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Two fun, creative, and (mostly) free apps for kids to keep them engaged when they’re stuck indoors.

If you’re tearing through the list of snow day activities to keep the kids occupied when you’re stuck indoors, allow us help you with two beautifully designed, really fun new apps we’ve discovered from Seedling. As in, the same company whose...

Apps to help you tackle your New Year’s resolutions

by Cool Mom Staff | Best Apps, Fun Apps, Shopping Apps

If you’re looking for help tackling your 2016 New Year’s resolutions, we’re here to help. Check out these cool, free apps that our Editor Kristen featured on The Today Show this morning. Lark: To help you keep your fitness goals Lark (free, iOS +...

Our favorite Santa apps that make the magic even more magical.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fun Apps, Holiday Picks

We’re big fans of Santa around here, as you might have guessed. What, us risk making the naughty list? Never!) So if you’re looking for some fun Santa apps to help bring the big guy to life on your phone, tablet, or laptop and make believers out of any kid...

Fun Christmas apps for kids: 8 options that they’ll still want to play in January.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fun Apps, Holiday Picks

Sometimes I need just a little quiet at home over the holidays, you know? And since my kids are app-crazy anyway, they always think it’s a treat to find cool new Christmas apps for kids that they haven’t tried yet. While we have a few from years past that...

Because nothing says good morning like a sexy man with a French accent. Which is actually bonjour. Whatever.

by Kristen Chase | Fun Apps

Is there really anyone who’s happy to hear an alarm go off in the morning? Granted, mine is usually a kid yelling for breakfast or siblings fighting, but still. Whether it’s a loud beep or a screaming baby, that’s just no way to wake up. But a sexy...

Curly-haired emojis: Because why should straight-haired girls have all the emoji fun?

by Kristen Chase | Fun Apps

It’s clearly an emoji world out there, which is why we were so glad when the diverse emoji hit our smart phones. And now, some love for our curly-haired friends from the smart folks at Dove. Available free on iTunes and Google Play, the Dove Love Your Curls...

7 Halloween apps for kids from adorably spooky to downright scary

9 of the most stunningly beautiful mobile games add some zen to your apps.

by Julie | Fun Apps

Think for a minute about how far we’ve come in games design from the days of Asteroids and Space Invaders. Now, there are some stunningly beautiful mobile games for both iOS and Android that change the way we think about gaming apps. Hey, I’m all for...

The ABCiné app develops literacy of the pop culture variety.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fun Apps

Yes, it’s an ABC app. But unlike other ABC apps we’ve covered here, I don’t know that the new ABCiné app (as in cinéma) from Spanish design studio Atipo for Meikme is going to help kids with the alphabet as much as it will help adults — and a...

A new fireworks app for kids that is all fun, no fear

by Christina Refford | Fun Apps

If a single BOOM from a nearby fireworks display sends your kids running to bury their heads in your lap, you may need kinder, gentler fireworks this Fourth of July. Like the ones found on this cute new fireworks app, Fireworks Lab, which lets our youngest kids set...

Alto’s Adventure: A beautiful app to cool you down on a hot day

by Liz Gumbinner | Fun Apps

I may be the last person to discover Alto’s Adventure which blew away the gaming world when it launched a few months back. Even my eight-year-old is like, Mom! You finally got it? But I admit that when I hear “snowboarding app,” I don’t feel...

Is there really a Magic 8 Ball app? Signs point to yes.

by Julie | Fun Apps

We absolutely love it when our childhood favorites make a modern comeback, like princess phones, Little Golden Records, and of course, Simon. So naturally we’re shaking with excitement (ha) over the new Magic 8 Ball official app that just launched today from...

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Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

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