Looking for a Halloween story that’s a little bit spooky but mostly sweet? Try a visit to Hazy Dell. It’s the story of three spooky creatures who take a trip out of the woods into the town. The tale is told in rhyming verse that creates a nice Halloweeny tone. Illustrations are bright and I [...]
Spooky Playtime is another fun app that will get your kids in the mood for Halloween. Spooky Playtime invites them to play games with several different spooky friends. I use the word spooky but they’re actually an adorable witch, mummy and ghost. There are five different games to play with the spooky friends. Sylvia’s Spider [...]
Here’s a storybook app that’s just in time for Halloween. The illustrations in this app are gorgeous and it has the feel of a real picture book. Lula’s Brew tells the story of a little witch who doesn’t exactly behave like a witch should. This puzzles her aunts and doesn’t make them very happy. Lula [...]
Here’s an adorable Halloween app that will most likely be a hit with your youngsters all year long. Treat Street gives your kids a chance to go trick-or-treating on the iPhone. The app begins in a costume shop with a character on the screen. Create the perfect costume by tapping the character’s top, middle or [...]
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.