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Toontastic

Storytelling is a tradition as old as time. For generations, kids have loved to hear stories of adventure, magic, romance, heroism and all the rest. They’ve also always enjoyed creating their own stories, putting their own special stamp on familiar tales, and bravely inventing new...

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: Five Little Monkeys

App Review: Five Little Monkeys

Anyone with toddlers knows that daily life is a lot like having monkeys crawling all over you. Five Little Monkeys is an entertaining kids app that captures this essential truth and turns it into sing-a-long fun for the kids. The app opens by allowing you...

Link to App Review: Suzy Dress Up

App Review: Suzy Dress Up

Suzy Dress Up is a tough app for me to review. Let me start with this – my daughter loves it. And that makes sense – lots of little girls like to play dress up, right? This app extends that appeal to the digital domain...

Link to App Review: Animal Memory Match

App Review: Animal Memory Match

Animal Memory Match transports a simple kids game – Memory – and puts it on the iPhone. The game is populated with all sorts of cute animals, beginning with the home screen icon, a lovable little duck. The game includes four levels – at the...

Link to App Review: Wheels On The Bus

App Review: Wheels On The Bus

Wheels On The Bus deserves notice if only because it is the most popular app within the education category. There’s a reason for its success too – it’s a highly engaging, fun experience that puts kids inside of an immersive environment that they can explore....