Sing your baby to sleep with your smart phone

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps

Even though I’m the one with a few music degrees, it just so happens that my husband is the bedtime songbird around our house. Only problem is that he travels much of the month, leaving me to try to recreate his original lullabies for each of the kids. And then...

Gorgeous baby announcements right from your smart phone

by Cool Mom Team | Babies, Best Apps

The joke around our house is that by the time we actually get around to sending paper baby announcements, we might as well just make them first birthday party invitations and kill two birds with one stone. Or card. Too bad I didn’t have this amazing iPhone app...

The Eric Carle app: Your children’s very first books become their Very First app.

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps

My gadgets overflow with cool apps for my older kids, but when it comes to my toddler, it’s tough to find ones that are engaging and educational, but not overstimulating. So leave it to the talented folks at Night & Day Studios (makers of the...

Dads Dig This: Amplitube

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

We’re so thrilled to welcome Lucky Diaz, one of our fave kindie rock artists, as our guest Dads Dig This blogger. He’s the father of a beautiful 7 year old daughter and lives in Los Angeles. Like most dads, I usually spend post-bedtime evenings...

The British are coming! And they’re here for your children.

by Betsy | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Today there are tons of toddler apps that not only keep kids entertained, but also teach basic concepts like, colors, shapes and counting in ways that are a lot more engaging than my method of repeating over and over: Green ball. Three Cheerios. Hey, that’s how...

Angry Birds get lucky for St. Patrick’s Day. Or really, we do.

by Jeana | Best Apps

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and we couldn’t resist passing along the special holiday-themed edition of our favorite time waster–er, app–Angry Birds. Here, our way too familiar friends go green and get lucky with this special St. Patty’s...

The Sandra Boynton app that makes going to bed cuter, if not easier

by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Since I finally (finally!) got my beloved iPhone, I’ve been reluctant to share with my kiddos. It’s not like they don’t have umpteen other opportunities to get their allotted screen time. But when I got a peek at the new ebook app for Sandra...

Lo-Fi makes your photos fancy on your PC

by Jeana | Best Apps

There are a lot of smartphone apps out there that let you edit your photos, add cool borders and special effects, but if you don’t have a snazzy phone that works with apps, well, you may feel a little left out. And we hate when our readers feel left out! So I...

Hot Trend Alert: Playdate apps for smartphones

by Jeana | Best Apps

The more developers realize that moms are devouring phone apps, the more they’re creating awesome apps just for us. Last week alone, we learned about a whole ton of new FourSquare-style apps just for parents, that help you connect with your social circle for...

An app that motivates my kid to clean his room? I am so in.

by Betsy | Best Apps

Sure, in a perfect world my son would make his bed and clean up the minefield of LEGOS without being asked. That would be the same perfect world in which I could eat chocolate cupcakes and lose weight. But in the world in which I actually live getting my son to take...

Budgeting iPad apps? Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Although I am enjoying my iPad I miss some of the things my laptop offered, like excel for budgeting.  Do you have any budgeting app suggestions? – Steff What? You mean iPads aren’t just for games? I seem to forget that since my kids can’t stop...

Video for those of us who don’t mind looking old

by Betsy | Best Apps

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve probably seen a picture or two shot with one of the retro-inspired apps, like Hipstamatic, which create images reminiscent of a 1970’s Polaroid picture. My favorite thing about those apps is that they...