Fun Educational Apps for Kids: Reviews, Daily Deals and Giveaways

App News - New Kids Apps May 23

The Yooks and Zooks are battling over butter in the latest quality adaptation from Oceanhouse Media, the Jungle Book gets the 3D pop-up book treatment and Nikki and Jazmin teach your child about a visit to the doctor. Plus, build math skills in a Scrabble-like game, play dress-up, clean your room, and learn all about Canada (home of your humble jellybeans!) with apps from our family-friendly app network.

Wee Kids Math – A Clever Game App for Beginners - Review

Wee Kids Math enters the App Store at a time when there are literally hundreds of math apps available for young children. Fortunately, this is an outstanding app that deserves to be recognized for its design as well as its entertainment value. For promoting math as an activity that kids (ages 5-8) can enjoy, Fun Educational Apps awards it a Top Pick in the category of primary level math apps. Fun Educational Apps TOP PICKS

Wee Kids ABC – A Word Game App with a Circus Theme - Review

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.  You are about to enter the world of Wee Kids ABC. For your enjoyment, it offers word puzzles and games that will entertain and amuse your child.  At the same time, it will strengthen his letter and word recognition skills. Step right up, and see for yourself.

Wee Kids Stickers – A Fun & Easy Matching App for Preschoolers

How good are your children’s matching skills? If they could use a boost,;Wee Kids Sticker provides practice in matching objects with their outlines. If they’re already pretty good, this might be a fun app for them to use independently to challenge their skills. At Fun Educational Apps, we appreciate apps that offer educational content using a kid-friendly game format.

Mr. Thorne's Spellbook 2: Master Edition - Over 72 Spelling Lists! - App Review

Spelling is one of those things that every child needs to know.  Many of us remember studying (or memorizing) word lists for the weekly spelling test.  Then promptly forgetting the words.  This app sets out to make spelling memorable.  Like its predecessor, Mr. Thorne's Spellbook 2: Master Edition gives kids a fun way to practice this essential skill.

Adagio : The Musical Touch for Kids- A Child-Friendly Piano App

Adagio (pronounced ah-dah-zhee-o) is a musical term that means, “music played in a leisurely manner.” If you can picture a child who is mesmerized by the notes played on a digital piano, you can see why creating a child-friendly piano app is such a marvelous idea. Adagio: The Musical Touch for Kids has simplified the experience of playing the piano down to the most basic level.

5 Great New and Noteworthy Educational Apps - May 11 to May 17

This week again lots of great new fun and educational apps entered the App Store. While browsing the what’s “New and Noteworthy” according to Apple staff in the UK and US, five caught all of our attention. Our favourites are:  a cool magical music box for toddlers - Sago Mini Sound Box -  a great learn how to read app - Reading Raven Vol 2 HD- An original ABC apps with animals - Alphabeasties - one of our top picks - Pizza Factory for Kids!  and an original and unique news app - News360: Your Personalized News Reader!

Tiny Firefighters - Seek and Find Fun Interactive Book App for Toddlers and Pre-K

Seek and find activities are always a favorite with the preschool crowd and Tiny Firefighters is sure to be the same.  Firefighters are such a fascinating topic for youngsters and the hidden animations in this app will delight toddlers and preschoolers.

Extraordinary Jenny Jones - A Storybook App That Celebrates Individuality

When my daughter was very little, she tried to understand her place in a world dominated by a capable, confident big sister. Repeatedly, she wondered, “What’s special about me?” Children want to know what makes them special, and when they find out, they tend to be happier and more content. Extraordinary Jenny Jones is a great story app to enjoy with a child age 3-10 who wants to discover what being unique is all about.   **FREE for Jenny's Birthday Month of MAY**

New Kids Apps - App Report May 16

How do you explain cancer to a child? The Terrifying Building in Eyeville offers an allegorical tale to ease that conversation. Apps Kids Love returns with Cars Jigsaw Puzzles, the latest in their popular line of animated puzzles. Challenge your child or yourself with Blocks Rock! from Zephyr Games (developers of Math Evolve along with Interaction Education). Plus, a curated youtube app for children, an introduction to animals and climate zones, and a news magazine for kids this week in apps from our family-friendly app network.

5 Great New and Noteworthy Educational Apps - May 4th to May 10th

This week again lots of great new fun and educational apps entered the App Store. While browsing the what’s “New and Noteworthy” according to Apple staff in the UK and US, five caught all of our attention. Our favourites are:  a Disney app for story creation and storytelling using your own pictures; FRAGGLE FRIENDS FOREVER - to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Fraggle Rock”; an adventure game apps that stimulates  both sides of your brain; a learning app about Ancient Greece and to finish an interesting twist to the classic tale Little Red Ridding Hood!

iLearn With Ice Land Adventures Top Learning App for Kindergarten Now Available in Spanish!

Great news iiLearn With Ice Land Adventures, a fun learning app by Tribal Nova for kids aged 3 to 6, is now available in Spanish! Fun Educational Apps NEWS