8 of the best apps for preschoolers available on both iOS and Android
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–especially great if...
Pepi Tree: A fun nature app for preschoolers
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 Bath, a fantastic app we featured...
Princess Fairy Tale Maker is like coloring app meets make-your-own adventure book. With tiaras.
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 almost as quickly as she did....
3 really fun iPhone and iPad apps for preschoolers you may not know about
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 know about apps...
Dude, Where’s My Holiday?
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 free. The resulting...
Toca Hair Salon 2: behold the squeals of thousands of app-loving children
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 day the scissors were...
Playrific means safe web content for your kids. You know, because you choose it.
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 hands might not have...
Angry Birds Star Wars. Don’t download it. I’m warning you.
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 with the...
Toca Tailor Fairy Tales: Like Grimm’s paper dolls meets Project Runway. Sort of.
“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. Not to...Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide
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