With Mother’s Day fast approaching, it seemed like the right
time to check out some apps just for moms.
So I set off in search of the perfect app for moms. You
know, that app that has Ryan Gosling saying “Hey, girl, <insert each mom’s phrase of choice>.”
Mine would say “Hey, girl, I’ll be over soon to fold some laundry . . . and, by
the way, those sweatpants make you look super thin.” Alas, I discovered that no such app exists
(somebody really ought to do something about that), so I had to settle for putting
together a whole list of apps for moms.
I tried to keep the list to free apps (or free when I got them) and I
avoided anything educational, just on principle.
Most of the time when we talk about the three R's it's reading, writing and arithmetic we are referring to. When April and Earth Day roll around the three R's can only mean Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. There are a number of apps that celebrate our planet and give tips on how to reduce our carbon footprint. This list highlights some apps that introduce the concept of going green in ways even young children can understand.
Bottom line: A no-cards-get-lost digital version of The Memory Game that most of us played as kids. Not highly different from other memory card games, but intriguing to both of my boys and me, as well.
Bottom Line: Fast moving color and pattern matching game for quick thinking preschoolers. It currently features a fun Christmas overlay complete with carols soundtrack.
On sale until Dec. 28.
Bottom Line: a beautifully animated short film, a narrated retelling of the Christmas classic, 7 preschool learning games, and 6 create a scene play rooms all set to the spellbinding music of Tchaikovsky's ballet.
Pour yourself an eggnog, heat up some cocoa for the kids, sit back and enjoy as The Nutcracker story is brought alive in an enchanted children's app, The Nutcracker and the Mystery of the Disappearing Cheese from AppyPup (a division of Quasar Alliance Inc.)
Bottom Line: An app to help children celebrate the season in style with some familiar faces. It has more to see and do than the million watt light display causing a traffic jam at the end of my street.
