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Baby Piano, music for babies and beyond

Nov 30, 09 Baby Piano, music for babies and beyond

Here is nice and well structured music app that will help introducing the basics of music for our little ones. Regardless of being called Baby Piano — which I figure helps people identify it with their first and very successful app Baby Flash Cards — this app works very well for toddlers too, helping them learn the...

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ABC Maze, iWriteWords’ perfect companion

Nov 30, 09 ABC Maze, iWriteWords’ perfect companion

Here is another app from gdiplus the creators of our all-time favorite iWriteWords. ABC Maze is a game which will help improve motor skills and eye coordination while recognizing letters and small words. It has the same great quality of other gdiplus apps in terms of interface design and sound feedback which makes it certainly...

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Tickle, Tap, Laugh and Learn

Nov 23, 09 Tickle, Tap, Laugh and Learn

That’s the promisse from the guys at Tickle Tap Apps, and they sure keep it with the release of three iPhone apps for kids and three other already in the making. From the first three, Sound Shaker, Sort Slider and Count Caddy, my kid’s favorite is Count Caddy. A very simple and straightforward app that helps...

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ABC Tutor, handwriting tutoring app

Nov 15, 09 ABC Tutor, handwriting tutoring app

Here is one app of a category with very few alternatives so far. ABC Tutor is intended to help teaching how to draw letters using a blackboard analogy. Relating letters with animals, is a very fun experience. For the little ones, it might be harder to follow the strokes that mount the letters but the ones learning how to write...

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Little Cook, play and learn with food

Nov 10, 09 Little Cook, play and learn with food

Here is a fairly different app. One that plays with food as ingredients for meals and has a little tester that will give her opinion or your cooking trials. Go around in the kitchen, mix eggs and chocolate, make a crazy soup or breakfast. All is worth while learning ingredients and getting to enjoy more and more to be around...

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AlphaMatcher, memory game

Nov 08, 09 AlphaMatcher, memory game

Here is a memory game based on letters. While memorizing the positions kids get trained reinforcing letter names. My kid likes this one a lot, although it could get some work on the graphics. Also, not sure if the timing score matters for the little ones. My 3 yo at least does not relate to it this far. AlphaMatcher....

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What a Pest! Narrated book

Nov 08, 09 What a Pest! Narrated book

Here is another book app for your digital bookshelf. What a Pest has beautiful illustrations and a more clean interface. Although a little bit pricey compared to similar apps, still worth considering the buy. What a Pest! From PicPocket Books....

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Belindra, animated popup book!

Nov 08, 09 Belindra, animated popup book!

Here is another line of story books for the iPhone my son and I just love: narrated, interactive books. Call it the digital version of the pop-ups as every scene has surprises hidden upon touching different parts of the scenario. This one has a more ‘naive’ illustration style and great music. If you like this line...

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The Queen Bee, narrated book

Nov 08, 09 The Queen Bee, narrated book

Here is a straight-forward though very nice narrated book of ‘The Queen Bee’. Listen to the story and turn the pages with or without the story’s text aid. Narrated stories are always a nice alternative to cartoons! Check out StoryChimes website for other books. The Queen Bee, from StoryChimes....

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Letter Writer Oceans: writing with a view

Nov 03, 09 Letter Writer Oceans: writing with a view

Here is another nice app for toddlers to get acquainted with letters’ shapes and strokes. They get guided through the steps of drawing letters by a little fish while viewing images of the ocean in the background. The images and music are beautiful and the application is really well thought and finished. I would rather...

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