Twelve Top FREE iPhone/iTouch Apps for Kids According To My 6 YR Old

6yroldwithiphone Our youngest son fell in love with the iPhone as soon as he realized he could do so many things with it. He got an iPhone for his 6th birthday (yeah, I know that’s a young age for such an expensive gift but it’s really no different than a Leapster, Nintendo DS, Xbox, or Playstation). A few months later his iPhone was stolen at the beach. He was heartbroken so we surprised him with the newest Apple iPod touch (most similar to the iPhone) this past Christmas.

We’ve been trying out and playing with lots of cool applications as of late so we wanted to share our 6 year old son’s current all time favorite completely FREE apps for kids ages 5 and up with you. We started out with his list of five then went to ten and now we have twelve. Six year olds are a bit indecisive.

1. Facetime - Allows you to video chat with other facetime users. He loves to call his cousins who lives hours away. Comes installed on the newest iPod touch and iPhone 4.

2. Doodle Buddy - With this artsy application you can doodle, draw, decorate your photos, and design many things. This app keeps kids busy for a while.

3. Bounce On - Who doesn’t like playing with balls? Mario inspired game but with balls as the character
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March 30, 2011 · Filed Under mom finds, technology

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Take Better Pictures Right Now With These Five Simple Tips

I’ve loved photographing things and people for as long as I can remember. Last year I jumped into photography full time. We built a small studio in the country that I share with my husband for his business and here I am now sharing with you what I have learned through reading and lots of experimenting! Here are five simple tips to get started on taking better photos today! Once you’ve read through these tips I hope you will pick up your camera and practice!
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March 6, 2011 · Filed Under photography

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Ten Books To Read To Your Kids This Year + Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

readacrossamericaday In honor of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday and Read Across America Day, which is today March 2nd, I’m going to share with you 10 books you should read to your kids this year. I’ve read these books to our boys and they are some of our favorites out of 100’s and 100’s of books we’ve read during our homeschool years so far. Today, I hope you will take 30 minutes to sit down and read a book to your kids. I wrote this yesterday so as you are reading this we are probably reading a new stack of books I’ve picked out just for Read Across America Day! We also plan on checking out The Cat In The Hat Know A Lot About That, a new science based show on PBS Kids. Read more

March 2, 2011 · Filed Under back to school, books, homeschool

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Photography Series: Buying Your First DSLR

Contrary to popular belief you can get decent photos from point and shoot cameras. You can even apply tips I plan on sharing here with a P&S camera but if you really want to get better at photographing your baby or kids then I suggest you make the upgrade to a DSLR camera.

Now some of you may be wondering what is a DSLR camera? Simply put, a DSLR is a digital single lens reflex camera that allows you to take better, more professional looking photos, and these days DSLR’s are much more affordable than you’d ever think possible.

Now that you know what a DSLR is, you need to decide which one is right for you. For this post I’m going to focus on the mostly beginner/entry level DSLR’s only. Since Nikon and Canon dominate the camera market, I’m going to focus on these two brands. Below you will see a list of the 4 first best DSLR cameras to buy. Remember, these are MY recommendations as a photographer and Mother on a budget.
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