Waaaaay back when I was gainfully employed, I worked at a corporation that had an in-house school. They actually call it, without the slightest bit of sarcasm, a University. I took a class there once called Learners, There Is A Difference. There may not have been that comma, but the […]
Hildegard the hippo loves to sing opera and dreams of the spotlight. But really, who doesn’t? When her opportunity finally comes, there’s just one teensy weensy problem: she loses her voice. Murphy’s law apparently applies to immense African mammals too. That’s kinda reassuring, isn’t it? The story of Hildegard reminds […]
The Princess Arabella Wants To Play iPad storybook app, based on the books by Mylo Freeman, is a captivating long-form story complimented by bold watercolor paintings that’s as engrossing as any traditional children’s book we’ve read recently. That there is some subtle interaction – shake the device and tree monkeys […]
If you love the Fruit Ninja app [hand raised] and have Xbox 360 Kinect [sad lip], you’re gonna wanna watch this. The Kinect game might not be quite as fun as actually battling a dude in a watermelon costume, but damn it’s probably close. In case the embedded video above […]
Oobie’s Space Adventure from VHS Design It’s short, it’s simple, it’s cute, it’s free. The Mouse almost always plays Oobie’s Space Adventure 3 or 4 times consecutively, mostly to hear the repetitive but infectious electronica song at the end. She struts her shoulders out and her head to and fro. […]
After hearing a heartbreaking story of a toilet-bound iDevice, I’ve become a hawk whenever the Bear or Mouse have a piece of fancy electronica in hand. My girls aren’t allowed near the bathroom with my iPhone. I recommended you adopt a similar policy…before it’s too late. That said, is there […]
My interest in Dr. Seuss ebbs and flows and, by proximity, so does my children’s. But just as it was in September 2010 when we four frolicked in Seuss World at Universal Studios Florida, our family’s current answer to “would you / could you” is a resounding YES! It started […]
It’s a good week to be a monkey. That is, assuming your name is Phineas McBoof. Dr. Noize’s hit iPhone app BANANAS has been updated to include Riley Robot and, the best news, is now 100% free. Download it here. Still not convinced you should take a fun free app […]
