AT&T FamilyMap – reach out and track someone

by Jeana | Best Apps

Talking to parents of older kids makes me want to build a machine that will stop time in its tracks. While I look forward to my kids getting older (kinda), there is so much comfort in their ages right now and not having to question where they are at all times, who...

Educational math and science apps for kids to prevent summer brain drain. Don’t worry, they’re fun!

by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Believe it or not, summer brain drain is a real phenomenon. Bill Nye the Science Guy even said so recently on Kids Place Live (yes, the de facto radio station on in my car) and he mentioned that math and science are the first subjects to go.  While I want my...

Oz for Ipad – the way Oz is meant to be done. Only, more so.

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I am a serious Oz fanatic. As in, I read every one of the L. Frank Baum books as a child and now I’m introducing them to my girls. Not that there’s anything wrong with MGM’s technicolor version–should you be okay with the silver shoes becoming...

Peg Solitaire – turns out it’s got a cooler name than that.

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

If you’re loading up on apps to keep the kids entertained on car trips and rainy days, we’ve got a fun new one that’s actually not new at all. In fact, I think it’s a few centuries old. Besides, how could I not try the game that’s huge in...

Orbitz, take me away

by Jeana | Best Apps

I usually don’t feel the need to “go away” on vacation during the summer months, especially since it’s already warm out and we live close to the beach. But after seeing a show on the travel channel about Tahiti, I decided that is where I want...

Flipboard finally comes to Android. Yippee!

by Jeana | Best Apps

Ever since my husband took over my iPad, I figured it would be easier to just give up and use my Kindle Fire at bedtime. But as part of my news-reading routine, Flipboard had been sadly absent from list of go-to apps. That is, until now. Because Flipboard is finally...

How do people make those collages on their Instagram photos?

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps

I’ve been eyeing up the adorable photo collages on my Instagram feed, wondering how my fellow iPhoneographers were making them. Well, it definitely can’t hurt to ask, because I got the scoop on the coolest collage app that’s super easy to use....

Vincent van Gogh. Now in HD.

by Pilar | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Missing ear. Posthumously famous. Misunderstood misanthrope. Obviously I’m talking about Vincent van Gogh (and hopefully no one you actually know). If you want to bring the brilliant painter to life (you know, again) I’ve found a wonderful interactive,...

All aboard the Toca Train!

by Pilar | Best Apps

One of our favorite kids’ app developers, Toca Boca, has come out with a new digital toy that we just couldn’t wait to tell you about. Let’s just say it puts your kids in the conductor’s seat. Literally. In this fun and friendly train simulator...

Unblock Me – You’ll be fighting over it with your kids

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

Recently a smart reader recommended the Unblock Me app when I was looking for something new to play around with, and boy was she right. What I didn’t realize however is the educational value for kids. Unblock Me is a series of outrageously addictive puzzles that...

Colorforms comes to the iPad. (Yay, Colorforms!)

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

As a huge Colorforms fan as a kid (really, who wasn’t?) I squealed when I learned they had turned that clever little design and creativity toy into an iPad app. And what an app it is. The Colorforms Revolution App (wow, mighty big promise there) is developed...

For those who like their kids’ ebooks with brains and beauty.

by Pilar | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Fairy tales and fables with days-of-yore sentimentality are getting a modern reboot lately, and I’m so excited to discover the amazing iBook app from Brainy Fables, which is all about it, too. The Brainy Fables iBook app redux takes on a more timeless content...