My Living Stories + $25 iTunes GiftCard!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 by Lolli 179 Comments

Have you ever wondered how mothers managed outings with kids before the days of iPod touches and iPhones? I do. Despite the fact that I survived the early childhood of the majority of my five kids (and I dare say THEY all survived those years, too!) I don’t know if I’d want to go iPod-less again. They certainly are handy for long lines at Costco or Walmart, a wait in the doctor’s office, or for keeping a kid entertained while Mom tries clothes on in the dressing room at Kohl’s. My iTouch has become a true lifesaver!

CandyMan laughs about the fact that I have more apps on my iTouch for the kids than I do for myself. My apps are all function and no fun. The kids’ apps, I admit, are almost always about FUN. Every once in a while I catch myself playing a game or two while I wait to pick up kids. Knowing how captivated my kids are with my iTouch, I am always on the look-out for activities that are more on the educational side.

Just last week, Mom Central sent me a great set of apps called My Living Stories. These animated storybooks bring both new stories and the classics to life on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

The My Living Stories apps combine beautiful artwork, narration and interactive features in an easy to use platform that is perfect for preschoolers to read along all on their own, without any help. My Living Stories are a great solution for entertaining on-the-go or as an aid for teaching children to read at home. The apps allow for your child to read along with English narration or read the stories themselves. Interactive sounds and animation bring stories to life. Another great feature is the ability to record your own voice to go along with the story (this feature requires an iPhone or iPod Touch with microphone capabilities). My Living Story classic stories include Princess & the Pea, King Midas, The Tortoise & the Hare, Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

AJ and Reese are loving my new apps. The stories are familiar but fresh….The apps are engaging but they’re not games. I love the fact that the My Living Stories apps entertain through reading. I love growing readers! And I also love ANY app that is simple enough for a 5 year old to understand and operate without Mommy’s help every 4 seconds.

The Giveaway:

My Living Stories is giving one Better in Bulk reader a $25 iTunes card! (You do not need to own an iTouch or an iPhone to win!)

Simply leave me a comment telling me which My Living Stories story you would be most likely to play with.

**For extra entries (after you have answered the first question), you may do any of the following (please leave a separate comment for each):

• Follow me on twitter and tweet about this giveaway. You can do this once a day. Sample tweet:
$25 iTunes giftcard up for grabs! Enter @1momof5’s #MyLivingStories #giveaway https://foodfunfamily.com/?p=3082
• Tell me what you’d buy with a $25 iTunes giftcard
• “Like” Better in Bulk on Facebook.
• Follow my blog via Google friends connect.
• Subscribe to my blog’s RSS feed
• Start or join in a discussion on my Blog Frog community. Unlimited.

Technical stuff:

Contests open to residents of US and Canada. Readers may enter the contest on multiple blogs but are only eligible to win one iTunes gift card as part of the My Living Stories contest. Giveaway will end on July 31 at midnight. Winner will be chosen via random.org, and will be notified via email. Good luck!

Disclosure – I am participating in the My Living Stories program by Mom Central on behalf of Decode Entertainment. I received 3 free apps and a gift card as a thank you for my participation.

About Lolli

Lolli has written 3740 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)