Farm Frenzy 3 is a Sims style farming game, the kind of game my nine year old absolutely adores. Thankfully my kids are always willing to chip in and help me try out games. Now that they’ve become adept at typing on the keyboard they’ll even write up their own reviews. I’m going to edit [...]

Piccolo Picture Books USA is a digital bookshelf for interactive storybook apps for children. The books have been written for children ages two and up. Younger children can enjoy narrated versions of the stories. Older children can utilize the “learn to read” mode with highlighted text that will shows the words as they’re narrated in [...]

What happens when you’re a child who’s supposed to be in bed but instead you sit listening to your family talk until you’re so tired you can barely stay awake? Well if the adults are mixing in words from another language you might think they were talking about some pretty funny things. In Flight of [...]

Millie & the Lost Key is a storybook app that’s oozing with charm and character. Millie is a dog in search of the Lost Key to Endless Bacon. The holder of the key is granted all you can eat bacon, a dog’s dream! Forget dogs, that’s a common dream in our home! Millie & the [...]

This week I’d like to introduce you to Injini: Childhood Development Game Suite. It’s a wonderful iPad app with learning games that were originally developed for children with special needs.

StoryBox is an award winning children’s magazine from the United Kingdom that has now been brought to the iPad. This digital magazine has a little bit of everything. There’s a children’s story, a comic, a science lesson, a look into the animal world, some fun and games and an illustrated story with no words. Yes, [...]

“Trees are best. Fact.” So says Oliver T. Baker, the 8 year old voice of this storybook app. Anyone who’s ever interacted with an eight year old knows how full of conviction and determination they are when it comes to getting their point of view across. This story captures that tone perfectly and it’s charming. [...]

Hey, hey, HeyHey Colors! Try this fun, hip take on a coloring book app. It brings the art of Bue the Warrior from the streets and straight to your iPad. Bue’s art has been turned into blank coloring pages and you get to become the artist who adds the color. There are several different coloring [...]

Casey’s Contraptions is a crazy (good) iPad app for children of all ages. The app has you build Rube Goldberg style machines in order to solve puzzles and rescue Casey’s toys. The machines are created from toys and everyday objects, more than thirty different items. There are seventy levels to complete but the contraptions don’t [...]

Coloring Book Paint Mixer HD works as a regular painting app but with a twist – children can mix and create custom colors. To begin they’ll be able to choose from several animal coloring pages, connect the dots pictures or blank background pages. To make things even more fun there’s also the option to paint [...]