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Wild Chords – learn to play a real guitar with this fun app This is more of a guitar playing tutorial than a game. But it is the type of tutorial that shows...

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0December 6, 2011
Wild Chords – learn to play a real guitar with this fun app

This is more of a guitar playing tutorial than a game. But it is the type of tutorial that shows what learning with the iPad can be. They have basically...
0December 5, 2011
Into the Snow – more interactive than book, but fun anyway!

Going into this app, I thought it was going to be an interactive book. My first run through it showed me it wasn’t and though the interactive stuff was cute,...
0December 4, 2011
Where’s my water – good physics puzzle game from Disney

The Disney folks have some good apps on the iPhone for kids. Very kid friendly, but sometimes geared towards some of their brands. This game is different, since it is...
0September 15, 2011
Maze+ – Freemium app that lead to some tears.

Maze+ is an interesting game at some levels. At a personal level though, it left us in tears. The idea is simple enough – lead your cute little dude through...
3September 10, 2011
Stick Dog wants a Hamburger – what my child is reading.

Recently, I went to iBooks to compare prices with Kindle for a technical book, but while I was there, I started browsing the free books. I found the Velveteen Rabbit...
0August 17, 2011
Dizzypad – get those reaction times down

Dizzypad is a guilty pleasure of ours. Very little educational slant I can put on it for Mom. But the kid jumps around with excitement and tension while playing. The...
1August 13, 2011
Casey’s Contraptions – physics game, geared towards kids with a iPad friendly UI

It’s a physics, Rube Goldberg game, with a slant towards children. It is a lot like the previously reviewed Crazy Machines, but it has a much more intuitive UI, and the...
0August 10, 2011
Bartleby’s Book of Buttons – a fun interactive book.

Bartleby’s Book of Buttons is exactly that – a book of buttons and knobs and switches. Each of the buttons interacts with the page somehow, making this a storybook that...
1August 8, 2011
Ticket to Ride – great iPad implementation of the board game.

I have a few board game enthusiasts at work and they were recommending some board games to play with Sal. At first, I wasn’t into the idea behind Ticket to...
0August 6, 2011
Battleship; new school vs. old school.

So we all think it is ridiculous that they are making a movie out of the game Battleship right? But I guess if it worked for the Transformers, it should...
0April 17, 2011
Super 7 – Flight Control fun with a math drilling aspect to it.

Sal busted me on this one, but I had the last laugh. When I called him over to show him a new game, he yelled back “Is it going to...
0April 14, 2011
10 Free Math apps – April 13 – 16 – from McGraw Hill

I was excited to see this special promotion – McGraw Hill in celebration of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. They are usually $1.99 so its a great deal...