It’s 2011. Our electronic gadgetry responds to taps, swipes, sounds, and breath. The notion that a book – a flat, relatively non-interactive form of media – could approximate such feats of wonder seems damn near impossible. It’s not. The tag line on the new book from Herve Tullet should read: […]
When we first downloaded the 5-in-1 Mathomatix Measurement app a couple months ago the Bear (age 7) would help the Mouse (age 3.75) play which was both nurturing and beautiful to watch. The lessons are simple and the repetition effective in helping very young children learn basic math concepts like […]
Remember those Invisible Ink Books your mom would buy for the long & boring road trips to Grandma’s house? You’d rub all over with that curious, rather bland-looking marker, then squeal with delight as images magically appeared. Those books and a lb. of goldfish almost made the journeys bearable. I […]
It’s easy to appreciate a math game that can be played by both my 6-year old and her 3 1/2-year old sis. Alzebra, a new iPhone app for kids, features games centered around early math ideas – sequencing, sorting, shapes – that help the Mouse learn and entertain the Bear, […]
It’s hard to beat FREE. For one day only, on Black Friday 11/26/10, all Once Upon An App iPhone & iPad applications are abolsutely free. Download 1, download ’em all. Zero downside. Go nuts. I’ve reviewed a few in the past. May I recommend the super snazzy for very young […]
Collage art is pretty darn cool, but maybe you don’t have what amounts to a flea market full of odds & ends to make such art. And, even if you do, maybe you don’t want your kids playing with THAT much glue. No worries. The Faces iMake iPhone App allows […]
NUMBER SENSE – $2.99 I get really excited about math, and even more so, about math concepts. The Bear is three weeks away from finishing up with kindergarten but is well beyond that grade level when it comes to math ideas. I like to think I’ve had something to do […]
WACKY CHATTER – $.99 If your kid digs whoopie cushions, poop jokes and is a fan of making bizarre alien noises, there’s now an app for them. Wacky Chatter lets you and your little ones pick pronouns, verbs and nouns then select from a cast of characters to speak each […]
