fun apps

Even though it can be a bit challenging finding great Android apps for kids , we are always looking. But what makes our jobs easier is when we find cool apps and ebooks for preschoolers that are available for both iOS and Android users--…

With an iPad and a Kindle Fire in the house and a husband who likes to take one with him on work trips, I love finding apps for kids that my own children love that are available for both iOS and Android. Well, I was in luck with Pepi Bat…

If it has sparkles, hearts, fairies, crowns and cupcakes, my preschool princess is all over it. Me: not so much. Which is why I was really surprised to fall in love with Princess Fairy Tale Maker app from app developer Duck Duck Moose al…

When you hand your precious iPhone or iPad over to someone who still eats Play-Doh, it's a fair bet that he may delete your favorite game or take 100 photos by accident--unless you give him something he can play with on his own. We all k…

Presents are wrapped, eggs are nogged, kids are on Christmas break, and two of this year's biggest game stars have come together in one app filled with underground sewers and transportation tubes. How merry! Especially considering it's f…

Once my preschooler discovered the joys of snipping every piece of paper in the house with safety scissors, it was really just a matter of time before she (gleefully) caught on to cutting her dolls' hair. The day she cut her own was the …

Now that my kids have a bit more autonomy on my iPad, I have a greater awareness about what things they're tapping on. While they're still too young to know how to explore the Internet and poke around (thank goodness!), their curious han…

I tried to resist. Really I did. And then, one text from a friend saying "I'm totally addicted to Angry Birds Star Wars" and I was at the app store in negative 10 seconds, hitting download and jonesing to see just what that little bird w…

"Once upon a time" gets a modern reboot in the latest digital toy from our favorite Swedish app developer, Toca Boca . It's one of those apps that our kids could hardly wait for, once they caught wind of the previews, and for good reason…

Time to make it work! Toca Boca , our favorite Swedish app developer is at it again with Toca Tailor , their newest release that makes kids the head of their own design house. [don't miss a limited time discount on this app!] In Toca Tai…

Who picks "trick" instead of "treat?" I'm going to go with no one. Which is why I want to share with you four of my favorite iOS apps for Halloween that will keep the kids busy while I sneak another fun-sized snack from their Halloween s…

Kapu Tickle Toy Camera is a new app that is so fun that you just want to laugh out loud. I'm serious. It's weird but watching someone get tickled is funny. Funnier still is when your child has the ability to turn the animated kooky chara…

I have no idea what the Swedish word for "awesome" is, but if I did, Toca Boca would be hearing it from my kids (ok, and me) about every five seconds while playing around with their new digital toy. Released today, the Toca Band app give…

I am all about tools that transform math problems into games that keep you engaged and thinking. So I am digging this new math app, Go Sum, because it is just perfect for kids that may be a bit math-phobic, while still keeping it interes…

If you're loading up on apps to keep the kids entertained on car trips and rainy days, we've got a fun new one that's actually not new at all. In fact, I think it's a few centuries old. Besides, how could I not try the game that's huge i…

One of our favorite kids' app developers, Toca Boca , has come out with a new digital toy that we just couldn't wait to tell you about. Let's just say it puts your kids in the conductor's seat. Literally. In this fun and friendly train s…

Recently a smart reader recommended the Unblock Me app when I was looking for something new to play around with, and boy was she right. What I didn't realize however is the educational value for kids. Unblock Me is a series of outrageous…

As a huge Colorforms fan as a kid (really, who wasn't?) I squealed when I learned they had turned that clever little design and creativity toy into an iPad app. And what an app it is. The Colorforms Revolution App (wow, mighty big promis…

I've always believed it's super important to expose a child to the arts at a very young age. It gives them a better understanding of the world around them and helps them everyday objects in a new light. And while of course it may inspire…

Sometimes you just have to color outside the lines. This awesome coloring app for kids just requires a few squiggles from your kiddo to get animated--getting him animated too. The aptly named Squiggles! has 14 different pre-set pages (in…

Who would've guessed that drawing would become a social media sensation? We've talked about popular apps like Draw Something and What Should I Draw . And now I'm having fun exploring a new-- and free--app on the market that can hopefully…

My older sons are well-versed in the world of iPhone games -- they're lifesaving when I need them to be quiet in in waiting rooms and during long flights -- but my two and half year old usually gets left behind. It's fine by me, because …

We love everything about Press Here, the amazing "interactive" children's book by French artist Herve Tullet. So we are thrilled to see that it's now an app. And honestly, there's no better book to make the transition from page to iPad (…

That kids always want to play with their food is no secret, and now they can (digitally speaking anyway), thanks to one of our all time favorite developers, Toca Boca . (Cue loud cheers.) The funky Swedish developers have just come out w…