I enjoy the sound of bells at Christmas time. Except when they’re in the hands of a little brother who’s trying to annoy a big sister. That I do not enjoy. But jingle bells, handbells, Salvation Army bells, those all make me happy. I only own one bell but the app Holiday Bells gives me [...]

There are ten different activities in the Santa MegaPack – lots and lots of Christmasy cheer for the price of one app. I’ll go over each section individually but I wanted to begin with the setup. In the app’s settings you can “Manage Kids”. This is where you will create a stocking for each of [...]

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 [...]

Is your family a fan of the Jib Jab videos? If so then you’ll get a kick out of Super Dance Elf Christmas. This app lets you add faces from photographs to several holiday characters. There are two elves, Miss Merry Christmas and the Reggae Reindeer. Each one dances to a song with their own [...]

ChristmasPlay HD is a toddler/preschooler Christmas app for the iPad. It features five different Christmas scenes where your child can “complete the picture” by dragging and dropping in missing items. There is a Christmas tree that needs trimming, snowmen that should be dressed and a house and chimney to decorate. Don’t forget about the presents [...]

HolidayToe is Tic-Tac-Toe with a twist. Instead of the traditional X and O you play with icons from a holiday. To begin you choose your holiday from a list that includes Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, the Fourth of July, Easter and Valentine’s Day. Now you’ll play your Tic-Tac-Toe game with pictures from that holiday as your [...]

Oceanhouse Media has been busy! First they came out with Grinchmas and Dr. Seuss Camera – The Grinch Edition.  Then just last week they released How the Grinch Stole Christmas as an e-book app. Awesome!How the Grinch Stole Christmas is one of my favorite holiday tales. The other is The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, in [...]

A few more Christmas apps that have come my way. Toddler Puzzle Christmas – This one is for definitely for toddlers, not for older kids. The app displays a Christmas picture with a missing half and they’ll need to tap on the correct match. One picture is displayed at a time and there are lots [...]

Lately, I’ve received a few Christmas Apps lately for review. Here they are, along with some brief thoughts. *Grinchmas – This app is an officially licensed Dr. Seuss product. Grinchmas lets you be THE Grinch. If you are in a mean mood you can throw snowballs down at Who houses. If you are a merry [...]