Technology Archives

Teach your kids to touch type with this great site - typekids.com. My son and daughter are giving it a go at the moment . Touch typing is a great skill to have, and the earlier you learn it, the better. Kids like to have fun, so touch typing with a bit of game play thrown in is definitely worth a try.

Learning to touch type with typekids.com

My kids are both at Junior school now. I have been astounded at the amount of IT related work that they have to do compared to when I was at …

In this image, Felicia is joining a family of 100 Novels and discovering new books at affordable prices, with the option to get free Kindle books.

How to get Kindle books free in the UK for you and your kids

Let me tell you about Felicia, one of the thousands of readers who joined 100 Novels here in the UK. She loves books. At the end of the day, she really …

Do you spend a lot of time on the phone when you are out with the kids? Are you paying them enough attention? Don't miss them growing up because of your phone, try and be disciplined in using it, and the rewards are worth it!

Are you an iPhone mum?

Do you spend too long looking at your Smartphone and not your kids? I have had many a lively discussion about using my iPhone, or any Smartphone, when on …

We have a Kano computer kit to review on the blog today - and we manage to unbox it and set it up within 20 minutes...pretty good eh?

Getting your kids to code with the Kano computer

We were given the opportunity to take a look at a rather sexy version of the Raspberry Pi – the Kano Computer a few weeks ago. I couldn’t resist it …

The parents forum within the Painting Gallery allows you to find more info on the App and discover the friends and characters.

Getting your kids to create their own little masterpieces with Painting Gallery

My daughter is nine, and loves to draw. I am pretty sure she does it in her sleep quite regularly; and we just can’t tell. I was therefore delighted to …

Do you have a sleep routine for your kids? Well this app is designed to help calm them before they go to bed. Why not check it out?

Can you use an app to calm your child as part of a sleep routine?

We are keen to help parents on KiddyCharts with the challenges that having little people throws at them, and we all know what challenges sleep can bring….we have our charts …

JellyBug: Watch out, there’s a new pre-school channel about!

This is a guest post for KiddyCharts from Lucy at It’s a London Bird Thing. Thanks so much to her for attending the event, and writing it up so beautifully …

We are showing off our skills for head over heels about gymnastics - this is the candlestick apparently...

Gymnastics app for kids: Getting kids active through head over heels smart app

Once in a while we get a great opportunity – when we were asked to look at the new smart app for the book Head over heels about Gymnastics – Volume 1: …

Elmer photo patchwork app is great for keeping them entertained - as you can see!

Encouraging creativity and photography with Elmer’s Photo Patchwork App

We LOVE Elmer books in our house – my kids should have outgrown them by now, but I still occasionally see them picking up a book about the latest exploits of the loveable Patchwork …

Bubele is an App for parents about to go out in London - take it with you to find playgrounds, restaurants, activities; lots of things that your kids will love to do. It might even give you a space five minutes!

Finding your own social Bubele in London as a parent

I was asked to take a look at the Bubele App which was recently released for free on both the iPhone and iPad for those living in and around London …