Link to App Review: Bebot

App Review: Bebot

Mozart wrote his first symphony in 1764 at the age of just eight years old. This, of course, was preceded by an early childhood that consisted of studying the violin and playing concerts for European nobility. Had he been born but 250 years later, my...

Link to App Review: FirstWords: At Home

App Review: FirstWords: At Home

There are some kids apps that you just love. In response to the recent launch of our favorites lists, @NuggetIsland declared “we are totally a shapebuilder family!” Shapebuilder earns this endorsement because it does a great job of reinventing a classic – the children’s puzzle....

Link to App Review: Peakaboo Barn

App Review: Peakaboo Barn

Peakaboo Barn is an easy app to love. The user interface is simple, the animations are cute — and it’s among my toddler’s favorite apps. She keeps coming back to this one, which is part of what pushed it to the top of the ever-growing...

Link to Top 20 Kids iPhone Apps

Top 20 Kids iPhone Apps

It’s easy to love the App Store, but I do have one frustration – it lumps in kids learning apps with all educational apps, including those aimed at goals such as teaching Korean to businessmen and logic to prospective lawyers. In my mind, this makes...

Link to APP REVIEW: Chinese4Kids

APP REVIEW: Chinese4Kids

Having studied Mandarin for over 10 years and having lived in Beijing for a few months, I have a special place in my heart reserved for an app that might help my daughter learn Chinese. That said, I am still blown away by the quality...

Link to App Review: Teach Me Toddler

App Review: Teach Me Toddler

Teach Me Toddler is definitely one of my daughter’s current favorite apps.  The app is pretty straightforward – there’s a talking mouse that asks kids to identify a letter, number, shape, or color from among a few options.  After the initial set-up (parental supervision required...