Faces iMake first appeared on my site in April of last year. This unique artistic app has always been a family favorite and it was great news to hear that there is now a version just for the iPad. We’ve been using the iPhone version on our iPad and “blowing it up” with the 2x [...]

Do you have a child who loves to write? Perhaps it’s you that enjoys telling original bedtime stories to your children. If you’re looking for a tool for creativity then take a look at Picturebook. This app allows you to create your own books and then share them with others. The app is free and [...]

How many of you have been hit with the “I’m Boreds” already this summer? We’ve had them here and that was just the first day of summer break! Enter Creative Genius – On the Go! a collection of imagination stirring activities for children. The app has over 150 activities, scenarios and diversions. They go by [...]

Toca Boca recently followed up their apps Toca Tea Party and Helicopter Taxi with Toca Doctor. The first two apps used the iDevice to enable, free form, imaginative play but Toca Doctor is more of a “traditional” app. Traditional meaning it has mini-games and activities for your child. In Toca Doctor your child is a [...]

Vlix is a VERY nifty, free video editing and sharing app. And yes, the app does warrant the use of all capital letters and the word nifty. High praise! Vlix lets you take your mobile videos and easily add simple special effects. The first thing you can do is add a beginning and ending title. [...]

I love it when I find an app that’s both educational and appealing to my older children. They often seem like a neglected demographic in the App Store so it was nice to find Comixer – Comic Mixer. Comixer takes a variety of funny comic panels and lets users rearrange them to create their own [...]

Story Maker is a free app that allows you to create your own avatars and then use them to make a story. You can choose from a variety of faces, hair styles, clothing, accessories and shoes. Characters can then be named and saved for use in your stories. When you go to create a story [...]

Sketchaphone is part Pictionary, part Telephone and part storytelling. When you put all the parts together you end up with a fun multi-player game. Here’s how you play. Decide on the number of turns you will be playing for, you can play as few as three or as many as twelve. Choose to play with [...]

A little while ago I did a review of Toontastic. My children absolutely love that app and our iPad’s memory has been overtaken by their cartoons. This week I have a similar app to tell you about – PhotoPuppet HD. PhotoPuppet HD will allow you to make your own puppets and create detailed, animated films. [...]

I’m probably one of the least musical people you’ll ever meet but mScribble had me feeling like a semi-accomplished composer. This is an app that lets you improvise your own musical composition, just by using your finger on the touch screen. You begin by selecting background accompaniment. Where you tap, or scribble, determines what your [...]