My Top List of iPad Apps

I received my very first apple product one year ago as a surprise from my husbud. It was love at first sight... For my toddler. He adores the iPad! We limit the time he spends on it but it has really come in handy in the early hours of the morning when we need some extra snoozing time. He has also learnt such a lot from it. I have been in two minds about technology with my toddler. On one hand I don't want him to miss out on reading a book in real life (although we read lots!) but I would be doing him a disservice by not teaching him about technology which will undoubtedly by a part of his future. We have had to find a balance. I am constantly looking for new apps for him to enjoy, I also get bored VERY easily so tend to update his game folders often.

We love anything by Toca Boca (Check out Train and Tea Party first) and Duck Duck Moose (start with Peek-a-Zoo), Pea Pod Labs also have some sweet educational things. The Alphabet app is a really good one too. There are many apps related to children's TV and book characters that we also enjoy. Noddy, Barney, Thomas as well as all the fairy tales are available. For interactive books the TT range in the Books image are great. We are really enjoying the Collins books too. Most of the apps in the Fun image I have got on promotion by following @smartapps4kids on twitter and following app producing companies directly as well as recommendations from friends. If I had to choose one from the list it would be Bizzy Farm, no Squiggles, no Pepi Bath... You will have to see for yourself.

The app I find most useful is the video downloader which allows you to save things off Youtube - hello late weekend mornings in bed while toddler catches up on new shows - Pinterest is my addiction and the games on the last row are all just for fun.