When I was a kid we would play car games. License plate bingo, try and make a big rig honk by pumping your arm up and down, punchbuggy and a parental favorite, the quiet game. My kids have many more options for their road trip entertainment and rather than have them just play games I like them to learn a little something. That is why I love apps on the iPad and iPhone. There are so many apps that are all about learning but disguised as games.
Disney Learning recently released their first math and science app. Kids can drive along with Mickey and his clubhouse friends around the world to many different habitats to find, count and photograph animals. In each habitat Mickey will ask kids to find a certain number of animals and if they pick the right group they can then photograph the animals. You travel through many environments because Mickey and friends are headed to the beach so Mickey can photograph some bottlenose dolphins but he keeps making wrong turns. Continue reading App Review: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Wildlife Count Along!→
Back in December I wrote a review of an online service called Lifeables. I received an e-mail the other day letting me know all about some new features of the service that I wanted to share with you. These are features that people have been requesting of Lifeables for a while and have recently been implemented.
New Features
With just one click, you can create Lifeables (memory collections) such as Family Yearbooks, Birthday Books and more!
You can share your Lifeables with family and friends via Facebook or email, even if they don’t have a Lifeables account. Just click “Share” when viewing your Lifeable.
And last but certainly not least, you can now order print books and PDFs! You can purchase your print book or PDF directly through the Lifeables site. Become a Lifeables member to get more storage space and a free book. Visit the Lifeables Shop
Lifeables also shared these Creative Ideas for Lifeables
The Family Yearbook and Birthday Books are two easy one-click ideas for memory collections, but there are so many more! You can use your collected memories from Facebook and other social accounts and/or upload photos to create unique virtual scrapbooks. Check out these fantastic ideas (and feel free to share them)! Kids Art Collection Kidictionary ABC Book Fashion Scrapbook Pet Scrapbook
