Hats off to Hat Monkey

Hat Monkey, the new app from Chris Haughton & Fox and Sheep, has made a big splash on the App Store since its recent launch. As big fans of Oh No George!, one of… Continue reading →

Monstrous Tales of Missing Socks

If you have young children in the house, then socks are likely to play a far larger role in your life than before. Little Miss Chatterbox prefers to have only one sock on, leaving the other… Continue reading →

Six Apps to make Learning Letters as easy as ABC

Looking for some fun ways to begin looking at letters with your toddler or pre-schooler? We have found several iPad apps brilliant for firstly introducing the alphabet and then supporting more formal learning, without the kids feeling bored… Continue reading →

Me Books – Rachel Bright Week giveaway

This week, we’ve been checking out Me Books. We are very late to this party as we have heard so many good things about Me Books in recent months from other book bloggers… Continue reading →

It’s Our Birthday! – Results

Thank you to everyone who entered my blog birthday giveaway. Happily, as there were 17 bundles and 17 comments (excluding commenter no.18 who did not want to enter) everyone is a winner! I used… Continue reading →

It’s Our Birthday!

One year ago today, I launched the CAppTivated Kids blog. I’ve had a great year and want to say a big thank you to everyone who has subscribed, read, shared and commented on my posts. Thank you also… Continue reading →

Angel’s Great Escape

“Are you sitting comfortably? And so we begin…” If you’re looking for a lovely Christmassy story app to share with your children, then Angel’s Great Escape by And So We Begin might just… Continue reading →

In the News: Penguins, Rock Bands, Aliens and Moomins

A few different pieces of app news have crossed my radar today which I just had to share! We’ve been exploring a fantastic new Nosy Crow app, revisiting two favourite apps which have gone… Continue reading →

Code Giveaway – A Fine Musician & Loopy Tunes

 Drum roll please… thanks to the lovely Lucy Thomson from the Tokeru Trust, I have 6 codes to give away today! Lucy saw her app A Fine Musician included in my round up of… Continue reading →

Piccadilly’s Circus

Roll up, roll up, for one of my favourite apps of the year! Piccadilly’s Circus is a fabulous, roller-coaster tale of what happens to a circus troupe when their ringmaster is sick and they… Continue reading →