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Get Grandpa’s Toy Shop free this Friday (and watch for Fairlady Media’s brand new app next week), move your body to animate your drawings with PupperMaster (one of the coolest uses of an iPad I’ve seen recently), journey to Miffy’s World with StoryToys, and play with the characters from the bedtime story, ‘The Gruffly.’ Plus, we have some big news from Happy Papi. After 2 years of hard work, their free create-and-customize-your-own educational app platform is now live and ready to explore.
Garry Froehlich
Jellybean Tunes
Grandpa’s Toy Shop – FREE this Friday March 17th
by Fairlady Media
Design, build, and decorate ten different kinds of toys to sell in Grandpa’s Toy Shop! After you use your creative skills to make a new toy, you will have the satisfaction of seeing your unique toy on display in the shop. Then it’s time to advertise and price the toys, help customers, use the cash register, and clean up the shop. As the toys get sold, you’ll build new toys to restock the inventory. As always, Grandpa is a warm and wonderful coach! Ages 6-9.
PuppetMaster
by Shmonster LLC
PuppetMaster iPad app lets kids animate their drawings, toys, or anything they want, just by moving their body!
Miffy’s World
by StoryToys
Based on the beloved picture books created by artist Dick Bruna. and the worldwide hit TV series: Miffy is brought to life in a gentle and beautiful 3D interactive app. Join Miffy as she explores her world. Have fun playing together. Help her chose what to wear, brush her teeth, or take a bath. Go outside and have fun in the garden. Play fetch with her dog Snuffy. Fly a kite. Help Miffy grow her very own fruit and vegetables and use them to bake a yummy cake.
Gruffalo: Puzzles
by Magic Light Pictures
Play with all the characters from ‘The Gruffalo’, the UK’s favourite bedtime story! Perfect for 3 – 6 year olds. Featuring 6 character led games and 18 levels that combine fun game play with intuitive design.
Happi Papi Reinvents Educational Apps with the Launch of Their New Learning Platform
“Create, play and share unlimited learning apps in any language. On happipapi.com, educators and parents can now create and play their own stunning learning apps in just a few minutes. Too busy to create your own apps? Choose from hundreds of apps and thousands of worksheet to play and practice on. You can even put together a collection of apps and worksheets with easy access for your children and students. And did we mention that the entire platform is free!” See how it works at happipapi.com.
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