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[App Review] Leo’s Pad: A Unique Learning Experience

Leo’s Pad: A Unique Learning Experience Many apps for kids come in one of three formats: an interactive game or activity, an interactive storybook or an educational video. Leo’s Pad, from Kidaptive, uses a slightly different format, combining an appisode, or short educational video with interactive activities and a story for kids to follow. The [...]

Dr. Seuss’s Short Story Collection: More Classic Seuss Tales to Enjoy Dr. Seuss stories have delighted children for decades and the latest omBook from Oceanhouse Media helps ensure children will be enjoying them even longer. Dr. Seuss’s Short Story Collection features eight short stories written in the classic rhyming style of Dr. Seuss, many of [...]

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Musical Paint: An Explosion of Creativity Getting kids to express themselves creatively is as important as teaching them to read, write and do basic math. Instead of giving kids a piece of paper and a crayon and letting their creativity run wild, try something a little different. With Musical Paint, not only can kids create [...]

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Up: My Name is Dug Fans of Disney/Pixar’s movie Up will appreciate Up: My Name is Dug. However, this interactive eBook is not limited to fans of the well-known movie. It also appeals to kids who love dogs, kids who love reading and kids who simply love to have fun. Designed for the iPad, Up: [...]

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Searching for Colors with the Just Colors App Many apps are designed to help children learn their colors. They show the color and then provide images of objects containing that color. While Just Colors, also known as Learn Your Colors, by Appracadabra has many of the same features as a traditional coloring-learning app, it takes [...]

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Rounds: Parker Penguin – Reading, Learning, Fun When children visit the penguin exhibit at the zoo, they wish they could climb in and enjoy sliding on the ice, swimming in the water and waddling with the penguins. With the Rounds: Parker Penguin app, children can do just that. The main focus of the app is [...]

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Learn Letter Sounds with Montessori ABC Kids can easily learn to recognize their letters by singing the alphabet song and pointing out the letters when they see them in books or on flashcards. The Montessori ABC app, however, takes the learning one step further by helping kids learn their letter sounds. As kids click on [...]

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The Three Little Pigs Come to Life Little kids love to pretend to be the Big Bad Wolf, running all over the and trying to blow down everything in their path. They also love the story that features the Big Bad Wolf, The Three Little Pigs. Kids Academy Company’s animated version of the popular Three [...]

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Smart Fish: Magic Matrix Makes Organizing Fun When it comes to teaching kids to sort, order and categorize objects, Smart Fish: Magic Matrix is the app you need. Children will build their logical and analytical skills as they learn about tables, matrices and general categorization. A deep sea storyline makes the app even more engaging [...]

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Popular Trains Book Turned Interactive App Trains by Byron Barton has been a popular board book for kids since it was first released in 1998. Now the simplicity of the board book is available in the form of an interactive app. The Trains app from Oceanhouse Media helps children experience the popular book in a [...]

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