Kids' things

My 3-year old son LOVES a game called Monkey Presc...

2009-11-13T14:27:14.660-08:00

My 3-year old son LOVES a game called Monkey Preschool Lunchbox. It's actually like 4 games in one - matching, counting, puzzle, and letter recognition. You even get to pick new "stickers" throughout the game for doing well. I'd definitely recommend it.

Check out AWazDat, it's a great new app for toddle...

2009-11-11T23:43:26.852-08:00

Check out AWazDat, it's a great new app for toddlers with fun pictures, sounds, and colors!

http://www.awazdat.com

I babysit my 4 year old and 2 year old cousins dur...

2009-11-06T09:21:58.358-08:00

I babysit my 4 year old and 2 year old cousins during the week, and entertaining them can be challenging. One day, my 4-year old cousin took my iPod Touch from my purse, and started pushing buttons. This got me to thinking…if I could find some kid-friendly apps that are fun (and educational) I could probably keep them entertained for quite awhile. I did a search and discovered Robot Coloring book, which was perfect because both of them are quite into robots to start with. There are four themes to choose from: Friendly, Silly, Evil, or Wacky. This coloring book app is great and easy to use. All you do is choose the robot you want to color, touch a color, then touch the area you want to fill in. I think my cousins’ favorite feature is that you can save your drawings to the iPod. They love showing their mom what they’ve created. Overall, this app has given me a great new way to entertain my cousins. The only problem that comes up is that they need to take turns! :-)

These games are for infants...not toddlers.

2009-11-03T22:13:41.929-08:00

These games are for infants...not toddlers.

If anybody is interested in a cute game that cater...

2009-09-28T18:53:12.336-07:00

If anybody is interested in a cute game that caters both for kids learning to spell, and those just wanting some fun, I'd like to recommend my recently released game - Pogg.

My 15 month old son is addicted, understood how to play (the "random" button and picture mode) very quickly and has learned a surprising amount of vocab by playing it with me. Older kids are having fun spelling with it, and it is receiving great reviews from parents and teachers.

http://www.rickyvuckovic.com

@futnuh: You're right. I haven't been visiting th...

2009-09-06T08:05:46.006-07:00

@futnuh: You're right. I haven't been visiting this post for a while. Let me delete these Juicebox comments.

@Brianna: Posting the same comment about your game to someone's blog is really uncool. You should really change your marketing strategy.

The flagrant and repeated comment spam from someon...

2009-09-06T04:11:18.372-07:00

The flagrant and repeated comment spam from someone obviously affiliated with Juicebox are pathetic.

Hi Meimei, Given how good your kids are at Connect...

2009-09-01T02:41:11.575-07:00

Hi Meimei,
Given how good your kids are at Connect Four, they will enjoy many of the games in this set. Enjoy!

Thanks Michal for sharing this... I just ordered o...

2009-08-31T23:41:05.639-07:00

Thanks Michal for sharing this... I just ordered one from Amazon and look forward to having fun with it with Jade and Jason!

Also, you may find this blog article interesting: ...

2009-08-26T06:21:11.645-07:00

Also, you may find this blog article interesting:

"If you give a toddler an iPhone..."

Fairlady Media has recently released Whizzit Count...

2009-08-26T06:18:32.479-07:00

Fairlady Media has recently released Whizzit Counting for preschoolers. This super-fun counting game features great music, fun sound effects, lively animations, and great graphics! Rather than just memorization of numbers, it teaches counting of true quantities. Developed by an Educational Psychologist and parents of preschoolers! Check it out:

http://whizzit.fairladymedia.com

A new game that just came out that my little ones ...

2009-08-05T23:30:09.851-07:00

A new game that just came out that my little ones ADORE is called Jump! They don't have to touch the screen to play....just move the phone back and forth which is nice and easy....even for my youngest. I like it too.

I would like to recommend an educational game that...

2009-07-14T16:28:35.612-07:00

I would like to recommend an educational game that my 3 year old really likes Learn to Talk
He loves going through the colorful flash cards, listen to the words and repeat them. He has learnt a lot of new words for the past couple of weeks.

One of the annoying things about the Palo Alto Cit...

2009-05-09T17:27:00.000-07:00

One of the annoying things about the Palo Alto City web site is that their links keep changing end old URLs to not redirect to new ones. The current link to Second Saturday Participation Plays is here but I bet that this link will change soon too.

Artsee is fun! My 5 year old loves it! Here's an...

2009-05-06T14:49:00.000-07:00

Artsee is fun! My 5 year old loves it!

Here's an update: the Spanish Version of Shape Builder is available for sale!!!

here's the iTunes link:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=313441427&mt=8

here's the info on the website:
http://www.touchscreenpreschoolgames.com/games/shape-builder-iphone-toddler-game/espanol-spanish-preschool-app

Darren Murtha

Here are some pictures: parade and goats.

2009-05-02T22:05:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures: parade and goats.

Let me know how it goes. Unfortunately most of th...

2009-05-02T22:03:00.000-07:00

Let me know how it goes. Unfortunately most of the shows you mentioned on FB are not available for Netflix streaming but some are, for instance: Dora, Season 1.

thanks michal. I will probably ditch cable in the...

2009-05-02T11:13:00.000-07:00

thanks michal. I will probably ditch cable in the next 2 months. I'm on a promotional offer for 6 month.

In the meantime, I'll record as much Nick Jr shows as much as possible and I'll back it up to my imac ( and external harddrive) using Roxio Toast.

Yesterday I installed FlipFrog. Avril liked this ...

2009-05-01T22:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I installed FlipFrog. Avril liked this game from the start and today shared it with her friend Kyra at dinner. It looked like they both had fun.

Thanks for app suggestions! I'm a little slow wit...

2009-04-30T07:01:00.000-07:00

Thanks for app suggestions! I'm a little slow with Internet usage recently but I've tried the Shape Builder and Artsee Free. My daughter liked both. :)

I may try FlipFrog (99c) and BLiP Bloink Lite (free) as I get more time.

BLiP Bloink Lite is now available -- great game fo...

2009-04-27T20:33:00.000-07:00

BLiP Bloink Lite is now available -- great game for kids! FREE

iTunes Direct Link to the LITE GAME

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=311855487&mt=8&uo=6Description:

Connect the Bloinks to keep them from going too high! If you enjoy games like Tetris, this game is for you.

Features:

Simple, fast gameplay.
Three levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium and Hard.
Earn three Trophies across thirty levels of play.
Share High Scores with friends with the “Brag” function!
Continue to play iPod music in the background during gameplay.

I wanted to add my game here also as it is geared ...

2009-04-15T08:18:00.000-07:00

I wanted to add my game here also as it is geared towards pre-readers. Artsee Activities is a painting and shape recognition game. You can see screenshots at my site, BriteJar.com or at the iTunes AppStore: Artsee Activities.

Hello, I would recommend my game BLiP Bloink. The ...

2009-04-03T08:56:00.000-07:00

Hello, I would recommend my game BLiP Bloink. The easy settings are perfect for children 4+ and the more difficult settings are fun for adults. go to blipfungames.com for more information

I'd also suggest FlipFrog http://tropicalpixels.co...

2009-03-25T18:29:00.000-07:00

I'd also suggest FlipFrog http://tropicalpixels.com/flipfrog-appstore a fun litle app for toddlers and kids. My 2 year old is addicted.

Here's a description about a super game for 3 to 6...

2009-03-08T18:52:00.000-07:00

Here's a description about a super game for 3 to 6 year olds:

"Shape Builder educates and entertains your little one (ages 3 to 6) with easy to move shapes that snap into place on top of silhouette puzzles. Each puzzle has 5 to 10 pieces and after positioning all of the pieces, the real image is revealed along with a professional voice recording of the word spoken by Jill Dews, a licensed speech therapist. Shape Builder encourages cognitive thinking and fine motor skills plus exposes young minds to new music instruments, animals, produce, objects and the alphabet in a fun and engaging format with LOTS of sound effects!"

Highlights:

Total of 120 puzzles!
24 Music instruments with sound effects
17 Fruits & Vegetables
37 Animals - most animals have sound effects
26 Letters - speech therapist sounds out each letter in a fun way
16 other fun items like Firetruck, and Police Officer
Random play resets after all puzzles are completed

Here's the website with some info:
http://www.touchscreenpreschoolgames.com/

The youtube video of my son demonstrating the game (funny because he sounds out the instrument sound effects before they happen):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxbD6IeLylw

and the iTunes link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306572986

enjoy!