Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Tap & Learn: Animals
Posted on March 9th, 2010
For the little ones there is a series of great apps, very clean, neat and straight-forward to work different themes. Tap & Learn: Animals, is one of those.
In this app, kids even under 1 can already start playing with choosing animals and learning their names with real animal sounds and great illustrations designed by a pre-schooler teacher.
Tap & Learn: Animals. By ANna Islamova. $ 1.99
FarmHowl, beautiful illustrations
Posted on March 4th, 2010
When it comes to the ‘farm apps business’ we certainly have a hand full of choices. These nice iPhone/iPod Touch apps generally work the same way, with animals illustrations and sounds. The difference between the apps lays on the quality of the production. On that aspect, FarmHowl is certainly a keeper.
It is a very simple app, for very little kids but the illustrations are indeed beautiful with nice work of colors. If you consider that visual education is something important for your kids, this one is worth having on board of your device. Even more, because the app is free.
FarmHowl, by Jami Becker. Free.
Color Me, a coloring app best
Posted on February 18th, 2010
# UPDATED: Version 1.2 is now out with 11 new drawings to be colored! #
There are several coloring apps already out there and some of the are very good. But making a great coloring app is not an easy task and I believe that the guys who made Color Me actually got it.
What makes an app great are the little details. From the quality of the drawings, the quick response when you touch a part to color it, the interaction with the tools, the choice of colors. Color Me is got it all! My 3 yo said out of his head he loved it (believe, having seen a lot of apps, he is very picky)!
More info from the developer:
A coloring booklet for children at the age of 2-6 years. Diverse pictures and color palette will trigger the development of your child’s imagination and shape his/her senses.
A very friendly and intuitive application enables your child to easily create extraordinary pictures.
Only a touch of a finger and the selected element of the coloring will be filled with colors.
Shaking the iPhone will cause the cleansing of the picture and therefore provides endless possibilities for coloring of the pictures.
It is also possible to save the masterpieces of your child in the image gallery. Then the child will be able to place them on the desktop of your device..
Allow your child to discover the world of colors by means of “Color Me!”
Preschool Connect the Dots gets it right
Posted on February 9th, 2010
From the makers of TOP 10 APP Shape Builder, here’s what was missing for the iPhone: a connecting-the-dots app. And Preschool Connect the Dots is a perfect fit. Simply touch the numbers or letters in sequence to reveal images. With great illustrations, sound and over 200 puzzles, this certainly a must have!
Preschool Connect the Dots, by Touchscreen Preschool Games. 99¢
More from the developer’s site:
Brought to you by the creators of Shape Builder – the Preschool Puzzle Learning Game, which was picked as both an Apple Staff Favorite and an iTunes App Store Essential for Toddlers.
The Preschool Connect the Dots Game bridges the gap between the traditional “Dot to dot” game and 21st century technology! Learning has never been so mobile(TM).
Children can “tap” or “draw” to connect sequential numbers (123), upper case letters (ABC), and lower case letters (abc). Joining all the dots forms the outline of the shape and reveals the beautifully illustrated image, a really fun sound effect, and the object name spoken by a speech therapist that specializes in early childhood development!
With over 200 puzzles, children can randomly play from all.
Hidden Stories, free for the weekend!
Posted on February 7th, 2010
From the same makers of Color Me, here is Hidden Stories. Go ahead and give it a try, the app will be free this weekend!
We haven’t had the time to try it so far, but here is some info from the developer:
Take your child into the magic world of “Hidden Stories” on your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad !
The application includes 30 images in three categories: animals, fairy tales and professions.Just move your finger on your IPhone and the next extraordinary picture is presented.
A hare eating a carrot, swimming dolphins or a deer on a clearing, these all your kid will be able to see on your IPhone screen.
One finger movement will take you to the world of fairy tales. Tell your child why the wolf wanted to eat the Little Red Riding Hood, why Pinocchio has a long nose and how Hansel and Gretel managed to escape from the house of the evil witch.
Let your imagination create a completely new stories.
Your child may also in an easy way get to know, how the work of a fireman or a miner looks like.
Use the application for a common playing, show your child only a part of the picture and let him guess what is hidden.
A colorful and merry animations of “Hidden Stories for Kids” will surely give your child a lot of fun!MAIN FEATURES:
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1. 30 special images with animation
2. 3 categories: animals, fairy tales and professions.
3. Collection of stories with educational content
4. Professional layout and cool design
5. Simple feature – uncover images by movement finger
6. Special feature – attach your images from Photo Library
