Little Pim Foreign Language LeapFrog Apps & Other Gift Ideas

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A few years ago I reviewed Little Pim: Chinese (Mandarin): eating and drinking DVD, and thought it was a great teaching aid to help children learn a 2nd or even 3rd foreign language. Since the time of my review the Little Pim brand has introduced more languages, videos, music, books, flash cards and digital language apps

As a techie family, we love the idea of the apps! The Little Pim apps are available in a variety of ways


Little Pim available on LeapFrog. This unique partnership is the first time LeapFrog brings language learning to its App Center. Little Pim content features a proprietary Entertainment Immersion Method®, which combines animation with real kids to teach simple words and phrases for everyday activities. "Eating and Drinking " and “Wake Up Smiling” are released through LeapFrog's video app center in Spanish, French and English/ESL, Chinese Mandarin and other languages. Each episode is theme based and can be introduced in any order. These video apps teach young children more than 60 words and phrases for morning and evening routines such as waking up, getting dressed and brushing teeth.


Little Pim’s Spanish, French and Chinese iPad Apps are interactive games developed in conjunction with PBS Kids Play and feature three levels of teaching. Designed for native English speakers, these apps help young children develop basic vocabulary about eating and drinking, playing and sharing, and sleeping and waking. Each app introduces a total of 60 words and phrases.


If your not sure if your child will like Little Pim then down for FREE the Little Pim Word Bag and Talking Colouring Book apps and review with your child before purchasing the other apps.

Besides apps, other great gift ideas from Little Pim includes


Intro Gift Set ($34.95) This Little Pim package includes: 1 DVD (eating and drinking), Adorable onesie, 9" velvety soft plush Little Pim panda, and see-through Little Pim tote bag


Backpack Plus Gift Set ($129.95) This ultimate Little Pim package includes: 6 DVDs, 9" velvety soft plush Little Pim panda, Word & Phrase Cards and a new Little Pim backpack.


Complete Gift Set ($169.95) This ultimate Little Pim package includes: 6 DVDs, 9" velvety soft plush Little Pim panda, Bop music CD, Word & Phrase Cards, 2 Little Pim Books ("Colors" and "Feelings") and new Little Pim backpack.

To learn more about Little Pim, visit www.littlepim.com

Note: I received a Little Pim gift set. No other compensation was received. Views expressed are always 100% my own.

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Snap Secure New "Geo-fence" App Helps Parents Track Children Mobile Device for Safety

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With holidays here, many families are heading out to visit families and friends or do some holiday shopping. After families have separated, how do they keep in touch to get back together again? Nowadays saying, “we’ll meet back at this landmark,” may not be enough. Which is why, Snap Secure’s features allow parents to know where their kids are at all times.


Snap Secure new Geo-fence feature enables parents to ensure children’s safety and know where they are at all times by tracking the location of their mobile device. With Geo-fencing capabilities, parents can establish virtual geographic location boundaries to define where their children should be and receive an instant email alert if the child strays from that location.

Parents can also set Geo-fence time parameters to receive an alert if their child does not arrive within a specified location within a certain time period. For example, parents could establish a Geo-fence around their neighborhood block for when a child arrives home from school. Or, in the case of a child who is dropped off at the movies or an after-school function, to alert if the child leaves the area—either of their own volition or by someone else’s

The new On Demand Family Management feature for Android provides complete family security and visibility directly from any Android mobile device. With On Demand Family Management, any family administrator can remotely locate, ping and wipe any mobile device in the family group from their own Android device, as well as view each group members’ breadcrumb history—which identifies where they’ve been throughout the day, week or month. On Demand Family Management extends the same family management features that currently exist on the Snap Secure web portal.

Geo-fence and On Demand Family Management are available now for Snap Secure subscribers on the Android platform. For more information visit www.mysnapsecure.com

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Sesame Street Elmo Christmas eBooks

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This Christmas time share holiday reading with a few of these Sesame Street ebooks featuring Elmo


In Elmo's Delicious Christmas, join Elmo as he helps his mommy and Aunt Sue bake Christmas cookie the day before Christmas. As you read this book with your child, talk to them about your families holiday traditions.

More ebooks your child will enjoy:


When you download the free Sesame Street eBook app you can enjoy 3 free Sesame Street eBooks starring Elmo and friends! You can also browse more than 150 other Sesame Street eBook titles for free. To read, listen, and watch all eBooks simply, subscribe to a Sesame Street eBooks subscription for $3.99/month or $39.99/year.

To see more Sesame Street eBooks visit - http://ebooks.sesamestreet.org

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Cut the Rope Holiday & 5 Free Christmas Apps for iPhone & Android

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From the creators of Cut the Rope, comes the Special Holiday Gift game, which combines all the outstanding physics, devilishly tricky levels, and bright colorful visuals of the original — with a festive winter feel. SHAKE your iPhone for a special surprise!


Swipe your finger to cut the ropes and feed Om Nom candy. Don’t forget to collect stars as you play. Think before you cut, and be sure to avoid spiders, spikes and other obstacles … getting that candy to Om Nom won’t be easy!

Looking for more holiday themed apps? Here are 5 free Christmas Apps:


Rudolph's Gift - Based on the timeless Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer® TV special, Rudolph's Gift let's you lead Santa's sleigh and deliver presents to children around the world. Players can collect power-ups and upgrade Rudolph’s abilities as they deliver as many presents as possible while dodging airborne obstacles.

For iPhone

Hungry Santa - Fatten up Santa before Christmas. Tilt the device to move Santa’s mouth under falling treats, but watch out for the healthy broccoli. Santa gets fatter and fatter as he chomps on all the goodies. Give him some fatty bonuses by bouncing the treats off his belly before he eats them, or eating long strings of treats all in a row. Go for the elusive “Crazy Chomp” bonus. You can’t play this one without laughing out loud.

For iPhone
For Android

Gingerbread Crazy Chef Cookie Maker - The tradition of leaving cookies for Santa has never been as fun and no-fuss as this. Gingerbread Crazy Chef is an innovative app that kids and parents can use together to create the most colorful, playful and crazy holiday cookies to leave for the Jolly Old Elf on Christmas Eve. Choose the shape, mix the ingredients and make “digital cookies” for Santa. Best of all? No mess and no clean-up! Great for kids, families and parents with children.

For iPhone
For Android

Santa’s Village - The perfect game for the whole family. Help Santa by building a bigger and better village, and save Christmas from being ruined by the Grumpkins. Start by building homes for Santa's elves, create a toy factory and make lots of toys, teach reindeer how to fly, and meet magical neighbors like Yobo the Yeti. Unlock special buildings and colorful decorations to make your village even merrier.

For iPhone
For Android

Snowman Maker Plus - The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful … and since we’ve no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Yes, you can sit by the fire AND build an adorable, realistic looking snowman when you play Snowman Maker.

For iPhone
For Android

hAPPY holidays!

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Our Happy Holidays with Family and Friends - Wordless Wednesday

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After the chaos and sadness of the past few months, I made a real effort to enjoy this holiday with our family and friends.

Christmas dinner with our Korean friends

We put up our holiday lights, took out our tree and visited with Grandma (my mom)

This year the best present my son and I received was, the love and happiness that comes with being with family and friends.

Posing with the Rockefeller Christmas tree

Wishing all my online friends and blog readers a Happy Holiday season, no matter what you celebrate (or don't)

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Trailer: "GoldenHeart ['86]" (Dawn Richard)

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Dawn Richard is back with an official trailer for "GoldenHeart ['86]" which was shot by noted director  Eugene Lee Yang, last month. Speaking on the forthcoming video for "'86" Dawn stated:

"'86" is an homage to my past....[e]veryone wants to look at the Danity Kane thing as a negative but it's a positive. The girls have been and continue to be a guiding force in my journey throughout this music business."

With that said, the official video for "'86" is slated for release on January 15th when GoldenHeart arrives in stores on January 15. Peep the trailer for "GoldenHeart ['86]" below and Enjoy!

Second Listen: "We All Want The Same Thing (Acoustic)" (Kevin Michael featuring Akil Dasan)

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Back in 2007 Kevin Michael released his self-titled debut album "Kevin Michael" and one of the numerous standout joints from his album was his acoustic take of his joint "We All Want The Same Thing" with Akil Dasan. While I am sure not a lot of people have listened to this joint, you definitely need to take a first listen and then a second listen to this brilliant joint below!