Thanksgiving is behind us, and we’ve recovered from being pepper sprayed on Black Friday and crashing our computers on Cyber Monday, so now we need to jump back into the holiday hustle and bustle. Stressing about budgets, gifts, and extended families can take its toll on youand the children tugging on your shirt as you read this. In order to prevent a special holiday edition of The Shining from taking place in your home, take a look at these Christmas-specific apps. They’ll all lighten the mood and some will even lighten the load, which will help you get back into the Christmas spirit.
PopOut! The Night Before Christmas by Loud Crow Interactive
The little ones love a good bedtime story, especially around the holidays. This app can read the story out loud for you and your child to enjoy. Or you can silence the professional narrator and read to you children while they pull, touch, and slide the interactive popouts. Either way, it’s a fun opportunity to connect with this classic little story.
iFinger by Lean Mean Fighting Machine
It’s Christmas Eve and you’re down to your last tube of wrapping paper and you still have a couple more gifts to wrap. Figuring outif you have enough paper would be easier if you knew the best way to wrap a present. Fortunately, you read this post before starting and purchased the iFinger app. Though the finger portion of this app is comically useless—it holds down the corners of your wrapping paper while you fold and tape—this handy app can calculate how much wrapping paper you need based on the dimensions of the gift your covering.
The Christmas List by Limbua.com
The Christmas List App is the most efficient way to organize your gift lists, budget the money you spend, and keep on top of your other holiday to-do items. The countdown calendar reminds you of how many shopping days are left till Christmas and you can input details about the items you need to purchase—you can even sort your gifts by store. The gift lists are password protected to guard against prying eyes, and the info on individual gifts can be saved and duplicated so that you can regift to your heart’s content. Even better, the interface that hosts all these features is easy to use which means the app can keep you on you on the ball through the pre Christmas pandemonium.
Santa GPS by Fission Media Group
This highly interactive Santa tracker puts all others to shame. It includes the Santa GPS, which traces Santa through all his stops across the globe as well as a wish list that children can use to send their requests off to the North Pole. Starting on December 1st, a Daily Blog written by Santa’s elf-publicist can help stoke the yuletide anticipation of your little ones. And, most importantly, Santa GPS includes a naughty-or-nice section that parents can use to get their children to behave.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Oceanhouse Media
Nothing makes a family’s collective heart swell to unhealthy proportions like this Dr. Seuss tale. This Christmas classic comes to life with pages the kids can turn, snowy layouts, and a “read to me” narrating option. Grabbing this app will delight the Whos down in Whoville as well as those sleeping in the beds down the hall.
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Brandon Mercury is a writer for InGoodMeasure.net. He grew up on the beaches of the Deep South before moving to the mountain tops of Salt Lake City. He focuses his writing on home improvement and interior design topics. Brandon is an avid football and basketball fan. You can find Brandon on Google+
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