KIBAKI is a cute war card game for children. The download is free and includes an animal card pack. Additional theme packs will be available for purchase in the future. KIBAKI is played like “War” and each card has a number and animal. Players flip over a card and the player with the highest number [...]
Bilingual Child is a new app by Tiny Factory, designed to help children ages 1 to 4 learn a new language. This app is designed to help young children learn English and Spanish. Bilingual Child is divided into three educational books: animals (comes free with app), and colors and numbers (both available with in-app purchases). [...]
I’ve reviewed most of these titles individually but wanted to let you know about a new release from Oceanhouse Media. They’ve put together a collection of five classic Dr. Seuss titles into one digital book, the Dr. Seuss Beginner Book Collection #1. The app has all of the terrific Oceanhouse features including picture/word association, custom [...]
The Echos d’ecole games were created by a teacher and have been available on the internet for over ten years. I mentioned the games and the Echos d’ecole apps when they were first released back in September. Now I’ve finally had a chance to try out and review one of the apps, Observation HD. I [...]
Are you ever looking for an app that is purely for giggles? Mommy!!! is a cute app that is designed for younger children. In the app, you are given different monsters and creatures to interact with who each do different things. The main monster says “Mommy!!!” and is a cute little guy. This app is [...]
As someone who is a big fan of art (my B.A. is in Art History), I was thrilled to see the new Interactive Art for Kid (iPhone, iPod, and iPad) and Interactive Art for Kid- HD (iPad only) apps by ideatory. These apps provide a great introduction into the world of art for kids. Interactive [...]
A masquerading puffin, how cute is that? Playing dress up has always been a favorite pastime for my kids. Dress Up Fred allows your child to take dress up to the virtual world as they prepare Fred and his friends for the masquerade party. Things can get really crazy when there are so many clothes [...]
If you’re looking for apps that are an educational, engaging experience for young children, check out Magic Sorter and Merry Cubes by Igromatic. Both apps combine an educational element with bright colors and fun musical animations that serve as a reward when your little one successfully completes a game. Magic Sorter and Merry Cubes are [...]
Wombi’s newest app is a collection of six educational games for children. The graphics are adorable and right in line with Wombi’s other titles. Parents have the option to customize the app when it comes to turning on voice instructions, choosing the size of font, the number of points needed to complete each game and [...]
Flori the Giraffe is back in a new app that mixes story with activities. In Flori’s Adventure readers will meet Flori’s friends: Tino the monkey, Zebri the zebra, Mia the flamingo and Nala the elephant. In this story Flori is helping Tino find his lost tools so he can work on a building project. As [...]
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.