Third Rock from the Sun

by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps

My subpar geography skills are one of my husband’s favorite things to tease me about. Could I fill in that blank map of the 50 states we had to do in 6th grade? Note to self: 2013 resolution! But I still find our planet completely fascinating and get caught up...

What’s Along The Way? Allow us to show you.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Best Apps, Websites We Love

Planning a road trip? Here’s a great way to find out what you might be needing on the way. Including Zombieland. On the Way [EDITORS NOTE: Now seems to be called Along the Way] is a free and handy web-based app allows you to plug in your trip’s...

Eat Sleep app helps track your baby’s essential activities

by Jeana | Babies, Best Apps

I fondly remember trying to track all the “activities” when my first was born, namely, diaper changes, feeding and sleeping. Back then, I had to rely on writing things down on Post-Its (and then forgetting where I left them). Now, there are so many more...

The BrainQuest app is a must for your next road trip

by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps

When we go on long car rides, I like to pack a bag of activities of things that keep the kids occupied for as long as possible before they resort to the eventual “are we therrrrrre yet?” One of the things I always throw in is our set of Brain Quest...

An iPhone app to manage the agony and the ecstasy of booking travel

by Jeana | Best Apps

One of the things I like least about traveling is the very initial phase of planning and researching flights, comparing fares, and figuring if it’s worth paying $100 more to have a non-stop flight (it always is). The new Orbitz app, as we mentioned recently, has...

The best newborn apps? Reader Q&A

by Jeana | Babies, Best Apps

Someone recommended I purchase the “Total Baby” app and it doesn’t look like it’s available anymore in in iTunes. Any similar apps you know of and could recommend for parents of newborns? -Kelly Hi Kelly! When we checked, the Total Baby app is...

Travel blogging gets easier with Trip Lens

by Jeana | Best Apps

If you’ve got a busy summer ahead of you with adventures in new and exciting places, and you like to share your every move with your closest friends and family, a new app called Trip Lens is one to add to your packing, er, download list before you leave. Trip...

Are the Fodor’s travel apps as good as the books?

by Jeana | Best Apps

The Fodor’s guides have been travel essentials for anyone traveling anywhere for the last few decades. But can the Fodor’s app become a reasonable substitute for those pages and pages of great info? I gave it a shot. In preparation for an upcoming trip to...

Three free science apps for the iPad you need to install right now

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I decided to buy an iPad 2 for my eight-year-old to use in our homeschooling lessons. That’s right — it’s for educational purposes, kid. And no, Angry Birds Space does not count as a physics lesson. So I’ve spent the past few days scouring...

Wonderopolis – like Wikipedia for kids but way (way) more fun

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps

My kids are now at the age where the questions are getting harder than simply, “what’s that?” The fun part is that when they ask about evolution or the number of stars or the life cycle of a butterfly, we get to explore the answers together. Because...

iPhone protection tip for parents – Toddler Lock App + Toddler Lock Case

by Jeana | Best Apps

Every time I see toddlers wildly tapping and swiping at their moms’ phones, I wonder how much they’re inadvertently racking up in iTunes purchases–or perhaps which international country they’re dialing. But it’s not just toddlers that are...

The best grilling apps, A.K.A. no more “I think you overcooked it, hon.”

by Jeana | Best Apps

One of the many things I love about summer is the enticing and oh-so-summery smell of things cooking on the grill. Mmmm…meat.   My husband is the house-appointed grillmaster, but I’d like to start expanding my grilling horizons beyond hamburgers,...