Apps

Circle with Disney Helps Parents Manage Kids Screen Time

Circle with Disney is a pretty amazing tech tool for us parental units to manage and monitor our kids on screen time. What can Circle do? It can set screen time limits (it actually can turn off a device’s access to WiFi!) track kids’ tech usage including websites and apps so that you can see […]

Reading (and Writing) Apps for Kids

If you’re like me and want to keep technology as educational as possible, you’ll want to know about these new reading and writing apps for kids. See if any will be a good fit for your child’s age and stage. (All links are to the app store unless Android is specified.) Reading (and Writing) Apps […]

Good Storybook Apps for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Early Elementary Kids

Looking for good storybook apps for your toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary students? You’ll want stories with excellent narration, word highlighting, and both read-to-me and read-to-self options. These apps should help get your kids reading and enjoying stories. Also, I look for apps that have words and also am careful about the size of those words. There are […]

Minecraft Stop Motion Animation

Minecraft Stop Motion Animation Studio was a recent reward for my Minecraft loving daughter. It came with 1 movie stage, 6 different backgrounds, 3 exclusive mini-figures, a device holder, and over 18 other accessories. It’s been a fun way to make Minecraft stop motion movies. (Not to mention the bonus of getting cute collectibles.) Minecraft Stop Motion Animation To set up your […]

The Best Screen Time Rules for Families

If you’re like me, your kids’ screen time can easily get OUT OF CONTROL! And it’s time to make some new rules and better screen time guidelines. My kids don’t watch TV but they do have iPads and my 14-year old has a phone. ALL COUNT as screen time. Screen Time Rules and Guidelines for Kids and […]

Hands-On Coding for Kids with Osmo

Osmo Coding takes the computational thinking of programming and makes it easy-to-learn, hands-on, totally fun, and gamified so that even the youngest learners can develop coding knowledge within a playful format. I’m sold on this as a fun way for kids to develop foundational programming skills! Hands-On Coding for Kids with Osmo When kids learn to program, they start […]

Great Earth Day (Environmental) Apps for Kids

While it may seem counterintuitive to do Earth Day activities on a device, it’s always a great idea to find multiple ways to learn information. Especially for kids. Use these Eco- / Environmental apps to develop your child’s understanding of how to take care of our planet, it’s ecosystems and biomes, the animals who live here, […]

Stories by Gus on the Go: Spanish App for Kids

Stories by Gus on the Go: Spanish App for Kids Gus on the Go: Spanish for Kids hits the right note for pacing, content, and interactivity for kids learning Spanish. It uses short, familiar stories to teach children beginning Spanish words and phrases. This excellent language learning app provides lessons, practice, and stories so children have […]

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