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...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
As much as I love Instagram (and boy do we love Instagram), there are days that are so busy that I just don’t get the chance to see what great–or silly–shots my friends are posting. But now that my Instagram feed can easily become my MacBook...
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...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
With two tweens, I’m increasingly aware of all the trouble they might get into using social media like Instagram, Facebook, and especially Snapchat. A.K.A. “the sexting app”–eep! Even if it is just an accidental lapse in judgment, it takes only...
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...
by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If you’ve got an alphabet-hungry kid and are craving some awesome ABC apps for your iPad, I understand completely. When my son little, he was so obsessed with the alphabet that he saw letters in everything: a scotch tape dispenser was a G, a pancake needed to...
by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I review a lot of apps for kids and thus, am inundated with spinning, whirling, jumping, and shrieking characters/animals/aliens on my iPad. But once in a while, an app comes along that makes me breathe a sigh of “well, finally.” Such is the case with a...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Don’t pet the strange dog. Don’t poke the sleeping cat. Don’t touch the dead bug behind the grocery store toilet. I can’t imagine how frustrating it is to be a child and have your exploration curtailed due to pesky things like hygiene and...
by Kristen Chase | Best Apps
Now that I’ve discovered this amazing new journaling app, I know plenty of parents can make up for lost time without going out of their way. In fact, it might be the very best baby book app I’ve found. I pretty much ditched the baby book after my oldest...
by Eva Glettner | Best Apps
Ready for one crazy addictive app for you iPhoneographers and world travelers? Halftone lets you iOS users turn your pictures into pages straight out of a comic book. The colors are bright and vibrant, the fonts are straight out of an old Batman episode, and...
