Category: Technology

  • Iphone Apps for Kids – Pocket Playhome

    Pocket Playhome (available from iTunes for £1.49) I know this app was designed for kids but my mate and I, both circa 40, had a scream playing with it. It’s a virtual doll house where you can move around the house, turn the lights on and off, fry an egg, open the fridge, flick the…

  • Iphone Apps for Kids: Pirate Trio Academy

    Right from the start I liked the look of the Kids Iphone Apps ‘Love to Count‘ (£2.49) and ‘Shapes & Puzzles‘ (£1.99) from Pirate Trio Academy. Initially I thought they were a bit advanced for Madame, but then I noticed that the Shapes & Puzzles had a special module just for 3 year olds and…

  • 1 in 3 children in London do not own a book!

    I was absolutely horrified to read in a paper a few weeks ago, that 1 in 3 children in London do not own a book!  One child, when asked to bring a book into school, brought an Argos catalogue as this was the only book in the house. Bloody hell! I believe this stems to…

  • Toddlers Seek and Find App – Review

    Available from I-tunes for .59p I hate writing bad reviews, but I was sent the Toddlers Seek and Find App by Wonderkind to try out.  I have to say I wasn’t that impressed.  It really doesn’t do that much.  There are 3 areas to explore:  My Farm, My Forest and My Zoo.  Children just click…

  • The Land of Me – Interactive Story Book

    I don’t know why I didn’t think I was going to like this, when in fact I really did.  There are 6 Chapters that you can download for children age 2-6 (Shape, Size and Colour, The World Outside, Making things, Rhythm and Dance, Songs and Rhymes and Story Time).  I absolutely love the music in…