As a kid one of my very favorite movies was The Jungle Book. I loved Baloo and Mowgli but for some reason my favorite character was Bagheera the Black Panther. I can’t quite remember why that is but Bagheera was my favorite character. Maybe because I’m just not as free wheeling as Baloo or fearless as Mowgli. I’m happy that Disney has release a Jungle Book app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad. Now I can share this story with my kids starting with Eva. Continue reading Review: Disney’s The Jungle Book App→
Eva and I were given a copy of the latest PBS Kids iPad app. This is the first app from the PBS series Arthur. The app is a side scrolling gamer where Arthur’s sister D.W. rides a magical unicorn across the screen and jumps to eat healthy foods that are all the colors of the rainbow. By consistently catching the healthy food the unicorn keeps her energy up. But if you run into the unhealthy sugary or salty snacks your unicorn ends up losing energy.
The app is pretty simple, good for the age range of 4-6 year olds. Eva had fun playing it. She is always asking us if this food is healthy or that food is healthy in her everyday life. She can see in this game what foods are healthy and which are not. Then she is telling us what is healthy and what is not. She picked up the game play quickly too. She was able to make the unicorn jump and super jump without issue. She made her way through a number of lower levels and as she continues to play she gets better and better at it. Continue reading App Review: D.W.’s Unicorn Adventure→
