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I’m addicted to the Grinchmas iPhone app

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I’ve been playing Grinchmas a lot the last few days. I play while I’m putting Madelyn down for her nap, while she’s in the bathtub, and at other random times during the day. Granted, those times are short lived but still.. I turn to the Grinchmas app for entertainment.

Grinchmas iphone appI can choose to be a Mean Grinch or a Merry Grinch. I usually chose the Mean Grinch just because there isn’t as much strategy involved being Mean. The Mean Grinch tosses snow balls to Who houses (Whoville) during the night. There is something really satisfying about being a Mean Grinch.
The Merry Grinch gives colorful gifts to matching colored Who houses by way of throwing them (strange, but true) at the houses. The more gifts you toss at matching colored Who houses, the larger Grinch’s heart grows and the better I feel about myself knowing I changed the Whoville in such a short period of time. OK, that’s a little dramatic but Grinchmas is really fun so I know you’ll feel like you’ve saved the world or in the case that you are a Mean Grinch, you will know that you safely let out your aggression for the day.

Features two gameplay modes:

  • “Mean Grinch” – The Whos down in “Who-ville” are making too much Christmas NOISE, NOISE, NOISE! Splat each noisy Who house with snowballs to silence them. How long can you last before the noise overwhelms you?
  • “Merry Grinch” – The Grinch has had a change of heart and must deliver matching colored presents to the Who houses. How many presents can you deliver, to grow the Grinch’s heart bigger, before time runs out?

Grinchmas iphone game

About the app:

Grinchmas is a fun, casual game of skill and accuracy. Assume the role of The Grinch perched on Mt. Crumpit. Swipe the screen to throw either snowballs or presents down to Who-ville, depending on whether you feel “mean” or “merry.” Accuracy and speed determine your score.

Additional features:

  • Beautiful 3D artwork inspired by Dr. Seuss, whimsical music and sound effects
  • Top 10 best scores are saved for each game mode
  • Suitable for all ages

Buy Grinchmas for $1.99 via iTunes here:
Grinchmas

iBend™ and OccupyBaby, the perfect travel companions

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I can’t stand it when gooey fingerprints get on my iPhone screen.  Considering the iPhone is a short term babysitter for many moms, we’ve come to expect the fingerprints.  However, I learned to expect otherwise after being introduced to iBend and OccubyBaby, two products that work together to provide moms with a few minutes of peace while eating, doing laundry, or whatever it is that we need to do.

The iBend is an ultra portable surprisingly stable stand for the iPhone and iPod touch.  The stand allows your child to play a game like OccupyBaby or watch a fun movie on your iPhone without having to hold the iPhone.  A mom’s dream!  The iBend will slide right into your wallet and at a price of just 2 for $4.99, you can affordably stock up on iBends.  Keep a few in your wallet and a few in your home.

OccupyBaby is an entertaining iPhone app for babies and toddlers.  The auto-play option is excellent for young babies and for when you are on the go.  You don’t have to fool with control buttons.  For older kids (3+) the OccupyBaby iPhone app is an educational experience with word exploration, sounds, and various language settings.  Madelyn loves OccupyBaby.
Here is a link to OccupyBaby in iTunes.

“Kids” iPhone app for parents

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A family information manager for parents, “Kids” iKids iPhone apps a must-have iPhone app for both parents and those of school-age children.  “Kids” allows parents to save and have quick access to extremely comprehensive and important information including:

  • Doctor’s information
  • Dentist information
  • Teacher and coaches information
  • Babysitter information
  • List your kids allergies
  • Clothing sizes
  • Favorite stuff
  • Current medications
  • and more

When you set up your children’s information page in “Kids” you can add a photograph from your iPhone and each child’s main page can include 2 pieces of important.  It’s easy to make changes from any screen using the “Edit” button and getting back to the main screen from any screen is a cinch with the “Kids” button featured on the left side of every screen.

Some upcoming features include

  • Push a contact’s phone number or email to contact them from the Kids iPhone app
  • Share information via SMS or email

You can learn more about “Kids” iPhone app via iTunes here.

Get productive with these iPhone apps

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ThingsappThings
iPhone app & Mac desktop version

Things is a beautifully focused and amazingly intuitive task and list management tool.  
It's as though Things was developed just for moms.  Things is easy to use and it packed with features that parents (and others) will find very useful. 

You can even sync wirelessly with the desktop version (mac only) of Things using Wi-Fi. 

Things iPhone app features

  • Create projects
    EX: Large homework assignments or science fair projects that require several steps to complete.
  • The Today list
    This is where you will see a list of tasks whose start date is today as well as overdue items.
  • Next list
    Single to-do's and action steps from active projects.
  • Someday – I love this one!
    The Someday box is for ideas you might want to pursue in the future like plan a trip to the Bahamas.

Things desktop and iPhone app will have you anxious to get organized whereas before you didn't know where to start.

Download a free trial here.

ReachMyFile

ReachMyFile is a great iPhone
app for busy moms that essentially gives you complete access to your Mac from your iPhone.

When you run into a friend at the bookstore and want to show her photographs of the kids that you don't have on your iPhone, you can download the photos to show her.  Have you ever forgotten an ingredient for a recipe while you are at the grocery store?  Just reach back to your Mac to download it while you are shopping!  And you can download songs and movies from your
Mac to keep your kids entertained when you are waiting at the doctor's office or in traffic.  You can even use ReachMyFile
to find your child's homework assignment and e-mail it to the
teacher.  Sebastian would pay dearly if I had to do that!

You can see a video of ReachMyFile in action here on YouTube.

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