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Tap a Tune on Your iPad

May 17th, 2012

Marge "MaggieB" Burkell

Today we bring you a cute musical app that your young children are sure to love! It’s called Tap A Tune and it’s brought to you by Mindshapes, known for bringing wonderful apps to families. This app is one you have to see in action because still pictures just don’t cut it. So stick with us to see our video-review.

As you can see Tap A Tune has bright colorful illustrations that are stimulating and fun. The music pulls children right into the app and the myriad of options available keeps them there.
There are three different levels of play:

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Horton Hatches the EGG on Your iPad

May 16th, 2012

Marge "MaggieB" Burkell

I treated my daughter and granddaughter to the theater Friday night. We saw the Dr. Seuss musical “Seussical!” Since Alexis is only 3-1/2 I made sure to have front row seats and right next to the stage stairs the characters used to interact with the audience. It was an amazing experience for Alexis! A grand night was had by all!
Seussical is a combination of a few of Dr. Seuss’s wonderful stories; The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who AND the focus of this article, Horton Hatches the Egg. Now that story is available on your iPad via Oceanhouse [...]

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eebee Comes to Your iPad!

May 7th, 2012

Marge "MaggieB" Burkell

eebee is a lovable character developed by former Sesame Street and Disney execs that children love… at least MY grandchildren love eebee! Suitable for either boys or girls eebee is a fun and cuddable character (we have eebee in various sizes as well as the snuggle-time eebee and hand puppet. They enjoy playing with eebee all the time! NOW they can have eebee on our iPads, iPhones & iPad too! YES! eebee now has his/her very own iOS app and it’s FREE! Stick with us to find out just how adorable eebee is on your iDevices!

Eebee shows your child how they [...]

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Grab the Dinosaur Train Camera Catch App

March 28th, 2012

Marge "MaggieB" Burkell

PBS has brought a fun new game to your camera-enabled iOS devices! It’s called Dinosaur Train Camera Catch by PBS Kids and watch out because it teaches as your child is having fun capturing birds on “film!”

As you can see the game is simple, yet it is teaching your child pattern recognition, something that educators agree children need to learn. Pattern recognition aids your child in learning to read, which precipitates just about all the learning they will do in their early years. Many times schools will use pattern recognition to determine whether your child is even ready for school.
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All Aboard for a New PBS App!

March 26th, 2012

Marge "MaggieB" Burkell

Pinpoint your exercises with iMuscle app for iPads!
All Aboard the Dinosaur Train! by PBS Kids is an iPad app that kids enjoy regardless if they watch the television show it is patterned after. Dinosaur Train is a very popular children’s show and the app will be every bit as popular.

This video pretty much shows you how the Dinosaur Train game is played. Your child looks at the car that opens, it’s configuration, shape and size and decides which of the dinosaurs roaming the train platform will best fit. What the video does not show you is that if they choose [...]

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Polar Bear Horizon Smithsonian Approved App

February 29th, 2012

Marge "MaggieB" Burkell

Reviewed and given a stamp of approval by the Smithsonian Institution, Polar Bear Horizon by Oceanhouse Media brings the story of the polar bear to your iPad and children.
It’s finally, after months of total darkness, spring at the top of the world and the mother polar bears, along with their new cubs, awake to meet the day. This app takes you through a year’s cycle of a polar bears life, as you see and learn along with those new cubs what their life is all about.

We like that the words are highlighted as the narrator reads the book. We would have [...]

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Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur?

February 29th, 2012

Marge "MaggieB" Burkell

Everyone loves the Cat in the Hat! So what can he do to get better than that? Oops, sorry, occupational hazard of listening to too many Dr. Seuss rhymes! LOL, but is there ever such a thing as too many? Especially when coupled with great educational apps? Dr. Seuss educational apps? Sure! Didn’t you read our review of “There’s No Place Like Space?” If you did you would already know that Oceanhouse Media has managed to take the best of Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat and meld it with a great leaning tool that kids love to use!
This time [...]

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Treat Your Kids to TWO Big Truck Stories!

February 15th, 2012

Marge "MaggieB" Burkell

We have found two PicPocket ebooks that are sure to be a hit with kids that love big trucks and equipment! Both feature trucks that rumble when your child taps on them along with a great moral for the story.
Each ebook is beatifully, if sparingly illustrated to keep the focus on the story and not distractions. We do like that the words highlight as the narrator reads the story to your child. This helps kids learn to associate the written with the spoken word and helps them get ready to read. However both the audio and highlighting of words can [...]

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A Look at Pirate Trio Apps

February 13th, 2012

Marge "MaggieB" Burkell

A little over a week ago we introduced you to an app called Shapes & Puzzles by a developer called Pirate Trio. We were impressed enough by that app that we asked if we could please see more of their apps.
Today we take a look at two more of the Pirate Trio apps, Love to Count and Love to Read.

While both are geared to children as young as four we found that we favored the interactive learning of Love to Count over the other app. As you can see in the video the child enjoys playing with the counting app and [...]

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Super Spelling Apps for iPads!

February 3rd, 2012

Marge "MaggieB" Burkell

iPads aren’t just for having fun. There I said it. Kids would like nothing better than to just play on them all day. So we get excited when developers make apps that allow kids to follow their passion for having fun while learning at the same time. The four spelling apps we selected today are some of the very best you are going to find for your young children. They are all just the right combination of learning and fun!
Please notice that each app is geared to specific age groups and some are more targeted than others. While they all [...]

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