App Friday: Connecting With Our Kids

Another huge week has come and gone. We began with an eye-opener about the growing market for children’s technology products. Then, our fears were stoked with articles about wired kids running rampant. Are family-values a thing of the past? Will kids turn into bug-eyed drones who text 24/7? 

Ultimately, I believe GREAT PARENTING is key to keeping us on track. By talking at the dinner table, setting examples of politeness and hard work, and by staying involved in what our children are doing online – we can turn struggle and strife into empowerment. I don’t spend my time here at Moms With Apps because I think “apps are the answer”. I’m here because I want us to think about our content choices, and how we use that content in the home. So while Kidoodle Pirate Scribblebeard is FREE this #appfriday, you bet that I’ll be scribbling some doodles of my own, right there alongside my kids. Well scribble-me-timbers…let’s go download!

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Yep, we’ve got another download party in store for you. To connect with the community and discover great deals, check out our Facebook Event at 10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST on Friday Oct. 14th. The event is open to the public. To participate, log into Facebook with your personal profile, go to the event page and click “attend event”, and interact by posting app news or by entering comments along the way. Click “F5” to refresh the page every few minutes so you can see the new posts.

Participating Apps: Kidoodle’s Pirate Scribblebeard, Are Your My Friend?, Vikido, WordBall, Signing Numbers & Colors, and Timo the Magical PictureBook

  1. Click the images to view the app descriptions in iTunes.

  2. Promotional pricing lasts until 8pm US PST Friday unless extended by the developer.

  3. For opinions and reviews on these apps, consider visiting the Review Sites listed on our Appreciation Page.

Kidoodle: Pirate Scribblebeard’s Treasure with Oscar & Josephine is a groundbreaking new type of interactive drawing app where your child’s drawings become part of the animated scenes! FREE for #appfriday.


Are You My Friend? by Annie Fox is an iBook that resonates with typical 4-8 year olds, kids with special needs, as well as reluctant readers. It also includes a unique guide for parents, teachers and counselors to help children increase friendship skills and social and emotional learning. $.99 for #appfriday, in selected countries.


Vikido is a social network for families, powered by the Facebook Connect log in. They take online privacy very seriously and state this clearly in their Terms of Use within the app. Free always, not just #appfriday.

 

Word Ball will challenge your word building skills in an educational, fast paced, and fun word game. $.99 for #appfriday.

 

Signing Numbers & Colors is an iphone and ipad educational app for preschoolers that features animated sign language symbols for numbers 1-10 and 10 colors. It is listed within the Interactive Touch Books app for $.99 this #appfriday.

 

Timo and the Magical Picture Book is a hilarious app which you won’t resist shaking! Make plates fall from the cupboard or see how mother bakes a cake in the washing machine. $.99 this #appfriday.

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Our app news is crazy-full this week. The list of new releases can always be found on the public section of our forum called “Product Announcements”. In addition, Be Confident in Who You Are is on sale for $.99, and Mermaid Waters by AppyZoo is FREE to relaunch their latest update. If you find out about anything else – please add it on our link exchange!

Link Exchange

The Link Exchange is a way for anyone to share their own news!  Do you have an app that is New, Free, or Specially priced? List it here! Include the app name in the “link title”, your email, and a URL to the app.

2 Replies to “App Friday: Connecting With Our Kids”

  1. It seems the timo book is just the iphone version that is .99. Is that correct? The ipad version is showing up as 3.99. Thanks!

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