When I was an art teacher in public school for many years, one of the activities my students liked best was how to make a Halloween bat. It is such an easy project. It does not require many supplies and can be made quickly with in 30 minutes. If working with a group, you can […]
Pumpkin Heads, Book Review
October is here and Fall is in full swing; what a great time for a Pumpkin Heads book review. Picture book month is also in October. There are so many wonderful picture books that can be shared with children. Special stories about holidays are always a great way to peak a child’s interest. Pumpkin […]
Halloween Kids Puzzle App Review
This week my blog is focused on the Halloween Kids Puzzle app review. October is here and a great way for kids to channel their excitement is to be engaged in activities that relate to Halloween. It is amazing that such a simple activity as putting together puzzles as now been enhanced to new levels […]
Dinorama – Kids App
Dinorama – kids app approaches entertainment with a unique approach to learning. The unusual thing about this app is that it is an early introduction to finance and responsibility for children. It is a game, but does not appear to be one. As the game begins you take care of the responsibilities of setting […]
Fit Brain Kids: Sparky’s Adventures App
Fit Brain Kids: Sparky’s Adventures App uses the direct approach of educating children by asking questions. Parents can log in and set up a name and age for each child. The child then chooses their name and is asked questions according to the age level set by the parent. after a child is asked three […]
Tortoise & Hare Storybook App Review
The Tortoise And Hare Storybook App Review is a peek into the interactive app for children based on the famous tale from Aesop’s Fables. It is the humorous and magical with interactive activity and animation that brings this story to life. As I viewed it I was thinking that I knew children would be spell […]
Math 42 – Educational Middle Grade Math
As the app market continues to grow by bounds there are many whimsical, colorful and creative apps, but a field that has been badly overlooked is math and educational middle grade math apps. One of the subjects that children struggle with the most is fifth to 12th grade math. The simple reason for this is […]
Kinderbach Kids Music App
I have to admit that I am constantly amazed with the array of amazingly creative ideas for apps for children and apps in general. I found a wonderful app this morning, Kinderbach, which is a kids music app. When my children were young and found an interest they wanted to try out, the big decision […]
Kids Activities – Homemade Clay Recipe
This time of the summer the kids are really getting bored and it is so hot outside that if the kids are out there very long they will either get sunburned or heat stroke. This summer I have been posting on my blog different kids activities to keep them busy during the summer that […]
Free Interactive Kids Math Apps
When I taught first grade, I had a student that was amazing in math. This was before the invention of free interactive kids math apps. His father told me that every summer he bought the math software for the grade level that his children would be attending for that year and then had them practice […]