4 great Halloween apps for kids that really are treats

by Christina Refford | Best Apps

Who picks “trick” instead of “treat?” I’m going to go with no one. Which is why I want to share with you four of my favorite iOS apps for Halloween that will keep the kids busy while I sneak another fun-sized snack from their Halloween...

A is for amazing adorable animal alphabet app from Wee Society

by Pilar | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Impalas deep sea diving, vultures with beehive hairdos, sneezing squirrels–they’re all part of a new crazy clever alphabet app with illustrations so quirky and modern that I want to hang them on my kiddo’s wall. But even better, this app isn’t...

Fun children’s books and videos starring: your child

by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps

You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a video of your head superimposed on the body of an elf, dancing in a winter wonderland. Such is the magic of Elf Yourself by the hilarious company JibJab, a.k.a. the Spiridelli brothers. Now that the brothers are also...

3 Springpad Notebooks that you’re going to love – Holiday Wish Lists, Cool Music, and Party Planning

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Each week as part of our ongoing 3 Springpad Notebooks that you’re going to love series, we’re rounding up some of our favorite notebooks–some pretty, some practical–but all cool enough to catch our our attention and hopefully yours. This week...

Immersion Reading for Kindle? – Reader Q&A

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

As a mom of a child with a learning disability in reading, technology has been a huge help. But most of the reading apps out there are geared toward young children who are learning to read, not 9 year olds. I just stumbled across the Whispersync and Immersion Reading...

A 1912 children’s story meets 2012 technology

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I love sharing old storybooks I’ve saved from my childhood, though brittle bindings and fragile pages mean it’s definitely a “look but don’t touch” type of story time. But in the case of this charming one-hundred year old, new-to-me...

DoubleScoop connects kids and grandparents. (One downside: it has nothing to do with ice cream.)

by Jeana | Best Apps

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about many different ways to connect kids with their grandparents. While I covered the big ones like Skype, Facetime, Google+ and others, I just discovered a new one that is solely designed for connecting your kids with grandma and grandpa,...

What’s on your bucket list? iWish helps organize dreams for iPhone and Android users

by Jeana | Best Apps

Whenever I think about dreams and goals for my life–often called a bucket list these days–I always think of my 7th grade math teacher who frequently told us, Whatever the mind can believe, you can achieve. (Thanks, Mrs. Buffingto!) It’s true, we all...

When are kids ready for an email account? Now, if you’re using Maily.

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

It’s hard to know when kids are old enough for an email account. As soon as my tween opened her own, my youngest son has been begging for one and I’ve been stalling about it ever since. But now we’ve found a brand new and very cool iPad app that...

3 Springpad Notebooks that you’re going to love: Android Apps, Classic Movies, and Great Recipes

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Last week we introduced you to our 3 Springpad Notebooks You’re Going to Love series, which included some of the notebooks I think are inspiring, useful, and just plain cool. This week we’re back with three more notebooks that you’ll totally want to...

Tickle Toy Camera – The Next Tickle Me Elmo, but better. And free.

by Eva Glettner | Best Apps

Kapu Tickle Toy Camera is a new app that is so fun that you just want to laugh out loud. I’m serious. It’s weird but watching someone get tickled is funny. Funnier still is when your child has the ability to turn the animated kooky character on the screen...

A gorgeous alphabet app for kids from the good old days. No, not 1997.

by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I love books. I also love lovers of books. And I particularly love book lovers who aren’t too “precious” to also enjoy a little modern technology for their books, (all hail Kindles and iPads). Such is the case with this small new company with a...