letters. Yum! Here are the [...]
Color Studio is a well designed coloring app for the iPad. It has bold coloring pages that make easy coloring for a wide variety of ages.
Chalk Walk is a very unique iPad app. It has been developed to help your children improve the pincer grip they use to hold a pencil.
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.