Iphone Apps for Pre-Schoolers (Books)

When I first bought my Iphone I never thought in a million years that I’d let my 3 year old play with it.  She absolutely flies around it, when my hubby wouldn’t be able to make a call on it.  I’ve downloaded so many apps, I’ve started organising them by subject (Literacy, Numeracy, etc).  This may stem from my former life as a primary school teacher.

I don’t tend to download games such as Paper Toss, Angry Birds etc as I’d like them to have some educational content but I haven’t gone as far as downloading flash cards.

I was looking for some classic books (Cinderella, Pinocchio, Snow White, etc), which I didn’t find but stumbled upon these books by Kidz Story.  I think they’re great and so does Madame.  You have the option for the story to be read to you or read it yourself plus there’s a bit on interactivity built in.  They’re not free but for 59p I think it’s a great bargain!  They would have cost a lot more than £3 for 5 books on the High Street.

Here’s what we thought:

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Do you have any apps that you would recommend for a 3 year old?

Which ones would you avoid?

Its Your Story! Personalised Gifts

I have to say I was really excited about reviewing Its Your Story, personalised books for children as I think it’s a brilliant idea and I wasn’t disappointed.  All you have to do is choose a book from the website, which is nicely broken down by birthdays, gender or genre.  There is also a section for Adults.

Once you have chosen a book they contact you and ask for details.  In our case, it was daughter’s name, address, best friend’s name, and favourite food.  Then all we had to do was upload a photo of Madame.  Easy peasy.  I think they would make excellent gifts; one to note with Christmas around the corner.

We chose a classic, Jack and the Beanstalk.  When she first saw herself in the book she got so excited, shouting her name on each page.

Still not convinced, have a listen