The nabi Jr: Another awesome tablet for kids. Actually, beyond awesome.

by Jeana | Uncategorized

Last year, we raved about the quality and design of the nabi 2 Tablet, one that we dubbed as one of the very best for offering high-quality design and content in one. We still stand by this recommendation for a full-fledged kid-to-tween tablet, but if you’re...

Piquing Our Geek: GuitarBots website teaches guitar, for real

by Jeana | Websites We Love

With my son learning the drums and my daughter the piano, I always joke that I should pick up the guitar again so we can start a band. I used to play, but this hobby somehow fell by the wayside after the kids were born (gee, wonder why). Now with a new site called...

Build a neighborhood with Toca Builders.

by Pilar | Best Apps

Dropping, smashing, stacking, painting–Toca Boca’s newest app for kids, just out today, encourages kids to do them all, and I’m excited as much as my kids are. Really. Our actual playroom walls could use a break. While all Toca Boca apps encourage...

A robot that’s ready for summer too

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

Poking around one of my favorite online shops, Fat Brain Toys, I was looking to see what’s new and geeky and cool for kids now that school is close to letting out around here. That’s when I came across this robot. But it’s no ordinary robot;...

A Cat Lost In The City… or in the ocean, perhaps.

by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I like bright colors, moving objects and intense battles as much as the next guy, but my favorite incarnation of the virtual world is when it’s used for education. Particularly if bright colors and moving objects are part of the learning process. This is why my...

Get the kids outside by crawling into Ranger Rick’s Tree House

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

My kids’ love of electronics is not going away just because the grass is green again, which is why I really like a new educational iPad app that gets kids excited about the great outdoors—and even asks them to put down the iPad and go outside to experience...

Reader Q+A: Preschool foreign language apps for Android?

by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Can you recommend any preschool foreign language apps for Android for my kids? -Kathy Hi Kathy, thanks for your question! You didn’t mention if there’s a specific language you’re interested in, but here are a few picks that offer great apps for...

An educational app for the junior astronaut in your living room

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

What kid hasn’t dreamed of rocketing off into outer space to see what is out there? The problem is, that cardboard box in the living room isn’t going anywhere so fast. Junior Astronaut – Breaking through the space barrier is a standout educational...

Teaching kids foreign languages with a most genius interactive app

by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Finding nifty little apps of merit for the kids can be a chore all on its own. Every so often though we come across sweet and simple apps that not only entertain them but that also impress us.   Color Genius for iOS does just that. It’s really the simple...

It’s not easy being red on Zoe’s Green Planet

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I had moved three times by the time I was eight, so I totally understand how it feels to be a strange kid in a strange land, a topic that is explored in a lovely new app for both iOS and Android users. Even kids like my own who have never had to be “the new...