The Four Seasons music app: Vivaldi was never so appealing to kids

by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps

When I’m trying to decide whether to spend money on an app for my kids, I want to be sure it’s something they’ll return to again and again. But I also want my kids to learn something while they’re having fun. All of this is true of the new iPad...

Loopy Case: The smart, not crazy, phone case for parents with their hands full

by Kate Etue | Uncategorized

Usually the new cell phone cases that I find fall into two categories–super stylish or super protective. I’m not exactly sure where that puts my new Loopy Case, which was invented to make it easier for you to hold your phone. But honestly, I don’t...

Communicating with your child’s teacher and class without mass email chains? Thank you, Remind app.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

With back to school officially here, I cannot tell you how much I love the benefits of organization and communication apps for parents and teachers. They really do make life so much easier. Well, I’ve just discovered another tech tool that’s going to make...

Interactive puzzle apps that bring artistry to preschoolers.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I don’t often sit with my kids while they’re on their tablets, mostly because their limited screen time is during my limited time to get dinner ready. Also, I’ve had enough Angry Birds to last me a while. But today I sat down with my...

Our favorite fall accessory: Gorgeous iPhone cases by indie artist Kristi Kohut.

by Kate Etue | Uncategorized

These days, I feel like my phone is as much an accessory as my earrings or bracelets I mean, I have the thing with me All. The. Time. And I hate to admit it (please don’t fire me, Cool Mom Tech editors!) but I still use a cheap plastic case from the store...

Little Lamb in Amsterdam: Take a ride through Holland with this lovely ebook and travel guide for kids

by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps

As much as I’d love to take a trip to Europe with my kids and let them ride bikes through Holland to see the windmills and tulips, it’s just not in the budget this year. But I can still let them learn about Dutch culture through the beautifully illustrated...

Ecojot Connect app: Write notes the old-fashioned way, and save them the modern way.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

Even with all the great lifestyle and organizational apps available to us today, there are times that nothing really replaces writing with pen and paper, whether I’m writing down funny things my kids have said or just making my grocery list. But having digital...

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 might just be the cutest camera ever

by Kate Etue | Photography

I always swore I wouldn’t be that mom who said, “When I was a kid . . .” to her own kids all the time, but sure enough I’m explaining pay phones and cigarette lighters in the car to them. One of my favorite gone-by-the-wayside tech items from...

Love Mosaic custom photo books but hate the 20-photo limit? Meet Montage.

by Kate Etue | Photography

We’ve written here in the past how easy Mosaic custom photo books from Mixbook are to create. It truly takes just a few minutes, and you have the photo book in your hands within a couple of days. Pretty amazing. The only downside with their Mosaic books has been...

A Better Queue will change the way you watch Netflix forever.

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

Unfortunately this site is no longer around. Bummer. The extensive selection on Netflix is both a blessing and a curse–so many titles I’ve never heard of, but that also means I have no idea if they’ll be right for my family or even something...