Smart Apps For Kids

Bear in Underwear — Review

 

 

Bottom Line: A cute interactive book good for teaching descriptive words to toddlers and preschoolers. Some parents may not like the put-downs of some underwear as dorky, lame, or girly. Otherwise some silly fun for kids ages 2-6.

 

 

Review: Don't Let the Pigeon Run This App!

 

 

Bottom line: if you’re a fan of Mo Willems’ Pigeon, you gotta get this app. Brings the books to life with fun interactions and plenty of opportunity for kids to use their imaginations. A must-have.

Featured App: Snowpo-The Trip for Fish and Chips

Snowpo: The Trip for Fish and Chips  is a quirky, light-hearted story from the follks at Tinkertanker. 

The tale follows Snowpo, a polar bear, on his first trip from the Arctic to England, on a mission for one thing: to fill his belly. Snowpo encounters an interesting cast of characters and a finds himself in one prediciment after another, all the while driven by his quest for a good plate of fish & chips.

King Laurin and His Rose Garden — Review

 

 

Bottom line: This interactive ebook app is a quaint retelling of the legend of King Laurin and his rose garden. For kids ages 4 and up.

ABCmouse Early Learning Academy: Review

 

 

Bottom line: A top-notch app that opens up the seemingly never-ending world of ABCmouse.com to kids, straight from the iPad. Despite some glitches, a great choice for little learners ages 2-6. Requires monthly subscription and active internet connection. Free 30-day trial, and always free to public schools.

Alphabeasties: Review

 

 

Bottom line: a precious letter learning and loving app that will wiggle, stomp, and swim its way onto your iDevice. Three areas of learning will get the youngest learners (1-4 years, give or take) interacting and getting creative with letters all at the same time. Usually $3.99, the app has been reduced to 99 cents for a limited time.

FREE APP ALERT: Sesame Street's Another Monster at the End of This Book!

The terrific Sesame Street app Another Monster at the End of This Book ($3.99) has just gone free!

It now has a sponsor video when the app loads, but it's just like one of the sponsor videos that plays before the beginning of the actual show, so kid-friendly. There is a $3.99 in-app to get rid of the sponosor but my kids will have to live with the 10-second delay.