My PlayHome and My PlayHome Stores

We’ve been using apps now for around three years, so today I want to highlight one which has been with us the whole way. After all, how often do you download a game only for it to be played with… Continue reading →

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 →

I’m looking for an app about… dinosaurs

We’re back! And after a long break, we’re ready to share some of our favourite apps again. Over the summer holidays we got into a few different dinosaur apps, so I decided it… Continue reading →

March Round-up and Taking a Breather

I’ve been wrestling for a good few months with how to take this blog forward. Since I started it in May 2012 I have really enjoyed exploring the wide range of fun and exciting… Continue reading →

Alph and Betty’s Topsy Turvy World

Alph and Betty’s Topsy Turvy World is a real treat! Aimed at children aged 3 to 8, this app blends storytelling, video and games beautifully, all within a themed alphabet world. Starting with A, each… 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 →

Toca Builders

Toca Builders is a construction toy app, and has been described as Minecraft for younger children or virtual Lego. For younger children, it’s all about experimenting, discovering and playing,  while older children can also get to… Continue reading →

Achieving the Early Learning Goals for Maths using 8 Great iPad Apps

I’m pleased to introduce a guest post from Eric Pramono, app reviewer extraordinaire from Geeks with Juniors. I asked Eric to recommend some apps for helping young children with maths, as this is something… Continue reading →

AniMatch

I had an interesting conversation on Twitter recently about matching games, which seem (from that very unscientific sample) to be the Marmite of the kids app world. I am not a great fan of matching games, perhaps… Continue reading →

Identikat – Guest Post on Geeks with Juniors

I was delighted to be asked recently by Eric and Camila, creators of the amazing Geeks with Juniors blog, to contribute a guest post as part of my Activity Days series. You can now… Continue reading →