by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Warning: It’s a jungle out there. No, really. There’s a crazy, colorful jungle filled with wild animals and plants for kids to explore, and it’s right there on your smart device. Since we always love the kinds of educational apps that kids...
by Julie | Back to School Tech, Best Apps, Educational Apps
Rounding out our 2015 back to school tech guide: The best math apps. All year long we’re on the lookout for the very best of the best math apps for kids of all ages, that we know that parents will appreciate too. (Especially since we’re the ones paying for...
by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps
My kids have been back to school for a couple weeks now, and that means I’m reviewing spelling words with the big kids while I cook dinner every night. My preschooler doesn’t want to be left out, so he’s asking for “homework” too....
by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I have a kid who really wants to be creative, but usually needs a good push before he’ll dive into a project, and now we’ve found an app that delivers on that so beautifully. The brand new WonderBox app hails from Duck Duck Moose, one of the first...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
We love it when developers we adore take things up a notch, and that’s exactly what Tinybop has done with their wonderful new app, The Everything Machine. The Everything Machine is on a whole new level from what we’ve seen from Tinybop previously. It...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Every summer I vow that we’re going to do enriching activities to keep everyone’s brain sharp, but then my resolve melts faster than ice cream on a hot day once we start enjoying the lazy, unscheduled days of summer. But, I’ve found a great new...
by Cool Mom Staff | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Since so many of you write us asking for the best Android apps for kids, we are so honored that Google Play reached out too, asking us to be this month’s expert kids’ app curator in their family category! We get to join the likes of trusted...
by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Educational Apps
We’re all pretty picky when it comes to kids’ ebooks around here, but when you’re adapting a classic from my own childhood like Dr. Seuss, my standards skyrocket. Even so, I am wildly impressed with the brand new Cat in the Hat Read and Learn app for...
by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Educational Apps
When the director of our ad team, Lisa, tells me to try a new app, I know it’s going to be a good one. She has good taste. And this time it’s Brain Dots (for iOS and Android) which happens to be fun, challenging, infuriating, and sometimes totally...
by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Seeing as how we live in an age where everything from Nutella to x has its own national day, I should not be surprised that today is National Moon Day. At least it celebrates something totally real and inspirational, and if it’s marketing anything, it’s...
by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I’ve vowed that someday we’re going to take our kids to Paris like I did on a brief, very memorable weekend there in college (ooh, the croissants) but it’s not on the schedule yet. While we save up our money, I’ve been letting my kids play with...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Since my kids have been out of school for over a month, I’m on the lookout for ways to keep their minds engaged. My latest find is the Motion Math: Cupcake! app, and it’s been a huge hit around here. We’ve lauded Motion Math apps before, and while...