There's an app for that

We have an ipad {like everyone else in the world} and our toddler is very interested in the ipad. We have animal sound games and a few others that we have downloaded to use on long car rides or when nothing else seems interesting. We don't use it as a toy or a babysitter by any means, but miss P enjoys playing with it as much as Mommy does.  Anyway, I could go on and on about technology and this generation of kids, but I will spare you today.

I always said I would never put my kid in front of an ipad at the dinner table. No, this family won't do that. This family, we will talk to each other. We will talk about our day and things going on in the world. Well, in a moment of weakness, I stuck that ipad in my purse before we left for dinner Saturday night. But here is why-two words- ENDLESS ALPHABET. My favorite app for toddlers and pre-school kids. Really though, some of my 3rd graders could learn something from this one. It is the cutest app that has a variety of vocabulary words, the letter scatter when these funny little monsters run across the screen. When you touch a letter, it repeats the sound as you drag it to the right spot. When you get all the letters in place, they play a cute animation to teach the definition. Just after about five times, Miss P was able to drag the letter to the correct places. She might not understand any of the words yet or that the letters all have different sounds, but her little brain is just absorbing.  I love it! This app meets my standards----even for use in a restaurant or a stroller. Although I do not promote the use of apple products during family meals, I do believe it is okay to whip it out during those last 15 minutes while waiting for the check.

Growing that vocabulary. One 10 letter word at a time.