Conant Sister Apps

A couple different people have been asking me what apps the girls have on our iPad (yes, Violet is only 6.5 months old but you'd be surprised what she picks up ... never too early to learn). 

I suggest every parent out there FIRST get the "mom with apps" app if you haven't already.  It is awesome.  It has loads of apps, books, a wishlist, new releases and info all on apps geared towards children.  It classifies them by age and groups them together for you (art, creative play, early learning, environment, geography, math, etc).  It's very user friendly.  And when you press "view in app store" kids chear ... it's the cutest thing ever.

Apps Juliet and Violet have:
MCB aka, monster coloring book (Juliet's favorite and possibly mine too ... the music is great and the monsters are adorable ... this company also has a lot of other educational games that I have yet to investigate)
Zoo Train (a must have, in my opinion)
Word Wagon HD
Bus
Alpha Writer
Short Vowels
Jigasaurus
Math Girl Add (this is the one in the video on facebook)
Baby Einstein (we hardly use ... I wouldn't suggest it unless you just want to watch short videos)
Flash Cards - Baby Flash Cards (Violet really likes this one.  Anyone who is into "bits or bits of intelligence", this is a really great app)
Sound Shaker (fun, but very noisy ... Violet is able to work this one)
Bug Builder (same company as Sound Shaker, very cute)
Peek-a-boo Forest
Peek-a-boo Barn (a classic ... a must have ... make sure you set it on the "kids voice over", it's uh-dorable ... Violet is also able to work this one)
Tiny Garden (Juliet rarely plays it)
Lunch Box
Strawberry Shortcake (really good for learning colors)
Color Mix HD
Caterpillar
La Mia Fattoria (Italian ... I had high hopes, but she NEVER looks at it)
Jigsaws 123 (these are great ... Juliet was able to sit down and do a wooden 16 piece puzzle without blinking an eye after using this ... there are a bunch of apps from this same company that I've heard good things about)

iBooks
Sandra Boynton has some great children's audio books available (she's one of our favorites).  Juliet loves following along and flipping the pages ... they're definitely worth checking out.

FYI.  Let's be real, all these games are highly addictive.  It was a life saver on our week long drive but now we literally have to schedule times for Juliet to play, or she'd be on the iPad all day long.  I'd suggest putting it on "airplane mode" at all times while they're playing so the "internet waves" don't fry their little brains.  Most importantly, do NOT underestimate the wit of a toddler ... they WILL go shopping, so set your "privacy" first thing. 

If anyone knows of other kid friendly apps, books or videos, PLEASE let me know!  Hope this is helpful :)