GrooveBook App Review

I love to take photos of my son. I don't always carry a camera but I always have my smart phone. I am always using the camera on my iPhone. I have so many pictures on it that I ran out of space and had to delete some. Thankfully they were just silly pictures that I took multiple pictures of something. I remember when I had tried to print pictures I took from an old cell phone and the quality was horrible. It was just a normal cell phone and this was like five years ago. Now that almost everyone has a smart phone what do you do with all of those pictures? Thankfully there is an app called GrooveBook that you can upload your pictures to and they will print up to 100 pictures in a book for you. I love that it is a book because all of your pictures are together. I have had times where Noah would get in pictures and they would become scattered everywhere. A few pictures would be lost under the furniture or carried off and found in a toy box months later.

Another cool feature of GrooveBook is the pages are perforated so you can easily share a picture with family and friends.  This would be great for birthday party pictures or even newborn pictures. When Noah was born I decided not to have the hospital photographer take his newborn pictures. I took them myself and they turned out much better than if I would have paid someone to do it. Those pictures all look the same. You could use GrooveBook to print pictures of your newborn and give them out for announcements. It also eliminates the hours you spend organizing your pictures in to albums. I have empty albums because I never got around to filling them.  You could have all your pictures sorted by theme. Groovebook would also be great if you are getting a new phone and you don't want to lose your pictures or spend time texting yourself them. 

You can get 100 photos printed free, just pay $2.99 shipping.

You can find the app in iTunes store

You can get a free month of GrooveBook by using the coupon code Sheilacakes13

For more information please visit the GrooveBook Website

Dot to Dot Zoo App Review

When I was younger my favorite thing to do in activity books was the dot to dot puzzles. Now that I am a mom I share my love of dot to dot puzzles with my son. He really likes them and always smiles and gets excited when he finds out what the pictures are. They are great for counting and for fine motor skills. So, when I had the opportunity to review the Dot to Dot App from Rouxbee I was really excited.  I am a sucker for educational apps.  There are so many out there that I am glad that some will actually teach my son something. I love that not only can he do the dot to dot puzzles but also learn about animals. He really likes this app. He loves to play it on my tablet because it is a lot bigger than my iPhone which would be really hard for him. 

Here is more information from the developer:

Dot to Dot: Zoo is designed to encourage exploration of the natural world by collecting and learning about the animals for your child’s zoo. Collecting animals is accomplished through two types of Dot to Dot gameplay: Animals and Letters.

Animal gameplay uses the classic connect the dots experience to teach your child basic number iteration and counting to complete the puzzle. Letter gameplay uses the traditional letter tracing technique to teach your child basic letter formation and handwriting skills to complete the puzzles. This type of learning is the foundation for advancements in overall writing and reading comprehension.

Depending on your child’s age, the game is easy enough for them to play on their own, but is also designed for co-exploration together with your child.

Available On

-          Android

-          iOS

-          Windows Phone

-          Kindle Fire (Available this December)

This app has two versions. There is a free version and a paid version.  I recommend the paid one with maximum features and more puzzles.

Both versions are available in the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store and Windows Phone

Free or Trial Versions of the app: 

Dot to Dot Zoo for iOS 

Dot to Dot Zoo for Android

Dot to Dot Zoo for Windows Phone

Paid Version of the app:

 Dot to Dot Zoo for Android 

Dot to Dot for iOS

Dot to Dot Zoo for Windows Phone

Coming soon to Kindle Fire and iPad

For more information visit RouxBee Apps website

You can also follow RouxBee on Twitter  

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Do you like to do dot to dot puzzles?

GetSum App Review

If you follow me on Twitter or are my friend on Facebook you know that I really enjoy playing scrabble. I have won five times more than I have lost. So when I had a chance to review a really cool app called GetSum I was so excited. GetSum is a game that is a lot like scrabble so I couldn't wait to try it. I downloaded the app from iTunes and started playing. I spent hours playing it. It is addictive. Well math is not my favorite thing, you just use basic math. It's great for kids too. Noah is still a little young but someday he will play GetSum with me. It will give you a refresher in math and make you really think. How do you play do you ask? First you either pick if you want to do pass and play which is if you want to play with more than one person in your reach. You can also play with friends anywhere or a random fellow GetSum player. The idea behind the game instead of words you create equations using plus signs, minus signs, multiplication signs and division. At first it seems really easy but the more tiles you use as the game progresses the harder it is, especially when you are searching for a place to lay your tiles. There are certain places you cannot play on the board and if you add to a math problem it has to be equal to the other side.

When I played, I played myself and I was unable to finish a game before running out of moves. I would just resign and try again to get the hang of it. I wish they had computer players because games that you play with others can take a long time because most of the time they aren't waiting for the game. I think GetSum is a fun and educational game. I am determined to win or complete a game.

GoSum for the iPhone is available for download on the iTunes App Store for $0.99 HERE

GoSum HD for the iPad is available for download on the iTunes App Store for $2.99

 Players can also play the free version of the app with GoSum Free, available on the iTunes App Store GoSum HD Free for the iPad is available for download on the iTunes App Store

For more information about GoSum, please visit their website.  I hope you try it out and let me know what you think.