A Halloween coloring app for kids that offers free offline creativity too
I’m all for kids getting to use my iPad to color and create. But I love getting them offline to do the same with old-fashion crayons and markers too. (Remember those?) Here’s an app company that’s doing both. The Silly Aliens Supercrayon...
Empowering preschool aged girls through educational apps, for International Day of the Girl Child
We’re happy to be celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child today, for the second year in a row. Because this year is themed around improvements in education, it’s the perfect opportunity to check your preschool aged daughters’ favorite...
eReatah: Like a Netflix for e-books. Books you get to keep.
I love the feel of a real book in my hands, but I have to admit I really love the convenience of ebooks when I’ve just finished The Hunger Games and I can’t wait more than five minutes to get Catching Fire downloaded on my iPad. But what do you do when...
4 of the very best weather apps, at least if you have a sense of humor
If anyone needs to find great weather apps, it’s me. The weather in Colorado is wonderful, but it’s also really weird; I’ve seen it snow without a cloud in the sky, and I can run comfortably in a tank and shorts on some winter days. So you might say...
A meal planning app that puts your kids in charge of planning their own healthy breakfasts
They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but for most of us it’s also one of the least thought out. (Cereal, anyone?) We recently featured a ton of easy weekday breakfast ideas to help you out, plus there’s an app from the makers of...
How to put words on a picture: A great app to do just that
These days, everyone wants to know how to put words on a picture. Between Instagram and Pinterest, it’s not surprising. Now while I love to do cool stuff with my photos when I’m on my laptop (hello, PicMonkey!), it’s not so easy to fun them up...
Voxer is Voicemail 2.0. Or maybe it’s texting 2.0. Or walkie-talkie 2.0.
Ever have that situation where you don’t want to type a text and it would be easier to just leave a voicemail, but you don’t exactly want to have to make a phone call either? (I know, we’re so spoiled in this digital age). Well, here’s the app...
StartDot: A handwriting app for children
My daughter is quite the artist, and her attention to detail is impressive. I only wish she’d apply the same care when writing her letters and numbers. So I was curious to check out a handwriting app that might help her clean up her act. StartDot Handwriting for...
Turning your photos into talking photos with the Shuttersong app
I love when I catch that perfect, precious moment of my sweet little guys and girl on camera. But the ability to add their adorable little voices to the photo? Stop it. The new Shuttersong app does this effortlessly. This is seriously ratcheting up the adorable...
The best fire safety tips for kids: 5 great online resources
October 6 is the start of Fire Prevention Week, which means this is a really good time to commit to getting your kids up to speed on fire safety tips. As parents, we all know that teaching fire safety to our kids is important, but it can be tough to do in a way that...
Hit the road with the Toca Cars app
Creative, quirky, playful, rule free and devoid of in-app pop ups (hooray!)–all reasons why Toca Boca is one of our most favorite app developers for kids. So lets rejoice for the new Toca Cars app! Taking a cue from more complex games like Minecraft (ahem, Toca...Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide
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