Fab Mums

While I was looking for some cool iPhone apps of popular children songs for my young nephew I have come across LoeschWare who develop colourful apps for toddlers and preschoolers. I was absolutely taken with the Five Little Monkey app, my nephew who is 14 months old loves it and keeps playing with the stop [...]

iPhone Apps are a great tool to encourage learning through play and with careful selection by parents they could be invaluable in the development of literacy. The multilingual aspect of the applications is ideal for bilingual children. The majority of the applications are in English, but there is a good choice of apps in other languages too.  [...]

I have written about Innovative Kids’ books before as I am an admirer of the quality of information their books are able to communicate to children through simple and entertaining stories. Green Start is a series of books aimed to young children to gently introduce them to green living by understanding the importance of the [...]

To celebrate World Ocean Day on June the 8th and the book’s 50th anniversary Oceanhouse Media launched yet another fabulous digital version of Dr Seuss’s books. After classic stories like The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax and How The Grinch Stole Christmas it is the turn of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue [...]

I have recently come across a great series of books designed to introduce basic science concepts to kids. Little Pirate, Science Made Simple is a great line of books by Innovative Kids based on inquiry-based learning. Children go on a journey with the book’s characters to answer questions such as “Is a Shark a Fish?” [...]

I am a huge supporter of teaching children through play. During play the mind is comfortable and open to new stimulus so it is not surprising that children learn more when they are relaxed. That’s why educators use a playful method in early learning. Looking at my son’s schoolwork it is evident how teaching systems [...]

Another classic Dr. Seuss book makes it to the App Store. It is the turn of The Lorax, first published in 1971 and turned into eBook to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day coming up on Thursday 22nd of April. Oceanhouse Media has launched Dr. Seuss classic environmental children story The Lorax in three [...]