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Do you worry about your kids sitting like lumps in front of the iPad? Then this app ‘Sneak HD’ by Made in Me (£1.49), is for you. It gets them up off the sofa moving around, perfect for the looming school holidays.
It does what it ‘says on the tin’. There are 5 monsters that live inside the iPad. You have to select some bait, then run and hide and sneak up like a Ninja to catch it. You unlock more bait as you go along.
I think this would be great for groups of kids, possibly for parties.
One of the biggest reasons I tend to pay for Apps is to avoid the advertising. Plus, I’ve heard of children managing to download full versions at great expense to their parents. This happened to one of my neighbors but he did manage to get a £70 credit from Apple and he has now changed the settings so it doesn’t happen again.
I was trolling the net today looking for more Maths apps for my 5 year old. I often rely on the reviews when deciding whether to purchase or not.
I know I shouldn’t find this funny, but I did!
You may want to bear this in mind when downloading those FREE apps and don’t forget to turn off the ability for ‘in app purchases’ on your devices to avoid any nasty surprises!
I stumbled across this app, Magic Ink: Tinkerbell and Friends, the other night and I think it’s great. Kids have the opportunity to either read the story themselves or have it read to them. But this is where the magic begins, with a simple swipe of your finger you go from this…..
To this, revealing more of the story….
We absolutely love it and what’s better many of the titles in this series are FREE!
I have to say I tutted when I was first asked to review this app as the first Topic is free and then you have to pay for the others. However, my daughter is loving it and keeps going back to it again and again. She only has the Sorting and Matching Topic. I think the most motivating thing for her is the certificate we can email to ourselves when she completes each section. I’m tempted to purchase the other modules but do think they are a bit pricey. All ten topics are £9.99.
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I’m absolutely loving this iPad App ‘Scribble Press’ and the best thing of all it’s FREE! Scribble Pad allows children to write, illustrate and share their own stories. They can use a story template as a starting point (e.g. If I were a Fairy, All about my Dad, If I ruled the World or The Craziest Day) or they can make their own from scratch.
There is a huge bank of drawing tools; everything from markers, to stamps and to stickers. All of which are very easy to use. My daughter is only 4. The Ipad’s camera is also integrated so your child can transport themselves into the story.
It’s entirely up to you whether you want to share their work, but there’s also a public gallery, which is great for checking out other children’s stories and giving your child inspiration for their own masterpiece. My favourite is ‘The Loin King’ and that isn’t a typo.
I also read somewhere that it may be possible to get your children’s work printed but I haven’t investigated closely.
The possibilities are endless.
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