Ten Top Halloween Apps: for less than $15 in total

One of the things that bothers me about a lot of Top 10 and other ‘best of’ app lists is that the apps chosen are skewed predominantly towards younger children. Halloween is one of those festivals that isn’t just for kids – teens and adults get to dress up and have fun too. So, in […]

Heidi – FREE app for Sept 17th plus a giveaway worth $200!

Heidi on the Alp, an app whose regular price will be $4.99, is FREE to download on Monday September 17th so grab it while you can and when you have a minute, rate it in iTunes. In conjunction with AppAble and Smart Apps for Kids, you can also enter a giveaway to win one of […]

Winners!

Huge thank you to the developers for their support and to everyone who entered and shared the giveaway. Here are the recipients of the apps (and Robotto of course!): The Adventures of Bobik Bombastinov: Helen W, Maricelis C, Ruth B, Kylie T and Mithun J.   Hand Painted Animals: Fayme H, Karen T, Beckyjayne P, […]

Enormous app giveaway

Click here to get to my Facebook giveaway page where all the rafflecopter widgets will be shown. A link to each rafflecopter is also listed at the bottom of each individual giveaway. ********** I hadn't actually planned another giveaway so soon but some very generous developers spontaneously sent me some codes to share with my […]

Teaching our kids how to tie shoe laces

All children can have trouble learning this skill but for special needs children it can be a particular challenge. Our children often have fine motor skill deficits or have problems with learning and remembering multi-step sequences. One of my friends on Facebook asked if there was an app or other resources she could use to […]

Puzzle My Life – App giveaway and guest review by Kirsten Ferguson

Exciting times recently for my blog – my Facebook page now has more than 500 likers, the blog has been viewed more than 20,000 times and now I am welcoming my first ever guest poster! Kirsten Ferguson is one-half of the wife-husband team that is Close 2 Home Apps, LLC, the developer of the AAC […]

Who gets to beat the heat? Here are the winners!

Thanks again to all the developers who donated codes and to everyone who entered and shared the giveaway. Winners – please thank the developers when you have a moment and don't forget to rate the apps you won in iTunes. I have emailed out the codes for the Night & Day Studio apps already, the […]

Beat the heat: giveaway for $170 worth of cool apps!

Contest is now over – winners announced here. Summer heat getting you down? It's supposed to get up to 36 C (97 F) here in Toronto tomorrow. That's without the humidex! Instead of sitting in a bucket of ice however, I have arranged an extremely cool giveaway of some great apps for you. Click here […]

Review of Custom Boards by Smarty Ears

I was the lucky recipient of a code for the Premium version of this app, which currently costs $39.99. My review took longer than expected but I managed to finally squeeze it in. Apologies for the delay! Bottom line: If you are a therapist, teacher or other professional who routinely uses visuals, I would highly […]

Video for Jackson!

  Thanks for all the cards you sent for Jackson! His surgery is tomorrow so I hope he gets a chance to see this video before then and that he enjoys it very much. I will select the recipients of the gift card and apps tonight. Special thanks goes to: Frances A – special ed […]