Twinmatch? If they’re identical, that isn’t so hard. Oh, but the new app Toonia TwinMatch isn’t about twins. What it is about is Mahjong. You know: the traditional tile-matching game that’s been a staple of casual computer gaming for donkey’s years but – as far as we know – hasn’t been that big a game…
The first How to Train Your Dragon animated film was a big hit with children around the world, and with a sequel due this summer, dragon-fever looks set to spread its wings again. If your kids were big fans of the first film, they may well be interested in the new iPad game School of…
This time last year, we were getting excited about the imminent airing on TV of The Snowman and the Snowdog – a long-awaited follow-up to the Christmas classic The Snowman. There was an app for that, but now in December 2013, there’s a second one. Broadcaster Channel 4 released The Snowman and The Snowdog Game…
Origami: Marvellous to look at when someone’s done it well, but frustrating if your clumsy thumbs are much better at making screwed-up paper balls than carefully-crafted swans. Mr Shingu’s Paper Zoo may help. It’s an absolutely marvellous iPhone and iPad app from Stormcloud Games that gets children to make their own menagerie of (virtual) paper…
A lot of parents will be excited at the launch of a new SpongeBob SquarePants game for iPhone and iPad. We suspect quite a few of them may be less impressed by its inclusion of in-app purchases (IAP) of up to £69.99. Yes, another big children’s brand is going down the IAP route: see also…
Steering your children down a specific career path is, for most parents, hiding to nothing. Better to let them discover what they want to be for themselves, and provide the necessary support. And yet… How many parents in 2013 are subtly (or less so) encouraging their children to learn to code? In a world of…
Are your kids’ keener on Lightning McQueen than on maths? Well, it’s hardly surprising. But Disney’s new Cars: Numbers & Counting app combines the two. Released under the company’s Disney Connected Learning banner, this is part racing game and part educational app based around numbers and counting. You may have guessed that from the name……