Playing, watching TV, and reading are three of the popular leisure activities that kids engage in. These activities are usually enjoyed separately, but with modern apps they can all be rolled into one. One action packed app for kids is the Busytown Mysteries. This application combines cartoon entertainment, learning, singing, reading, and playing in one game application. ;) Busytown Mysteries for iPhone and iPad features full length stories, karaoke sing along sequences, and interactive games. This app can be helpful for parents who would like to help their kids develop reading and deductive reasoning skills. It is presented like an episode of the Busytown Mysteries cartoon series with ...
Google Glass and Your Eyes
The worlds of fashion and electronics have come together once more with Google Glass making a statement in the New York Fashion Week 2013. This eye wear is actually an android device that has a head mounted display, touchpad, and camera for pictures and videos. Users can enjoy Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, voice activation, 16 GB storage, and Google applications like Google+, Gmail, and Google Maps that are also featured in this device. As cool as this gadget is, one should first consider how these glasses may affect their eyes before plunging into the trend. Long term effects on the eyes or vision become an immediate concern when one fits an eye wear with a computer and mini monitor. An entry ...
The VTech InnoTab 3 – The Tablet for Kids
I once heard someone say, “In the eyes of a child, everything becomes right if a grown person does it.” To some, this may have a negative connotation. After all, the statement seems all encompassing, as if saying whether a grown person does something good or bad, it becomes right from a young one’s point-of-view. Nevertheless, people shouldn’t really take that statement in a negative light. Grown people know enough to watch their actions when in front of kids. So obviously, they wouldn’t purposely do something they know is wrong or bad especially when they know that young ones look up to them as role models. Therefore, instead of analyzing that statement under a bad light, it ...
Develop Your Child’s Spatial Intelligence with the Q-BA-MAZE 2.0 Mega Stunt Set
Once upon a time, children played actual toys. They had trains, airplanes, boats, balls, dolls, and blocks. Playing with these toys allowed children to explore the limits of their imagination. Playtime meant going out, meeting with friends (who are usually children of the same age who live next door or within the same neighborhood), going to the park, and playing said toys there. It was an awesome time for children to play make-believe. I should know, because I belonged to a generation where playing actually meant physical exertion and not merely endless tapping of the fingers. As time passed, however, these toys evolved into remote controlled vehicles, Barbie dolls, and Lego. While the ...
Life360: 24/7 Buddy for Keeping Tabs on the Kids
A typical mom’s day starts out by getting everyone in the family ready to go out for their daily activities. As soon as everyone is out of the door, parents can only hope that nobody gets into trouble and that they all get back home safely. With today’s mobile technology, parents are able to keep in touch with their kids through texts or calls every time they leave the house. Those who like to keep close tabs on their kids can make an easier job out of it through the Life 360 Family Locator app. This mobile phone application allows users to share their location with selected family or friends. It combines messaging, check-ins, and location sharing in one app. Parents can easily ...
Gather-Up for a Game of Letter Up
Unleash the inner nerd in you and get into one of the most exciting word games online, Letter Up. Friends and family members can gather-up in the virtual rooms of Letter Up for a fun game that will test your vocabulary and strategic skills. This multi-player crossword game pretty much has the same rules as the classic scrabble. Two to four players can pit their vocabulary prowess against each other by forming words out of lettered tiles in a 15 by 15 square grid. Each letter tile has a corresponding score value which is earned for every acceptable word played on the grid. The player with the highest score at the end of the game wins and earns coins that can be used for future ...
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