Parenting Picks   by elemenous

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elemenous says: Here are a few of my faves that I've found useful as a parent of two grade schoolers.
elemenous's picks
  1. Audioboo
    Audioboo Let's you record up to five minutes of audio and post it to the web. Great for recording kids reading aloud!
  2. License Plate Game
    License Plate Game Provides an ongoing game for my family as we have a lengthy commute to school.
  3. gFlash+ Flashcards & Tests
    gFlash+ Flashcards & Tests Nice interactivity with Google Docs Spreadsheets. Help your child to study by putting lists of words and definitions in a spreadsheet and link it to this app. The app will take your lists and make create digital flashcards and other games.
  4. Goofy Mad Libs
    Goofy Mad Libs Fun activity for engaging the whole family.
  5. GorillaCam
    GorillaCam Fun photography app that's especially useful if you buy their tripod for your iPhone. Rig your iPhone up to take pictures from all sorts of angles. Include the entire family using the timer feature.
Discussion

mhn125

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elemenou, nice list. The license plate game looks like a fun one. Another important one is iTriage. With small children you'll access it all the time.

iTriage is free and gives you information on thousands of symptoms, diseases, and medical procedures in easy to understand language. Plus, it has every hospital, urgent care, retail clinic, physician and pharmacy in the database and can even give ER Wait Times for some hospital ERs.

Reply to comment Posted April 21, 2010

iEarnedThat

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This is a great list. We'd also love for you to take a look at our new app called iEarnedThat. It's a great parenting tool to help motivate kids. We've found it helpful with anything from getting chores done to eating vegetables and brushing teeth. It make it fun by turning any desired reward into an interactive 3D puzzle. Check it out and thanks for your support!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iearnedthat/id366144564?mt=8

Reply to comment Posted April 22, 2010

wsweil

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You might also like Tales2Go, which gives parents instant, on-demand access to over a thousand great kids' audio stories such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, How To Train Your Dragon, Encyclopedia Brown and much more... You can play them in the car on the way to school/soccer or at home during meal times. Give it a whirl...

Associated Apps:  Tales2Go - Old Version

Reply to comment Posted April 22, 2010

dustink

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Regarding flashcards, Stacks 3.0 just went live and now lets you create your own flashcards. Email me at stacks@dustinkirk.com letting me know you would like to write a review and I'd be happy to give you a promo code.

Website: http://www.dustinkirk.com/stacks

Reply to comment Posted May 17, 2010

reservechardonnay

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"smarty shortZ" was like 25 lessons and 25 games for $1.99 MY KIDS PICK THIS ONE EVERY TIME WE LET THEM USE THE IPAD

POCKET ZOO WE JUST GOT TODAY AND IT SEEMS TO KEEP THEM INTERESTED AS WELL

Reply to comment Posted August 13, 2010

ChelMo

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Great list! Another favorite is Little Sky Writers. Kids fly airplanes around flight paths shaped like letters. They learn their letters (upper and lower case), the correct way to write them, and LOVE doing it! The commentary is hilarious and keeps them cracking up the whole time.

Reply to comment Posted September 10, 2010

Zoey

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Thanks, it's really useful to have a list because sometimes it feels like a jungle in the appstore!
If you have iPads, I'd recommend Tam & Tao in Numberland, it's a beautiful app (I'd rather my children play with something esthetic) which is fun and smart at the same time. It's a bit expensive but it's worth it because my kids ask for it regularly and I don't feel guilty when I let them play because they're learning ;-)

Associated Apps:  Montessori Numberland HD

Reply to comment Posted October 11, 2010

rakkan

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My wife just wrote a children's book and published an app for it. I would love to give you a promotional code for it if you like so you can review it on iTunes. Let me know!

Reply to comment Posted November 13, 2010

ThumbArcade

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Great list. We just added a list called Little Thumbs. Check it out.

Our new app (done in collaboration with renowned children's artist/author Todd Parr) just launched on iTunes. Try it on for size: http://bit.ly/MyUnderwear

2ThumbsUp!

~ Player 02

Reply to comment Posted January 16, 2011

Shtory

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looks very cool! im going to try them

if ur interested there is also a new free app for kids http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiny-vehicles/id407775358?mt=8

Reply to comment Posted February 05, 2011

NikkiTaasha

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Great list! If you are interested, do check out http://punflay.com which specializes in educational iPhone/iPad apps for kids

Reply to comment Posted February 15, 2011

dlaczego

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You should check out http://www.p2games.co.uk - they have so many great apps for kids!

Reply to comment Posted June 23, 2012

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