I'm a full-time mummy

My 3 years old boy loves to watch Spiderman. When I see the word 'Spider' in this app, I told myself I must review it no matter what it is about! As long as there is spider in it, count me in! So, here is my review...

* Title: I Don't Like Spiders, They Walk On The Sky
* Price: $2.99
* Category: Books
* Updated: 02 August 2012
* Version: 1.3
* Size: 51.2 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: A Maxwell © Touchscreen Tales
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad.Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

Description from the product page:

"Life really is quite different for a spider. And your Daddy is just the person to help you explore just why this is. Who would have thought you could get quite so tangled up finding out why. Designed for children of all ages... from 3 to... as old as it's possible to be!"

What's good?

* It is engaging and certain parts of the pages are interactive and I love the cute animation that is shown when we touch certain parts of the screen!

* I used the opportunity in this app to teach my 3 years old boy the anatomy of a spider, how they move, the purpose of the web and so on.

* I can see my boy enjoying and laughing at the sight of daddy's alternative methods to try to be a spider - from pretending to have 8 legs to walking on the ceiling and so on.

* Of course being a mum, I enjoyed the page where mummy shows up at the end to save the day!

Room for Improvement?

* I googled around and found out that most spiders has 6 or 8 eyes, well, I've always learned that spiders have 8 eyes so I think it will be better if the spider in this story has 8 eyes as well so that our little ones learned the correct information.

* I would prefer if the daddy character in this book be changed to a brother (sibling). I can't help but feel that the daddy in this app is being too silly and useless (sorry if I seem harsh for saying this!). To be honest, I would not want my husband to be hiding with my child as well at the sight of a spider and I want my child to look up to his daddy for a source of protection and not the other way round!

You can purchase the "I Don't Like Spiders, They Walk On The Sky  " app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code 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"

It has been a while since I reviewed apps from Oceanhouse Media, so when I saw the press release for their latest app, I decided to check it out. Initially I was quite hesitant as being a Malaysian, we don't experience snow (unless we go to theme parks) and the only penguins we can see real life are in the zoos. But after reading further about this app, I decided to go ahead to request for a review. Read my review to find out why...

* Title: Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole
* Price: $2.99
* Category: Books
* Released: Aug 28, 2012
* Version: 1.09
* Size: 29.0 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Description from the product page:

"When an eager young penguin searches for adventure in the South Pole, he can't seem to find any excitement. No wild animals, no giant snowballs, and no hungry whales. Could it be he's just not looking closely enough? Join him on his journey and see if you can find anything he might be missing!

 This previously unpublished title was written in the 1960s by Stan and Jan Berenstain, but shelved until now due to the overwhelming success of The Berenstain Bears series. Laugh your way through this silly, brilliant, soon-to-be classic, hidden from the public for nearly half a century!"

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!

* I like the storyline about a penguin that wants to experience something exciting just so he can write into his new book but unknowingly missed some exciting adventures! 

* I like how the story on each page rhymes as I find it appealing to teach to our little ones!

* There are some pages in this book which reminded me of what Ben usually do, such as stepping on our alphabet mat in the playroom pretending like it is a dangerous challenge.

* I also used the opportunity to teach my 3 years old on his number counts. You can see the screenshot below:

Other Things to Note

* My honest opinion on this book, I don't really like the illustrations in the beginning pages as I find the penguin, walrus etc are not that realistic (its beak is crooked - OK, maybe I watched too much Disney)

You can purchase the "Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole " app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code 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"

A while ago I blogged about our shopping experience in one of the many Skechers outlet and then I blogged about Ben's Skechers Kid's Terminal Radian Z Strap Shoes and Alyson's Skechers Twinkle Toes: Shuffles - Cammie Cow Shoes! This week, I will continue on with our review and this time I'd like to introduce you guys to this awesome shoes that I get to try out!

Ladies and gentlemen, without further delay, let's find out more about the "Skechers GOplay Shoes":

Description from the product page:
"Casual fun and comfort come together in the SKECHERS GOplay shoe. Soft fabric upper in a slip on casual sporty sneaker with GOimpulse sensor sole design.'"

You have no idea how difficult it is for me to finally settle on this shoes! There's just so many choices and colors and designs to go for! I walked around and around, tried and tested quite a number of the shoes in the shop, and finally decided on this one because of the following factors:

- Soft elastic material

- VERY light, almost feel like you are wearing a pair of feather-like shoes!

- Love the colors and cute design

- Strong grip on the shoes' base

Now let's see how this awesome shoes look like.

Here are some pictures of me wearing the shoes! Apologies for most of my pictures showing my legs only ahaha because nobody takes my pictures! Arghhh! I tried bribing my 3 years old boy to take my picture and he ended up fiddling with my camera and takes shaky pictures... sigh...

I'm very happy with this shoes and one thing I want to share, recently during a heavy rain incident, I had to walk back to our car, carrying my daughter while hubby was holding the umbrella covering us from the rain (my boy is in the car already) and I was very worried with my shoes which I thought will easily soak up the rainwater but to my surprise, it remains dry even after I wade through the rainwater on the road! Awesome!

You can check out the designs at http://skechers.com.my/index.php

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the product by Skechers 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.