#under5s

[moneyhealthfinance-blog]

Android's under-5s apps have 'unfair and deceptive' ads

[theworkshopn4]

Book into our preschool workshop this afternoon 2.15-3.15pm we are making clay hedgehogs and their houses! #book #art #preschool #hoop #workshop #hedgehog #houses #build #make #create #under5s #artworkshop #hibernation #autumn #leaves #london #crouchend #harringay (at The Workshop N4)

[wearetheforesteers-blog]

Come and join us for some Foresteer Fun #forestschool #foresteers #under5s

[fourlittletesters]

Tested: Monster Mingle

#Developer: CowlyOwl (Chris O’Shea)

#Website: http://www.cowlyowl.com/

#Purchase: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id915545000?mt=8

#Cost: $2.99 (Note: We were lucky enough to Beta Test this App prior to release)

#Support: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus

#Screenshots:

#Developers Description

Build your own friendly monster! Choose different body parts to help explore the world and uncover each unique island. Discover fun creatures, musical scenery and hidden surprises as your monster plays in this magical kingdom.A free play imaginative landscape helps children to be creative, building the creatures they want and learning what is needed to fly high, swim fast or simply walk around. Can you find all 40 body parts?

Features:

Combine different eyes, mouths, noses, beaks, arms, legs, wings, fins, horns and bodies

Hop and walk on land, swim under the sea or fly in the sky

Find food to feed your hungry monster

Talk and sing to the other creatures

No goals or objectives, just a free play sandbox

Child friendly app:

No in-app purchases

No third-party advertising

No social media

#The Review

Monster Mingle is an island of discovery, have great fun helping your little monster bounce, run, fly and swim their way around the island, swapping essential body parts to change form and explore the land, sea and sky. A free play imagination landscape helps children to get creative, building the creatures they want and learning what it takes to fly high, swim fast and just walk around.

#The Test

Finn and Poppy loved playing Monster Mingle, it was so much fun to watch the excitement on their little faces at each subtle change to the monsters and their environment, as they helped them explore through the different parts of this magical world.

If they collect a part they don’t like they swap it back and move forward. With so many different sizes, shapes, features, terrains and motions it took 3 or 4 plays to find everything. The kids especially enjoyed flying, after stumbling upon the wings, enabling them to reach the clouds and find all the hidden ledges. 

With so many creatures to bump into and interact with, each with their own different quirky voices, meant there were lots of giggles and fun surprises. With the nature of the endless environment, and with so much changing along the way, I found that the kids would just keep playing for as long as you would allow, which makes it a great app to take the boredom away, but in a very stress free way.

Finn rated the app 3/5

Poppy rated the app 10/5

#The Verdict

Cool monsters, Musical fauna and Endless play....

#The Rating

Overall: 5/5

Look & Feel: 5/5 - Colourful Quirky Monsters, such a cool world with super easy navigation.

Enjoyment: 5/5 - Lots of fun to be had swapping monster parts, with some especially cool legs.

Playability: 5/5 - Free play environment, with so many different monster combinations, the fun never ends, honestly there is no end...kids play for as long as you let them.

Value for Money: 4/5 - $2.99 is a fair price for a fun app that appeals to all ages.

[outdoorexplorers-blog]

Introducing West Auckland Parents Centre's Outdoor Explorers Preschooler Playgroup!

On the first Monday of the month, commencing May 2014, an preschooler playgroup, will undertake an expedition to a different West Auckland park & playground monthly. We will take a stroll to explore the park and then let the kids try out the playground!

This group is designed for parents & caregivers of both small babies and active young children. We will explore different parks, meets involve a short walk & exploration of local parks, talking with other parents and learning through playing outdoors.

It’s free and everyone is welcome! We will post details on WAPC's facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/WestAuckPC) of upcoming trips and provide a report in the form of a blogpost and short article for Tiny Talk of our adventures.

We will announce the first of our destinations in coming weeks but if you have any suggestions or input-we'd love to hear it?!

[fourlittletesters]

'The feedback we got from #fourlittletesters was some of the best and most insightful feedback we've received. We ended up incorporating every suggestion, and our only wish is that we had found them sooner! The detail of the feedback we received went beyond our expectations, and we are very thankful to #fourlittletesters for working with us to make our app better. They are such a pleasure to work with, and I would also encourage developers to follow their blog/Facebook/Twitter feeds to keep abreast of what is the best-of-the-best in this space. Thank you #fourlittletesters !'

Scot - Developer

Kidonkadonk (prMAC), Makers of 

http://sightwords.kidonkadonk.com/

[fourlittletesters]

"Elfishki and The Giant Cake" Fairy Tale storybook for iPhone is now FREE! Elka Palka Production are collaborating with folks from Daily App Dreams to bring you this iPhone Fairy Tale storybook FREE for 3 days. In this iPhone version you will find: -Multilingual storybook with professional voice-overs -Same amazing illustration And a Bonus - "Decorate The Cake" game, which have been specifically adapted for the iPhone.