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I received an email from Melissa on behalf of Mitchlehan Media asking whether I would be interested in reviewing this app. As usual, I will normally check out the app to see whether it is the right fit for my boy. It took me sometime to understand how this app work but boy oh boy, it is worth the trouble of preparing the materials required to test and review this app! Long story short, just check out my review below...

* Title: AR Flashcards-Animal Alphabet
* Price: $1.99
* Category: Education
* Updated: Mar 02, 2012
* Version: 1.1
* Size: 39.6 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Mitchlehan Media LLC
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.1.3 or later

Description from the product page:

"AR Flashcards are a new way to interact and make Flashcards more entertaining for toddlers and preschoolers. With AR Flashcards, learning the Alphabet will be fun! When you point your device at the printed flashcard a beautifully rendered 3D animal will pop up on the screen. Tap the animal to hear the letter and animal name.

Features:
- 26 beautifully rendered Animals to help your toddler or preschooler learn!
- Tap on each Animal to hear the Letter and name of the Animal!
- You can print out the flashcards or if you own two iOS devices you can access the flashcards from within the app in a beautiful swipeable gallery! "

Some preparations are required before we can start using the app:

What you need to do is to place the printed Flashcard Markers on a flat surface under bright light, start the app and hover your iPad on the printed Flashcard Markers. You will be able to see the 3D animals respective to the alphabets popping out from the letters.

What's good?

* It is a very unique app! Different from all the other apps I reviewed so far!

* A different way to learn alphabets and you can hear the letter and animal name when you tap on it!

* I like seeing Ben's amazed look as he looks on the iPad screen - seeing the 3D animals and then he looks at the printed Flashcard Markers and not seeing the animals.

What's not so good?

* You have to print the Flashcard Markers in color as the app will not work in black and white. 

* This app is quite sensitive in the sense that it doesn't recognise the printed Flashcard Markers when the paper is slightly crumpled (thanks to my excited boy who tries to grab the paper and do it himself) and our bedroom uses yellow light bulb so it is not able to work in this condition too.

Room for Improvement?

* It would be great to have the Flashcard Markers designed on as little space as possible in order to save paper and ink.

You can purchase the "AR Flashcards-Animal Alphabet" app from the iTunes App Store.

I am so excited to be able to hold this giveaway for my lucky blog followers and readers! TWO of you lucky people are going to win a copy of this awesome and fun app to play on your iPad! Your child will absolutely love it! Now, let's read below for the giveaway terms and conditions OK?

To enter the giveaway, kindly read and follow the instructions as stated in the Rafflecopter form below.

• You can enter either via login through your Facebook account or just key in your name and your valid email address.
  
• Please also leave your valid email address in the post comment so that I can contact you if you win this giveaway.

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

I stumbled upon a pitch by Icecreamfairy looking for bloggers to review their products and I immediately emailed to ask whether they are OK with international bloggers, and my oh my, they are happy to provide me with the products of my choice from their website for my review!

Although their products are only being sold in Korea both online and offline at the moment, but they will be available in US in the first half of 2012. So here goes my review for the products by Icecreamfairy:

Description of the products:

"California-based icecreamfairy develops superior-quality baby accessory products made with high-quality materials tailored towards trend-leading parents and the babies in style! 

Our baby accessories not only complete the style, but protect baby's neck, shoulder, head and spine, in the sun, during the nap, and various weather conditions in any mobile situations. icecreamfairy's premium materials prevent germs, odor and bacteria, and its ergonomic designs provide comfort and convenience while preventing head deformation and shaking baby syndrome. 

Enjoy icecreamfairy's hip, colorful, yet stylish products and give your little ones the best gift ever!"

I received a total of 3 products for my review, so I'll break them down by each product:

Seriously people, did you see the gorgeous packaging or not? I felt so reluctant to open them up and wanted to just leave the items inside, untouched so I could continue admiring them! Anyway, because I have promised to review items and promises must be fulfilled, so, here goes my feedback on the 1st item of this post: 

1) Frosty Boots in Pink Birdy

I requested for size 12cm for Alyson, just in case she suddenly you know, grow taller or something... anyway, rules in getting children's clothing, better get bigger size!

Now, the material is soft and fluffy, good to protect and keep her tiny little feet warm. It is easy to put on and it is elastic so it doesn't hold on to the ankle tightly.

Of course, we don't have winter season in Malaysia but I was thinking of the family outings we are going to have at Genting Highlands (one of the coldest place in Malaysia) and I think this cute little boots are going to do their job just fine!

2) Dreambow Latex Pillow in Pink Birdy

The Dreambow Latex pillow was originally designed as head support cushion in a mobile environment (stroller, car seat, etc) to prevent babies heads from shaking. Now, this is one cute pillow! The material is soft and yet sturdy for Alyson to rest her head on and she looks so comfortable lying there on the bed playing!

I like the ergonomic designs which are contoured to fit and support the head and neck nicely! Don't forget the latex material helps prevent germs, bacteria, mold and dust mites!

3) Nappy Pocket in Skyblue Daisy

Prior to this, I actually use 2 plastic bags, each storing 2 spare new diapers for Benjamin and Alyson.

I love the vibrant colors! Pink and blue, and I can squeeze up to 4 diapers with a bit more space to spare! I like that there is a flap at the back which I can put plastic bags and tissue papers in case I need to use them, perfect for short trip outside!

Love how convenient it is to stuff my kids' diapers in style now!

You can check out the collection of products at their website

Now, my sponsor has generously offered a Dreambow Latex for me to host as a giveaway to 1 lucky winner! Please note that this giveaway is only available for US residents. (Apologies to the rest, please don't get mad, OK?)

To enter the giveaway, kindly read and follow the instructions as stated in the Rafflecopter form below.

• You can enter either via login through your Facebook account OR just key in your name and your valid email address. 
• Please also leave your valid email address in the post comment so that I can contact you if you win this giveaway.

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the product by Icecreamfairy in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.

I came across a Tweet on the opportunity to review a kids related iPad app, of course being the usual busybody mummy blogger, I immediately checked out the company and the app and find out that it is an app to track a child's growth, vaccination schedules and more! What a cool app that I must simply review! Hahaha... Anyway, long story short, my review as below...

* Title: My Kid's Health
* Price: $8.99
* Category: Health & Fitness
* Released: Jan 18, 2012
* Version: 1.0
* Size: 6.3 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Pomelo Limited
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Description from the product page:

"Vaccination schedule, doctor/dentist appointments, growth & illness history, and more. Reminders sync with the iPad calendar. All through a beautiful, user-friendly interface. Developed by parents, for parents, to create the perfect tool for keeping track of your kid's health and development. No more looking for papers, it's all there on your iPad! "

Here in Malaysia, when a child is born, parents will be given a medical book which will list down the vaccinations taken, required and so on. Picture below is how my daughter's medical booklet looks like.

What's good?

I started off with this app by selecting my country (Malaysia) followed by entering my children's details.

* I am impressed with the objective of selecting the country (there are 194 countries in the list), which is to personalise the vaccination schedules for my child, and this data are provided by the World Health Organisation and national health organisations.

* I like that I am able to personalised each of my child's records by selecting their photos from my albums on the iPad

* I also like that I can enter details such as blood type, weight, height & head circumference by different dates and then view those data in graphs (growth charts)! Look at the picture below of Alyson's record on the app. And I can also see her growth rates indicated by the blue line are above the normal range in green line hahaha... (This was also mentioned by our paed few months ago)

* I am also impressed that the app can prompt the next vaccinations which are due to be taken (even the date!)

* I think this is a very handy and useful app to help a parent to track the health and development of their child as all the information is available right at our finger tips! No more flipping through pages of records and books!

Room for Improvement?

* I would love to see notes of what to look out for or to be alert for (such as growth spurts at which months and what symptoms or clues to look out for) as these would be an added special touch for the app user.

* I would like to have the option to email the details out as well.

You can purchase the "My Kid's Health" app from the iTunes App Store.

I am so excited to be able to hold this giveaway for my lucky blog followers and readers! TWO of you lucky people are going to win a copy of this awesome and useful app! You will absolutely love it! Now, let's read below for the giveaway terms and conditions OK?

To enter the giveaway, kindly read and follow the instructions as stated in the Rafflecopter form below.

• You can enter either via login through your Facebook account or just key in your name and your valid email address.
  
• Please also leave your valid email address in the post comment so that I can contact you if you win this giveaway.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"