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How to make your own custom emojis. Because it’s an emoji world, and we’re just living in it.

When emojis first started popping up in random social media spots, I thought, “Eh, they won’t last.” But then I starting using the funny little graphics myself in iMessages and on Instagram comments, and suddenly emojis sort of became my jam. So I...

Scare up some fun before Halloween with Toca Boca’s new Toca Boo

by Christina Refford | Fun Apps

If Halloween’s scary side has your kids jumping at every bump in the night, you’ll want to check out Toca Boo, a brand-new app for iOS by Cool Mom Tech favorite Toca Boca that lets your child be the scary one—and not just when they miss their nap....

Huge news: New App Store bundles get you lots of your favorite iOS apps for less

by Julie | Fun Apps

Along with all the other coolness that Apple has launched recently, they’ve also introduced app bundles with iOS 8 — multiple apps from the same developer, bundled together for a lower price than if you bought them individually. A few of them stand out...

Funny things you can ask Siri: Time-waster of the day

by Liz Gumbinner | Fun Apps

I was just turned onto this Cult of Mac article about Questions You Can Ask Siri to get Hilarious Answers and it still holds up today. From Can you make me a Sandwich? to Open the pod bay doors, check out the list and have a lot of fun. My favorite on the list...

The new Skater app game will have you totally stoked

by Julie | Fun Apps

Confession: I’m a skate betty from way back, and I’ve never outgrown my fascination with skateboarding. (Okay, and with skaters too.) So I was totally stoked to check out the new Skater app, which launched this week on iOS. This brand new game from Frosch...

The apps and tools that turn your iPad into a remarkable sketch book

by Julie | Fun Apps

I love all the ways technology helps us do amazing stuff we never dreamed of before, like turning on the air conditioning while we’re driving home from work, or buying shoes while we’re sitting on the sofa at home. But I think it’s even cooler when...

The Video Star app lets your kids become the next Spike Jonze

by Liz Gumbinner | Fun Apps

I have no idea why it took me so long to finally download and try the Video Star app, but now that I did, I’m so in love. Mostly with how creative my kids are getting with it. Aw, and just when I thought nothing would tear them away from Minecraft. This is...

Silent Film Studio video app will take your videos back. Way back.

by Nicole Blades | Fun Apps

If you want to add a fun twist to your next short iPhone video, you’ve got to try the Silent Film Studio video app, which lets you turn it into a black-and-white silent movie clip, complete with old-timey crackle ‘n’ pop organ music, black dialogue...

Geography fans will love playing SmartyPins with Google Maps. That is, if you can handle it…

by Julie | Fun Apps

The increasing essentialness that is Google Maps is fairly well known by now, so it’s no surprise that as parents, we’re loving their latest project — a geography trivia game called SmartyPins that will take you around the world. Each game starts you...

Kid Dad Fun app. Yep, just what it sounds like.

by Julie | Fun Apps

Long before we had kids, I knew my husband was going to be a fun dad. (I also knew I was going to be the uptight mom who shook her head and sighed a lot.) So when I checked out the Kid Dad Fun app, I started cracking up immediately. This app was made for our family,...

The Monument Valley app is a stunner. And a stumper.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fun Apps

The new Monument Valley app may be the most gorgeous, mindblowingly cool app I’ve seen in a while. And that’s saying something. It’s a puzzle game that’s like Figaro Pho meets MC Escher. Your job is to get the silent little princess Ida...

Stories, etc: A new app that lets you preserve your epic Ryan Gosling story for your great-great grandchildren

by Nicole Blades | Fun Apps

So much of social media relies on storytelling. Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, even YouTube and Vine — they are all platforms for sharing our stories with each other. Pubsoft recognized this need we have to capture and share our memories, and launched a fun family...

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Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

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