App Spotlight: Nickelodeon’s Scribble Hero

Nickelodeon’s new mobile app division, NickMobile, released its first two apps this month: Nick Jr. Draw and Play for the preschool/kindergarten set, and Scribble Hero for older kids (and adults too, it’s just that fun!). From Amazon: Scribble Hero (4/5 stars, guidance suggested, currently priced at $2.99) Get drawn into an action-packed world when you … Read more

Free App of the Day is Joining Hands

Joining Hands (4.5/5 stars, all ages), a type of match puzzler, is today’s Amazon Free App of the Day. From Amazon: Enter the Whispering Woods and meet the Peablins! They are curious little creatures who share a common belief: hold hands with your friends and the Bogeyman won’t take you. This has worked as long … Read more

Monkey Boxing is the Free App of the Day

Today’s Amazon Free App of the Day is Monkey Boxing (4.5/5 stars, guidance suggested, FREE today only as the Free App of the Day) – From Amazon: Enter the Monkey Boxing League with Monkey Boxing! Step inside the ring, do powerful K.O.s and combos, customize your monkey, and compete for HUGE Trophies! • High quality … Read more

Kids on Fire: Apps To Help Kids Master Math Facts

If you’ve got a child entering grades 1-3 this year, you’re going to keep hearing about “math facts” from your child’s school and teacher. Nowadays kids are expected to memorize not only their times tables, but addition and subtraction combinations from 0 – 20 as well. Here are two apps to help with math fact … Read more

Free Picross Apps

Picross is a fun game that started out as a pencil-and-paper logic puzzle classic, but now it’s available in a convenient app form! A Picross puzzle starts out as an empty grid with numbers running along the top and side edges. Those numbers indicate how many squares are to be filled in and how many … Read more

Free App of the Day is Labyrinth Puzzler Core Dive

Core Dive is today’s Amazon Free App of the Day. It’s a tilt-to-play, physics-based labyrinth game with an average review rating of 4/5 stars and it’s labeled as appropriate for all ages. From Amazon: Core Dive is a physics puzzle game in which the player guides a ball through labyrinthine temples situated in various landscapes, … Read more