Cupcake Digital brings us back to the world of Fraggle Rock, Vito Technology Inc. (makers of the acclaimed Star Walk) takes us back to the time of the dinosaurs and Math Evolve recieves a big update (is there anyone who doesn't have this app yet?). Plus, mix virtual paints without the mess, make birthday cards, and design your own town with apps this week from our family-friendly app network.
Then Visual Schedule, and Avaz for Autism (an AAC app) kick off this week, plus kids can go to magic school with Wubbzy, create stories, art and music, then drift off to sleep with a good bedtime story all with new apps in this, the 76th Jellybean Tunes App Report. Has it really been 76 weeks already?
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Become a math superhero, learn about potty training, and solve the final puzzle in Happi & The Pirates for a chance to win an iPad Mini! Plus, a new Splash Math and an incredible adventure from Big Fish Games.
Please take a moment to read the full app descriptions, and to screen the apps you download, in order to fully understand the features and elements in the app. If you find an app you like, please write a review.
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Leo's Pad: Preschool Kids Learning Series - New Appisode
by Kidaptive
Kidaptive has released the third animated appisode of their award-winning educational apps for iPad: Leo's Pad Preschool Kids Learning Series. The adaptive learning apps incorporate interactive learning games with engaging stories to teach children skills from a comprehensive curriculum. In the third appisode, "Catch that Question", children learn about gravity when Marie invents flying belts that allow her to fly. (Watch Video) - Read Press Release
Potty Training the Animals allows your young children to get in the right mood for successful potty training and those early uncertain years immediately after! The perfect App for a potty training ritual with your kid! Teach your child potty training in a fun interactive way. Will set a positive mood for potty training. Makes the incredibly frustrating task fun and interactive. Kids love this app, the story behind it and its characters. (Watch Video)
Mini-games of "Catch a figure!" help your child to work out object (number, figure) visualization skills, color (red, yellow, green, etc.) visualization skills and also their listening recognition. This educational app takes into account age characteristics of a little child: eyesight specifics, limited time of concentration and produces colorful realistic illustrations and a professional soundtrack.
It's not always easy setting down the rules with one's children, especially when it comes to moderating the use of a tool as fun and interactive as the tablet... "Appy Tips & Tricks for Kids" will help you put into place a few basic rules concerning the family tablet but without spoiling their fun or yours! Ages 3-6 and up.
Pick a drawing, brush the screen with your fingers and let the magical world of this coloring book unveil under your eyes! You can listen to the voice over telling you how to pronounce each letter in 5 different languages! Aimed for kids aged 3 and up. (Watch Video)
This new CRAZYFINGERS is loaded with...numbers! Coloring the fun drawings and recognize the look and meaning of numbers is an easy peasy game. Pick a drawing, brush the screen with your fingers and let the magical world of this coloring unveil under your eyes! (Watch Video)
Children can read along (or sing!) as Bear checks out all the fish at his favorite watering hole. Young minds will learn to count to ten as more and more whimsical fish appear in the pond. They'll also learn counting backwards and opposite word pairs. This App provides four modes: Auto Play, Read to Me, Song Time and Activity,which work together to reinforce learning. Kid-friendly programming - simple to use and no time limits. No in-app purchases or advertisements. For 2-4 years old.
Splash Math Kindergarten app is a latest roll out from StudyPad. This jungle-themed app brings fun to the numbers and keeps your child hooked on a supreme math gaming experience. Make him solve math puzzles and discover many animated animals, birds and trees with every chapter, every worksheet. Let him form his own Kinder Jungle and experience the dream adventure of African savannahs. His jungle friends would walk, jump, dance, whistle or roar to his taps. (Watch Video)
Counting, multiplying, timetables, number bonds and calculation skills. Math Toolbox teaches them all and more. The app is a first class collection of interactive resources that are perfect use in the classroom and for home learning in order to drive collaborative learning of maths. The app was designed and developed by ourselves with the assistance of teachers and pupils from a local primary school in order to ensure that its content will fully compliment learning in 3-11 year olds.
In Math Superheroes, Mathy and Matheo guide your kids through 6 chapters of games and learning about numbers, shapes, patterns, sequences, operations... and much more - discover thirty original games, tested and recommended by teachers. As a natural Little Bee's ABC's successor - #1 at the US AppStore for weeks and Staff picked - we maintain the content's quality and graphic language as a successful formula for educational purposes. (Watch Video)
Happi & The Pirates - A Spelling, Math and Puzzle Brain Game for Kids
by Happi Papi
Solve the final puzzle and open the chest for a chance to win an iPad Mini (Contest runs through June 30). Use your spell-power to uncover treasure chest keys. Rely on your deductive skills to unlock troves for the tools you need to search Pirate Island for clues to the final puzzle. In order to solve the final puzzle and open the pirates' treasure you and your child/students must prove your worth in a wide variety of disciplines such as: spelling, math, logical thinking, deductive reasoning, puzzle solving and word building.
How far would you go to save your pet? Follow a young boy on a sensational journey to rescue his dog Bear from a mysterious fire hydrant. Big Fish Studios is proud to present Fetch, an adventure tale that will warm your heart and keep you glued to the screen! One part interactive animation, one part childhood delight, equal parts adventure and arcade, Fetch captures the timeless emotion of puppy love and takes you on a journey through dark tunnels and sandy shores to save your best friend. (Watch Video)
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Watch for Storybook Maker from Merge Mobile (makers of the ClickySticky and Freefall app series) and Mystery Math Town from Artgig Studio (Alien Buddies, Marble Math) this week, plus more great new apps from our family-friendly app network.
As always, please take a moment to read the full app descriptions, and to screen the apps you download, in order to fully understand the features and elements in the app. If you find an app you like, please write a review.
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Have an Android phone or tablet? Smart Apps for Kids will be launching Smart Apps for Android soon, but you don't have to wait to see their recommendations, just follow their Facebook page for family-friendly Android apps.
KiDSAPP Princess will engage children in a magical world full of dragons and fairies while at the same time challenging them with puzzles and teaching them how to spell in various languages.
Junior Typer is an app created by a father for his preschool aged son who loves to type on the computer and iPad. When no app like it existed he tried to create one on his own. No ads, no distractions. Just typing and fun!
Colory Caterpillar is a color matching game for toddlers & kids. Help the caterpillars find their missing parts by matching colors! Happy caterpillars will find their home in the mushrooms and reward you with some groovy music. With Colory Caterpillar your kids can learn about colors in a fun, cheerful way. (Watch Video)
Walter's Flying Bus - An Inspiring Storybook of Dreams Taking Flight!
by Chosen and Dearly Loved, LLC
In "Walter's Flying Bus," Walter finds an abandoned bus and together with the hopes and dreams of his friends, and a little work, the engine soon roars to life! The children realize their dreams are not only inspirational but they have the power to carry them to what they desire most, families that will love them forever. Narrated in English, Spanish and Luganda (A primary language of Uganda). (Watch Video) - A FUN EDUCATIONAL APPS TOP PICK
This story was authored by One Sock's Dad, Roy Ruiz, and we're excited to bring you the app version of the book! One Sock - in addition to being just like every other little boy who loves cars, planes and has his favorite toys - is autistic. It's not referred to explicitly in the story but it's a great way to share with your children some of the challenges faced by their friends who may be affected by this developmental disability.
Walter's Flying Bus - An Inspiring Storybook of Dreams Taking Flight!
by Chosen and Dearly Loved, LLC
In "Walter's Flying Bus," Walter finds an abandoned bus and together with the hopes and dreams of his friends, and a little work, the engine soon roars to life! The children realize their dreams are not only inspirational but they have the power to carry them to what they desire most, families that will love them forever. Narrated in English, Spanish and Luganda (A primary language of Uganda). (Watch Video) - A FUN EDUCATIONAL APPS TOP PICK
Storybook Maker is an amazing app for children to express their creativity. With Storybook Maker you can make a book and share it with friends! The app comes equipped with all the tools needed to create incredible and exciting stories! Each page can have it's own custom layout and include text, drawings, audio photos and stickers. You can even include physics objects such as a ball or car to make your book even more interactive! (Watch Video)
Your mission: Help a friendly and curious little ghost rescue the fireflies that are hidden in Mystery Math Town. Players use math skills to unlock rooms and passages on their enchanting journey. Along the way, you can also earn talking portraits of the townspeople for your Gallery. Every picture has a story to tell and the colorful cast of characters in this town have plenty to say. Ages 6-12 and up. FUN EDUCATIONAL APPS TOP PICK
The Baby Stickers App is designed to mark milestones during baby's first years of life. Users simply take a photo of their baby in the app or import a photo from the phone's camera roll and pick a digital sticker of choice to mark the correct age. Stickers can be resized, rotated, and moved using multi touch gestures to get the size and orientation just right for any particular picture. (Watch Video)
Rocks HD is a multi-sensory exploration of key topics in Earth Sciences such as the rock cycle, various types of rocks and their geology, minerals and excavation, soil types and horizons, weathering and erosion, formation of fossils, and various types of fossils.
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Shake-A-Phrase on Windows, name parts of the body, become cheer captain of Sky High, and count with ladybugs with apps from our family-friendly app network.
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Roar, read, and be ready in case of an emergency with new apps from our family-friendly app network.
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Simple, fun and unique! Use your voice to roar like a lion, surprise other animals when they least expect it! It's so easy and intuitive - your children will pick it up and enjoy it instantly! Play by themselves or enjoy together - fun for the whole family!
Make a Scene Easter is a fun interactive game that engages children's natural sense of creativity. It is aimed primarily at pre-school age children, but will provide hours of entertainment for children (and adults!) of all ages. Helping to develop vocabulary, fine motor skills, co-ordination and creative thinking, Make a Scene offers a great way for your child to play and learn at the same time.
Flower Fairies Ballet: Fairy Ballerina Puzzles for Kids
by Scott Adelman
Do your kids love fairies? Do they love ballerinas and puzzles too? Look no further. Flower Fairies Ballet: Fairy Ballerina Puzzles for Kids is a fun animated puzzle game for toddlers, preschoolers, and kids from ages 1 to 6. (Watch Video)
An educational & fun game for 2-4 years old. Beautiful graphics and fun sounds makes for a great learning experience. Find all the animals together with the jungle guide, and then play the jungle puzzles in four languages English, French, German and Spanish. Jungle Adventure uses research-based criteria to teach children basic skills while playing. Learning outcomes have been tested together with professional content developers and a clinical psychologist to develop a great educational app. (Watch Video)
Babies are just taking their first journey into exploring the world of sound and color, and this is the app to aid them along in their adventure! Baby Musical Toys was specifically designed for children ages 6 months to 2 years old. At such a young age, children are not as aware of sound or color. Here come the toys to introduce your little one into this new, beautiful yet wild world.
Discover the magic of Puss in Boots with the original story and vintage animations! This interactive app brings the classic illustrations of a forgotten era with the magic of modern technology. Truly an engaging experience, enjoy Puss in Boots how it appeared 100 years ago!
"Stories with values" is a new series of tales for children aged 2 to 6 that puts education first and foremost. The stories teach children about friendship, tolerance, self-esteem and respect. So while we're reading with our little ones, we can teach them values that are important for everyone. There are five stories waiting for you in "Stories with Values" You can download the app for free and try out a sample story. If you like it, you can buy more stories without leaving the App. (Watch Video)
Figure Analogies provides interactive practice problems for The Cognitive Abilities Test, which is a K-12 assessment test often used to make placement decisions for gifted programs. These problems include shape or figure matrices where the student must determine the relationship between the shapes in the first row and then find the matching shape for the second row that would make them related in the same way as the first row. Figure Analogies goes beyond practice tests by using an interactive mode that visually animates the shapes so students learn how to manipulate the shapes in their own mind.
Math Mathews is a serious game designed for children and adults to practice multiplication tables in a fun environment. Feature Highlights: 3 mini-games created with speech therapists based on three different methods to practice math, a pirates-style immersive game and an engaging story, monitoring tools for parents to track progress, and a training section where players can revise their time tables in a classical way. (Watch Video)
With the Kid Notice for iOS app, you can share your child's "in case of emergency" information privately within your trusted care provider network, including other parents, teachers, coaches, nannies, grandparents, babysitters and more. If an emergency occurs and you cannot be reached, Kid Notice will provide your caregiver the "in case of emergency" information needed to respond swiftly and intelligently.
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