FOR KIDS:

GazziliPuzzles

GazziliPuzzles is a jigsaw puzzle app that includes an animated scene after each puzzle is finished.  This colorful app includes six puzzles that range in difficulty – from 6 pieces to 20 pieces.  In the upper levels it also involves rotating the pieces so that they are the right way.

Children will enjoy the different pictures like a cowboy, a train, a skateboarder, a child sledding, at a sea park and water skiing.

I like the fact that there is different difficulties in the puzzles and that everyone from preschooler to kindergartner can enjoy the app.  It would be great though, if more puzzles could be added once these 6 are mastered.

VeggieTales: Larry’s Missing Music

Let your imagination run wild creating unique cartoon faces from over 400 billion possible combinations. Use your wild, whacky, beautiful creations in the memory challenging Card Match, the fast paced Match 3, or test your powers of observation in the Patterns games.

Up to four people can use the game on each device, and there are 178 individual pieces to choose from in the Face Creator, so you’ll always have a different character set from your friends and family. There are 3 variations of each game to play, 4 different animated backgrounds you can choose from, and a gentle soundtrack the whole family will enjoy.

Toddler’s Seek & Find: My Little Town

The same as in "Toddler's Seek & Find: My Animals", three lovingly hand-drawn and coloured scenes
feature real and imaginative scenarios in the town. And there's so much to be discovered every
morning, afternoon and evening! Little explorers can activate the various animations and hear the
corresponding sounds simply by touching the screen. A piano soundtrack in the background rounds
off the experience.

My son could play this game for hours!  A great quiet time app that allows children to explore.

Storychimes Songbook

Storychimes Songbook is a whole new way for kids and parents alike to experience their favorite songs! Each song has its own beautifully illustrated story, animations, interactivity and sounds.

StoryChimes SongBook exclusively features the songs of John Lennon & Paul McCartney! Take a trip to the jewelry store with “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”, soar high in the sky with “Let It Be” and play with the happy sun in “All You Need Is Love” to name just a few of the titles in the StoryChimes SongBook!

My daughter loves this app. She spends hours just sitting on her bed, listening to the songs and singing along. She even sings the songs while we are walking to school in the morning.  Her favorite song is “All You Need Is Love”.

Chuck and Friends – Friends for the long haul!

Chuck and Friends – Friends for the long haul is based on the T.V show Chuck & Friends.

My boy LOVES this show and was so excited when I showed him the app.  There is a read along story, as well as puzzles and activities in between.  Once the activities & puzzles have been completed a short video of Chuck and his friends plays.

This is a fun app for the little boy in your life!

Wee Pray – Pray With Me

Wee Pray – Pray with Me allows you record prayers or voice messages for your child to play when you can’t be there. You can express your love and warmest wishes in your own voice, in a recorded audio message or prayer. It helps fill the void for those that are separated by distance or situation, mom or dad away from home while on business, grandparents not close by, men and woman on active duty away from their families.

There are different prayers for Morning, Meal Time, Bedtime, & Love.

iLearn with Poko: SEASONS

iLearnWith Poko: Seasons! is an educational app for children ages 3 to 7 years to learn about the seasons and weather all while having fun!

This app is from Tribal Nova a company that cares about the development of children. Their apps feature child psychologist approved educational content, friendly characters from TV shows, rich graphics and audio and fun!

I love that this app is made in Canada and my daughter has played this app for at least half an hour straight today while I worked. She enjoys learning about the different seasons and is always excited to see what is next!

iLearnwithPokoSeasons

It is a fun little app that can ease the fears of children who are scared of monsters. It scans a child’s room to let them know it is safe and free of monsters. Parents/Adults can adjust the settings to show monsters if it is appropriate (such as Halloween, etc).

 

By showing your kids proof that there are no monsters in the room, our hope is that they will feel reassured and be able to get a good night sleep.

Alpha Writer

Ruckus Media is now offering iTunes for new LITE (that means, free!) versions of some of their classic storybook apps.