Bilingual Child is a new app by Tiny Factory, designed to help children ages 1 to 4 learn a new language. This app is designed to help young children learn English and Spanish. Bilingual Child is divided into three educational books: animals (comes free with app), and colors and numbers (both available with in-app purchases). [...]
Did you ever use flashcards to study when you were in school? I remember flashcards well, and most importantly, I recall that they were very effective teaching tools. TinyGenius is a flashcard app geared towards young children (birth through toddler) to help stimulate them and to help them learn. Including categories ranging from animals to [...]
The Echos d’ecole games were created by a teacher and have been available on the internet for over ten years. I mentioned the games and the Echos d’ecole apps when they were first released back in September. Now I’ve finally had a chance to try out and review one of the apps, Observation HD. I [...]
Luca Lashes Learns to Brush His Teeth – Discover how to clean your teeth with Luca Lashes! This App continues the Luca Lashes series, and helps guide your child through the early routines of good dental hygiene. Children can learn along with Luca Lashes as he discovers how to use a toothbrush and why. This [...]
Are you ever looking for an app that is purely for giggles? Mommy!!! is a cute app that is designed for younger children. In the app, you are given different monsters and creatures to interact with who each do different things. The main monster says “Mommy!!!” and is a cute little guy. This app is [...]
As someone who is a big fan of art (my B.A. is in Art History), I was thrilled to see the new Interactive Art for Kid (iPhone, iPod, and iPad) and Interactive Art for Kid- HD (iPad only) apps by ideatory. These apps provide a great introduction into the world of art for kids. Interactive [...]
Now, this is an interesting and exciting app! Collins Big Cat: It Was a Cold, Dark Night Story Creator is not only a book – it is an app that allows children to create their own story! I loved the ingenuity of the idea of having children read a story and then be able to [...]
If you’re looking for apps that are an educational, engaging experience for young children, check out Magic Sorter and Merry Cubes by Igromatic. Both apps combine an educational element with bright colors and fun musical animations that serve as a reward when your little one successfully completes a game. Magic Sorter and Merry Cubes are [...]
Discovering Klimt is an interactive children’s book based on the artwork of Gustav Klimt. The story feature in Discovering Klimt is called “Mommy, Are You Sleeping”, and is about a little girl and her mother’s conversation about the beauty of dreams. Klimt’s paintings are brought to life through a narrative that makes them relatable to [...]
So, it really isn’t practical to load up all of your child’s favorite puzzles when you go somewhere…maybe the doctor’s office waiting room or just traveling in the car? What if you could have a bunch of puzzles in the palm of your hand? Trunky Puzzles is a solution to this problem – it is [...]
My 9 year old daughter told me about an iOS 5 feature that I was totally unaware of until last week. Miss S. showed me how to set up individual text tones for my contacts.
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.