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Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley welcomed their new baby boy, Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr., into their lives on Dec. 20, 2016. The couple couldn't be happier! Katherine is not the typical "Hollywood" actress. She chooses to live on a ranch in Utah and only travels to L.A. for work. Katherine shares her Utah digs with her husband, her adopted d.... Read More
Age: 3-5 years old Category: Phonics What It Is: Bla Bla Box is an easy to use early learning app that helps children combine letters together to learn sounds, syllables, and words. Bla Bla Box is available for iOS and Android. It’s a great tool for early readers. Why We Like It: This app helps kids piece together the sounds of the alphabet in .... Read More
Age: 6-8 years old Category: Astronomy What It Is: Professor Astro Cat’s Solar System is an educational and entertaining app that offers a close look at the sun and each of the eight planets in the solar system using fun facts, graphics and infographics, games and activities. It's based on a series of books starring the playful Professor Astro Ca.... Read More
Age: 4 And Up Category: Creativity What It Is: This app encourages kids to be creative by making unique faces using collage materials of everyday items. It also provides kids the opportunity to share their creativity via email/social media as well as with other app users worldwide in a special gallery called FaceWorld. Why We Like It: The gr.... Read More
Age: 5 And Up Category: Basic Algebra What It Is: An innovative educational app for iOS and Android that, through gameplay, teaches kids concepts relating to solving algebraic equations. Why We Like It: This is truly an educational app, not just memorization or flash cards. As kids learn the game's mechanics, they are learning concepts needed to.... Read More