Elmo’s Monster Maker is ready for the holidays and ipads!

Elmo’s Monster Maker is ready for the holidays for both iphones and ipads. That’s right, for ipads!  Elmo’s Monster Maker is now in HD.

Add dreidels, lights, peppermint candies and more to your new monster friends! It’s available on the iTunes App store and Elmo approves it.

Hooray for HD holiday cheer!

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Now available on the App Store-Balloonimals Pop!

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new app- Balloonimals Pop!

Balloonimals Pop! is a tilt to play game which is easy to play but difficult to master. Tilt to fly your favorite Balloonimals Friend, Ziggy the T-Rex through the forest, the sky and space while catching bubbles to keep him afloat.  Ziggy doesn’t like sharp objects – so avoid the push-pins and pencils…. Or you’ll Pop!

Balloonimals Pop! is great for kids of all ages and even has an easy mode for the youngest of players.  Fun sounds, silly animations, awesome powerups and incredibly action-packed gameplay will keep you coming back for more.

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WIRED.com’s Geek Dad – Reverse Engineering An IDEO Toy Inventor

Find Out Why IDEO’s World Class Research Separates The Kids From The Adults!

Wired.com’s Geek Dad was interested in finding out how IDEO’s Toy Lab has been able to sustain success with their iPhone apps for kids, and more recently their work on the iPad.  IDEO has partnered with such great toy brands as Sesame Street, Fisher-Price and have even won awards for their work in this space.  So what makes a great app for kids?  The answer may surprise you!  Let’s just say that the Toy Inventors at IDEO do their homework.

Read Geek Dad’s article on “What Toy Inventors Create At IDEO” at Wired.com and learn about all of the hard work, research and creativity that go into creating  great apps for kids.

And after you’re done reading the article at Wired.com, see what all the excitement is about and get your own copy of Balloonimals HD from iTunes NOW!

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