Swing her! – The revolutionary game play mechanism in Swing her! is a very well known concept; it’s not tennis, not even billiards, but it has something from both. Learn forehand, backhand, spin or find your own gameplay style. There are no limits, everything depends on you and your skills. You think there’s nothing that [...]
Reading Raven is a fantastic iPad app for early readers. It takes children through five different lessons that teach a variety of skills. The app builds a foundation of letter recognition, phonics, vocabulary and more. It is self-paced and can be adjusted depending on your child’s age. The options section breaks down the activities by [...]
The Prisoner of Carrot Castle is an entertaining, interactive story with a subtle message about the importance of eating your vegetables. I was charmed by the story and illustrations. I also enjoyed the sense of action and adventure found in the tale. It all centers around Aidan, a boy who has a dream where he [...]
Do you have a little one that likes to keep busy and loves to learn? Playground HD is a new app that is perfect for little ones who like to play and keep on the move – because it features 10 different games all in one app! I was very impressed with the variety of [...]
I have been having so much fun playing The Tiny Bang Story HD that it has been hard for me to find time to write a review for it. I did not want to put it down and since I have finished it, my only complaint is that I wish it were longer. The Tiny [...]
iWorld Geography Earth’s Continents is a basic geography app that keeps the focus on the seven continents of the world. The app has simple navigation which makes it easy for a child to use on their own. There are six included learning activities, let’s take a look at each one. Hear the Continents – Children [...]
Come along with Nico on his very first Green RADventure! What is a Green RADventure you ask? Well, it’s a “Super-mega-awesome-Earth-friendly adventure”! Nico goes along on a Green RADventure with his babysitter, Hannah, who shows him all about how to reduce, reuse and recycle. This app is designed to teach children about how to incorporate [...]
Barnyard Games For Kids – Barnyard Games For Kids is a fun and educational app for children ages 18 months and up. This app includes two free games; a total of eight games can be unlocked through in-app purchases. The eight games featured in Barnyard Games For Kids are: Tap Farm, Shapes and Colors, Animal [...]
My three-year-old daughter loves this new children’s book app for the iPad. Guess Who? by Kyoung Kook Lee is an interactive story based around the idea of who a baby looks like in their family. Children can have fun as they try to guess who will be shown on the next page of the book [...]
It’s almost time for school! That means it’s time for Mama to take her five little monkeys shopping and buy them some new school clothes. Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping tells the tale of Mama and her five little monkeys going on a shopping trip that ends up being quite the adventure! I have never [...]
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.