The Jellybean Tunes App Report

Welcome to the fourth installment of the App Report returning this week with even more family-friendly apps. The Moms With Apps community is growing, and this week new members have brought a generous helping of apps with them.

Kids can read about the Princess and the Frog, follow the adventures of a felt bear across Europe, or insert themselves into a story book.  In Education, they can create circus characters, find out just what is inside that egg, or join Emma on her journey through Africa.

In time for the season, we have an Advent calendar in Entertainment, along with the intriguingly named Bugs and Dolls.  Onelamp Studio has created a pair of games for young children focusing on math, numbers and letters.  Finally, My First Studio, music producers from Australia, brings three new apps to allow youngsters to create electronic music.

Click on the links to find out more about each app.  If you find an app you like, remember to leave a review on iTunes.

– Garry Froehlich | Jellybean Tunes

Books

	The Princess and the Frog by Alexandre Minard: Once upon a time there was a young Princess who was extremely beautiful. She loved to play above anything else, and her most favourite toy was a golden ball, given to her by her fairy god-mother. She took it everywhere with her, throwing and catching it as she went. The universal tale is told in five languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian and German). iPad
	The adventurous journey of Bobik Bombastinov by JustKidsApps: Join Bobik, the crafted felt bear, on his 45 pages long journey from Kiev (Ukraine) to Zurich (Switzerland). Made up of photo compositions with a crafted felt bear, this funny book by Viviane Dommann will delight young and old alike. Bilingual text in German and English. iPad
	JibJab Jr. Books by JibJab Media Inc.: With JibJab Jr. Books, you can make your child the star of the show. In just a few simple swipes, you can create personalized storybooks that feature your child’s face and name. Your child will be enthralled by the great stories, colorful art, and awesome animations in every JibJab Jr. book. iPad

Education

	Oddballz Circus by Oddballz Apps: Created by parents, Oddballz At The Circus is a playful, educational app. With a swiping motion, children mix and match heads, bodies, and feet to make their own circus characters! Along the way, they can poke the animals to make them roar, chirp, or tweet, as well as getting balls to bounce, clowns to jump, and many other surprises. iPhone and iPad
	Baby Eggs – Play & Learn by Moo Moo Lab LLC: Come and find out who is inside each egg! The animals are revealed through interaction. Simply tap the egg to see who is hiding inside. Learn these animal names together with your little one! Whether you’re teaching your child a second language or just want to help him/her learn new words, the app has the option to select from four languages-English, Spanish, French, and Mandarin. iPhone
	Book Puzzle – Emma in Africa HD by Tropisounds: “Emma in Africa” is the first of a series of Book Puzzles, brought to you by the creators of the award winning and best selling Wood Puzzle apps. It’s a simulated short children’s book that combines amazing images, sounds, music and puzzles, keeping kids entertained and encouraging them to read with its multimedia approach to learning. iPad

Entertainment

Advent Calendar 2011 by JustKidsApps: With over 100 pages and behind each window a Christmas short story, a recipe, a little game, an idea for handicraft or a poem, the calendar has something in store for everyone in the family. Zoom into the beautiful and amusing illustrations by Viviane Dommann to see all the details. Her illustrations combine Christmas characters with characters from fairy tales in a funny and whimsical way you probably have never seen before! iPad

Bugs and Dolls by Monkey Prism: Combining beautifully-rendered drawings with engaging audio elements, this new app will surely be a hit with children of any age. Three ways to play. “Sound Box Mode” – touch the objects for fun sounds. “Word Mode” – touch and hear the word read back to you. “Quiz Mode” – answer the questions by touching the screen. iPhone iPad

Games

	Math Color HD by Onelamp Studio: By playing with the coloring games, the child will study mathematics without even noticing, he will learn to recognize colors, materials, will learn English, and etc. Cute animals, objects, and interesting animations can fully attract the child’s attention; and succeed in the purpose of learning through playing, and playing while learning. iPad
	Happy Connect by Onelamp Studio: “Happy Connect” provides children the best online games; kids in the game can improve cognitive ability, expand their imagination, and learn English. Through numbers and letters children are helped to establish connections, and thus get more confidence by playing games. iPad

Music

	Play Box by My First Studio: Teach your kids the joy of sample based music with this fun creative toy. Play rhythms, bass, xylophone, guitar, and even a cat, dog, or cow. Created in conjunction with Music Vs Physics, Play Box is a soundboard of fun samples and exciting musical concepts. iPhone and iPad
	Beak Box by My First Studio: These beat boxing baby chickens are a fun, yet fully functional, drum machine. Peck out your own beats live or sequence the chics to create cute animated rhythms. Created in conjunction with Music Vs Physics, Beak Box teaches children the basics of writing their own drum beats in a playful environment. iPhone and iPad
	Scribble Synth by My First Studio: Teach your kids the joy of noodling around on a synth by doodling around on a synth. Created in conjunction with Music Vs Physics, this waveform synthesizer is controlled by scribbling and converts your child’s drawn line to a synth line in real-time. Each colour represents a different waveform and they can select from six different arpeggiated scales. iPhone and iPad