Escheresque mazes, robots made of blocks, and blowing snot that bounces off walls - who said logic games couldn't be fun?
27 April 2015
Three Great Problem-solving iPad Games for kids
28 April 2014
Five tips for geocaching with kids
Go treasure hunting pretty much anywhere. Plan ahead and it will be great fun.
31 January 2014
Gus on the Go giveaway
Win a copy of our new favourite language learning app.
27 January 2014
App review: Gus on the Go French
Great app for young children learning a new language.
6 January 2014
App review: Endless Reader
Fun new iPad app from the people who made Endless Alphabet.
11 September 2013
App review: Zorbit’s Math Adventure
Great iOS app designed to quell any math anxieties early on.
7 June 2013
On Vancouver Mom: Museum of Vancouver’s Visible City
I love the adventure of wandering around, trying to figure out where I'm supposed to go next. The Museum of Vancouver's Visible City app is all about that.
13 March 2013
iPad app review: Naxos Records’ My First Orchestra
As a musician myself, albeit a keen amateur one, I’m always looking for ways to involve Elliot in listening and talking about classical music. We watch concerts on TV, we listen to it around the house and talk about how the music makes us feel, maybe about which instruments we can hear. Sometimes if I’m feeling brave, I get out my cello and let him bow while I stop the strings, or we drag out the accordion for a bit...
28 January 2013
iPad app review: Endless Alphabet
Quick, go download this app and then come back and read my review – it’s free right now and I wouldn’t want you to miss it. Endless Alphabet is a neat phonics app for kids. Simple yet engaging, like all the best apps for children, it presents a word in colourful letters, only to have all those letters scattered by a charging mob of monsters. This makes Elliot giggle every time. He then drags each letter back in place (not...