Smart Apps For Kids

Easy Mother's Day Gift Ideas for the Classroom that Teachers and Moms will Love!

Mother's Day is coming soon, and moms absolutely love it when teachers take the time to help their kiddos do a project at school and send it home. However, teachers are busy, and do not have to search the entire earth for fast and fun ideas that will not cost them a week's paycheck. This wonderful post on Scholastic's website for teachers includes several simple projects, as well as printables and pictures that link to projects from prior years.   

 

Free App Friday - April 29 Freebies for iOS & Android!

 

It's Free App Friday and this week's list is short but sweet with big name brands like Disney, Toca Boca, Monki and Star Wars!

Today's Free App Friday post is sponsored by Multiply Pizza Pie by Fizzbrain. 

 

 

 

 

Is your cat like a tiger in the jungle? Check out My Cat at Home in the Wild!

Follow a housecat named Kingsley through her day and see how her actions and instincts are like her big cousins who live in the forests and jungles. Along the way, learn about lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, cougars, and their habitats.

Review: Aaron's Rainy Day captures the fun of a child playing in the rain.

 

 

Bottom Line: This storybook app has a lot of extras including puzzles, art board and number bubble pop, but it could do with a few changes including narration, making sure all external links are parent-protected and maybe toning down the characters' gigantic and slightly creepy eyeballs.

Review: Bla Bla Box is a cute text-to-speech learning tool for kids.

 

 

 

Bottom Line: Bla Bla Box offers children a fun tool for learning how letters sound alone and together with the option to also purchases four additional languages including French, Spanish, German and Dutch. The app works well and is easy to navigate, but it has strong competition in the app store. This app has a secret weapon though. Keep reading to find out what they have that the competition doesn't.