“The great thing about these apps is they don’t stop you learning from the way you are taught in school. They
just add to it and help you practice what you are learning on an ipad. As a Montessori teacher I was at first
worried that Mrs Judd’s Games would encourage you to use the computer more, from an even earlier age. But
Mrs Judd has taught young children for 25 years in a school in the U.S.A. She has designed the games so
that you are encouraged to do the games in the traditional way and not just on the computer.”

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“Parents that believe arcade games improve hand-eye coordination and Angry Birds improves decision-making in kids won’t have as far a stretch convincing themselves that Snowflake Station by KBoom Games has true play-and-learn potential. There is lot of content packed into this app for $1.99. While the ability to create your own virtual flake is available in on-line games and in other apps, KBoom ups the ante with the means to decorate each creation and insert it into a photo of one’s choosing. This concept is truly original, a rarity with half a million apps now available.”

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Apps For Homeschooling gave Snowflake Station a rating of 5/5 apples!

“My nine-year-old thinks it’s awesome, and my five-year-old enjoys it as well.  None of them suspect that they are laying a foundation in early geometrical and mathematical thinking skills by exploring symmetrical patterns through play!

I really appreciate that there are so many pre-programmed designs provided for children who might need some guidance and direction to kick-start their own creative thinking processes.  The range of different fold types really lets children explore a wide variety of pattern formations as well.”

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“Snowflake Station in a wonderful craft application for iPad that allows children to cut their own paper snowflakes, teaching the concept of symmetry and other skills along the way.

I have always been a huge fan of paper-cut art since I was old enough to pick up a scissors. My love for paper cutting stems, I am sure, from my lack of ability to draw representationally. Yet here, few cuts to a correctly folded paper ever look mistaken, creating an art form that children and adults who lack certain foundation skills in drawing can fully own themselves.

For me, the process of folding and cutting has been more important than the snowflake or other decorative shapes produced, and I have never been a fan of the cleanup associated with paper-cut art. Because of this, I have really been enjoying Snowflake Station which allows children to work in two basic modes – Workshop, where one traces over lines of dots, creating cuts in the paper or Creation Station – where players work freehand to make their own designs.”

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“As the founder of a school designed to advance creativity and innovation, I find that Mrs. Judd possesses an uncanny ability to lead young learners across the bridge between technology-based and truly hands-on experiences.”

“My daughter loves Snowflake Station! She really enjoys learning about math through the game and can’t wait to show me all her snowflakes. Too bad you can’t hang an iPad on the fridge.”

“I love education & technology”…said Kathleen Wolney, Early Childhood Educator,
after playing “Snowflake Station”

“As an adult, I experimented first with this app before allowing my grandchild to explore it. I became so immersed and delighted with my own exploration/creation that I had to remind myself that this was for my grandson. I have never had a strong visual-spatial intelligence- and here was a tool that erased any sense of inadequacy. I found that I was learning so much on symmetry, balance and the wonderful (even accidental) patterns within the world of Snowflake Station that I did not want to stop.

When my 3-year-old grandson Lorenzo was given his turn, he exceeded me. Though on the young end for the app, he immediately ‘got it’ after a few minutes. He especially and inherently understood the use of ‘the tape.’ There is no failure with this app. He loved creating the falling snowflakes. I encouraged him to use the nature backdrops but he just loved the falling snow that was his own creation. He scribbled on the folded paper image. I almost protested and then I saw his creations and realized he was experiencing a real and delighted sense of geometric aesthetics that I would have interfered with by intervening and stopping his somewhat wild movements. Success is built in this app. Lorenzo moved on to the workshop and began tracing with a patience and success that amazed me.

Do I recommend this app? As a Child Development Specialist, I give an enthusiastic yes – the creation and workshop modes exceeded my expectations. It is an excellent and developmentally appropriate tool for young children exploring the world of geometry, patterns and visual/tactile experimentation. But as a grandparent (and as an adult learner), I loved sharing this world of symmetry. It is an inter-generational tool that can be used by the whole family. When my older grandchildren saw what Lorenzo had created, they started talking about their experiences with making paper snowflakes and showed Lorenzo ones they had made. They all (ages 3-12) became immersed in the wonderful world of geometry through snowflakes. It is an app that can quickly become ‘a family affair.’”

“As a grandmother, I like to do paper snowflake cutting with my grandchildren. This game allows for creativity without the mess.”