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#5apps: educational apps that feature popular children’s TV and movie characters

By Emily On June 18, 2014 · Add Comment

I’ve noticed with my own children that apps with recognizable TV & movie characters are much more frequently played (and for longer) than some apps that don’t feature childhood favorites. While Disney apps will pretty much always win in our house over anything else, there are also a ton of really great educational apps that draw on the relatability of popular (non-Disney) children’s programming to engage kiddos and keep them interested in learning. Here’s a list of 5 educational apps that feature popular children’s TV and movie characters (all of which are currently on our family iPad): Care Bears: Wish Upon A Cloud Developers at Budge Studios know how to take a beloved kiddie icon and turn it into an app that encourages creativity and open-ended play, and teaches kiddos about grooming, feeding, and getting dressed. Although the Care Bears have been through many transformations over the years, [...]

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Op/Ed: “Try it, you might like it!”

By Emily On June 5, 2014 · Add Comment

If you’re a parent, you’ve probably uttered that phrase a million and three times – I know I have, especially when it comes to trying new foods. My oldest is special needs and is extremely particular about which foods he puts in his mouth. If it smells weird and looks funny, there’s no way he’s trying it. It’s also a simplified method of getting our kids to engage in activities that we have the foresight to know they’ll enjoy. For whatever potential reason – and there are a lot – there might be some hesitance on our kids’ parts to join in, an we try out best as parents to ease their fears by attempting to convince our children that they’re really missing out. Sometimes it works and sometimes (for us, quite often) it doesn’t work, and that’s okay too. However I cringe a little when I hear this phrase [...]

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Educational & Learning Apps for the iPad and iPad mini

#5apps: educational apps that feature popular children’s TV and movie characters

Op/Ed: “Try it, you might like it!”

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