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iPad App Review: Grandma’s Preschool

By Emily On June 16, 2015 · Add Comment

I don’t want to brag or anything, but I’ve kinda hit the Holy Grail of parenting milestones. Don’t be insanely jealous of me, but both my kids will be in school full time this fall. That means no more half days, no more preschool tuition or expensive day care. It means 8 uninterrupted hours of grown-up time that I can use to actually WORK without updates every 30 seconds on What We’re Doing Now. (I love them but geez they are sharers) The journey to daytime freedom wasn’t an easy one though. In my neighborhood the trend for parents is to have their kiddo skip preschool altogether and enter kindergarten after turning 5, a year later than what’s normally the practice. For a brief time I had actually considered doing this with my youngest, but she loved going to preschool and she happened to gain some pretty impressive skills while [...]

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#5devs that are making waves with their educational children’s apps

By Emily On May 29, 2014 · Add Comment

We get daily requests to review children’s educational apps – so many requests, in fact, that we don’t have the time or resources to keep up. As much as we’d love to be able to share our gameplay experience of every app with readers, we simply can’t do it. However we try our hardest to at least check out each and every app that comes through our inbox and this helps us to follow ed-tech trends. By playing each app, even if only for a few minutes, we’re also introduced to the work of various children’s app developers. Some are small-name, independent developers and some have more clout (and money!) but still produce amazing educational apps for kids. It’s a way for us as reviewers, parents, and armchair “experts” (and I use that term loosely) to recognize real talent. Here are 5 children’s educational app developers who we think you [...]

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Fun And Educational Gardening iPad Apps For Your Future Farmer

By Jess On May 15, 2013 · Add Comment

I have high hopes for my fruit and vegetable garden this year. First, everything I plant is going to grow in abundance. Second, everything I harvest is going to be willingly and enthusiastically gobbled up by my two daughters and husband, all of whom happen to be the pickiest eaters on this planet. My husband is probably a lost cause by now; however, my daughters are only three and five. Those are very impressionable ages. Surely some positive experiences in our home garden, reinforced with fun and educational farming and gardening apps on their iPad will convince them to open their hearts and mouths to more than just yogurt, nuggets, and Cheerios…right?!? If your child could use a little more exposure to leafy greens…or they just like all things gardens and farms…try some of the following apps: Happy Little Farmer by GiggleUp Kids Apps [...]

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Grandpa’s Workshop Review – Gramps is in the clubhouse!

By Emily On November 30, 2012 · 1 Comment

Ever wonder what grandparents do all day, given all the free time that comes with retirement? In between cross-country RV trips, this silver-haired Gramps is tinkering in his tool shed. We’ve already visited his lovely wife Grandma in her garden, so now we’re off across the back yard to see what Grandpa is up to. Grandpa’s Workshop is a learning app that covers a range of skills perfect for the 2-6 crowd. Seven different mini-games include painting wooden furniture to help with learning colors, helping Grandpa with projects by counting screws and bolts, and measuring out pieces of wood with a ruler. There are also real instructional videos, short blurbs about different carpentry methods and using real tools. For wrong answers, Ol’ Gramps words the instructions differently so that kiddos can approach the challenge from another angle. Correct answers are rewarded with a creaky jig or a high-five. After [...]

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The 10 Best Kids Apps of 2012 So Far

By Marc On September 5, 2012 · 4 Comments

iPad Kids is just getting geared up, and we’ve already unearthed some real gems. Here are the 10 best apps of 2012 that we’ve reviewed so far. Definitely check them out – each one is a guaranteed winner. Have other favorites? Let us know via Twitter or Facebook, or leave an old fashioned comment below. Scribblenauts Remix Scribblenauts remix is a delight. You help the main character, Maxwell, creatively solve problems by spawning tools for him to use. This is one of the most fun games we’ve come across on the iPad, for all age groups (including adults). It is wildly entertaining and stretches your mind and imagination in ways that aren’t even touched by the competition. This is by far the most open sandbox style app on the market. Check out our full Scribblenauts Remix review, it will be a wild ride! Where’s [...]

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Educational & Learning Apps for the iPad and iPad mini

iPad App Review: Grandma’s Preschool

#5devs that are making waves with their educational children’s apps

Fun And Educational Gardening iPad Apps For Your Future Farmer

Grandpa’s Workshop Review – Gramps is in the clubhouse!

The 10 Best Kids Apps of 2012 So Far

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