3 paper doll apps that take paper dolls into the digital age

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

I think for those of us moms with fond memories of playing with paper dolls, there’s something really lovely about seeing how they’re being translated for the tablet age. I love that even on the road, without a pair of scissors, my girls can dress up their...

A welcome twist on the ABC iPad app

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Just when I thought it wasn’t possible to do something new and exciting to an alphabet app, I discover this amazingly creative ABC app that has my little kids mesmerized–and learning too. The VivaKids’ ABC app for iPad features the creations of...

Lost stories of Dr. Seuss that make me a digital book convert

by Molly | Best Apps, Educational Apps

When it comes to children reading, I tend to be a bit old-school and old-fashioned. Give them a book to hold. Turn the pages. Smell the paper. Snap it closed when you’re finished. But with this shiny new iPad in my hands I’m having to rethink my...

Check out great shows, save money shopping. No, seriously.

by Mir | Best Apps

So have you checked out GetGlue yet? Think FourSquare for entertainment. In other words, it allows you to check in on what you’re watching/reading/playing. So yeah, now you know where find a bunch of link-minded McDreamy worshippers to watch the Grey’s...

A cool new app that helps kids discover their inner author

by Molly | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I’ll be honest, I’ve always had a secret wish to write a children’s book. But for now, I’ll have to settle for simply living vicariously through the stories my children are creating on this cool new book-making app. With hardly any learning...

Would we recommend a $50 app for kids? This weekend, we might.

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Please see updated information below As a homeschooling mom to three, one of whom visits an Occupational Therapist for fine-motor skills help, I spend a few minutes a week checking out new educational apps. This isn’t a very expensive pastime, since many...

An amazing series of ebooks that make everything old new again

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Whenever I open a new ebook on my iPad, I’m always on the lookout for what new cool things it can do with the the touchscreen technology. But I’ve just discovered a series of storybooks for the iPad that use technology to make reading an ebook as close to...

Lighten that load on your keychain with cardMobili

by Jeana | Best Apps

The problem with my keychain is that it’s becoming so weighed down with all the little reward program cards for stores I frequent that it ends up barely hanging off some finger because it can’t fit into my pocket when I’m out with the kids and...

You oughta be in pictures

by Jeana | Best Apps

If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing your name in the rolling credits of movies, well, this app doesn’t quite do that. But it does let you customize movie clips with your own messages and that in itself is pretty cool. The app is called PercyFX, Percy being...

Getting back to work, moms? Here’s one way to snag that killer job.

by Jeana | Best Apps

When you’re trying to get back into the work force after some time off for raising kids, it can be hard for all kinds of reasons. But then, there are some things that have gotten easier about it too. Like the fact that now professional networking is something...

Some help on 9/11 when your older kids ask “Why?”

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

My heart is heavy this morning as I prepare to talk to my children about the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and what it means to so many of us. My younger two are easily satisfied with my very honest, but guarded, explanation, but my ten-year-old, who was just a baby on...

Take the A train. To the C train. Then walk four blocks and catch the bus.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

If you’re a city-dweller like me–or even a city visitor–HopStop is definitely a lifesaver. This site offers an easy way to get transition directions by subway, cab, bus, or even by foot. (Although truly, it’s the subway that gets the most use...