Life With 2 Kids - Playtime...

~ Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 8:33 AM ~

I am so happy to see this!

My 2 kids playing in the same water pool!

(OK, not together with each other yet, but playing in the same water pool!)

I am happy because:

  • This was my girl's 1st time in the water pool.
  • Ben is less hostile and territorial towards his 'property'!
  • Ben is learning and applying the concept of sharing!
  • Ben was OK with his baby sister wearing his old Batman swimsuit!
  • Ben was OK with his baby sister playing with his toys in the water pool!
  • Ben actually taught and showed his baby sister how to play with his toys!
  • I get to practise how to handle 2 wet kids - bathing them and drying them up after that!

Too cute! Precious, precious moments to be cherished!

iPad App Review - The Shape of Me and Other Stuff

~ Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 12:20 AM ~

When I saw the press release of this app from Oceanhouse Media, I immediately check out the app further. I love the idea of teaching Ben about shapes using shadows and I also wanted Ben to be more excited with shadows in the sense that shadows can be fun too, so I quickly request for a promo code to review it. Anyway, my review as below...

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* Title: The Shape of Me and Other Stuff - Dr. Seuss
* Price: $1.99
* Category: Books
* Released: Mar 21, 2012
* Version: 1.08
* Size: 7.9 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.0 or later

Description from the product page:

"Learn new shapes and words in this wacky, eccentric exploration of silhouettes and Seussian rhymes – perfect for beginner readers!

Children are encouraged to seek out details and ponder unique shapes like "the shape of beans and big machines" or "the shapes of ships and water when it drips!" Kids will love the silly rhymes and funny images, and parents will appreciate this original take on the largely untapped world of shapes.

"The shape of you the shape of me
the shape of everything I see . . .
a bug . . . a balloon, a bed, a bike.
No shapes are ever quite alike."
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What's good?

* It is engaging and interactive and I love that we can also touch the objects in each page on the screen and the words pop out to tell you what it is!

* As mentioned earlier, I wanted Ben to be more excited with shadows in the sense that shadows can be fun too and can reflect a lot of different shapes and objects.

* The illustrations are beautiful and the narration is great!

* I like that some pages rhymes and the app shows a lot of objects that catches my toddler's attention (such as spider web,  balloon, bicycle and so on)

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You can purchase the "The Shape of Me and Other Stuff - Dr. Seuss" app from the iTunes App Store.

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

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