Educational Apps

When the original Star Walk app launched a couple of years ago, it was an instant hit with us, even with the $5 price tag. Yes, kind of hefty for 2012 but totally worth it, especially for those of us who possessed that excitement and won…

If your kids are like ours and asking questions about 9/11 , you're looking for appropriate sources to help you explain it to them rather that some network keeps replaying plane crash video footage over and over again. That's why year af…

Even though my two older kids aren't as tied to a specific bedtime routine as when they were younger, reading in bed together is something that we still all love doing. And with a husband who travels frequently, it's so neat that the Sto…

When I'm trying to decide whether to spend money on an app for my kids, I want to be sure it's something they'll return to again and again. But I also want my kids to learn something while they're having fun. All of this is true of the n…

I don't often sit with my kids while they're on their tablets, mostly because their limited screen time is during my limited time to get dinner ready. Also, I've had enough Angry Birds to last me a while. But today I sat down with my fou…

As much as I'd love to take a trip to Europe with my kids and let them ride bikes through Holland to see the windmills and tulips, it's just not in the budget this year. But I can still let them learn about Dutch culture through the beau…

One of my kids' favorite activities is to grab my phone and watch videos of themselves over and over again. And yep, I know tons of you can relate. So I can only imagine how excited they'd be to see animated version of themselves as the …

Each summer, my kids love to monitor the growth of our backyard garden and keep an eye out for rabbits and deer. This year, we're also watching flora and fauna on the Plants app -- the latest release from TinyBop, maker of the Human Body…

As much as I embrace technology and consider my iPhone another appendage, I still feel nostalgic for the simpler times when tech didn't rule over everything, especially for my kids. Which is why I find the Kickstarter campaign for a new …

My kids are just two weeks into summer break, and they're so happy to have their days to just play outside and swim and you know, not do math. But since I don't want them to lose everything they've learned in just a few months, I've put …

H i Cool Mom Tech, I just got a NOOK for my five-year-old. Any suggestions for inexpensive learning apps? - reader, via Facebook Ooh, lucky kid you've got. Having a fun device like the NOOK is certainly a great way to encourage reading a…

H i Cool Mom Tech, any suggestions for fun kid-friendly typing apps or websites? - Tiffiny via Twitter How perfect -- I've just been looking for typing websites myself, to get my own kids to learn how to type online. Especially after the…

School's almost out for summer where I am, so I'm glad to find an awesome new educational app called My Incredible Body that takes kids -- and hey, parents too -- on a fascinating journey through nearly all the organ systems in our body …

We are so excited about the range of science and technology toys that are being created for our kids these days. I love that my kids are using their minds while they play, learning the whole time without realizing it, and the newest play…

I really appreciate the initiatives in recent years to get young kids involved in STEM and tech-centric activities like coding at younger ages. We've covered awesome resources like Tynker and Hello Ruby and now I've come across another c…

We've used the cool virtual map Google Earth to get a bird's eye view of our house, Disney World, and my mother's tiny hometown in Europe. And now there is a really neat history book for kids, History of the World with Google Earth , tha…

The Sesame Workshop just always gets it right, striking a wonderful balance between education and entertainment while keeping it family-friendly. So I've been eager to check out Sesame Street S’More , the new interactive digital magazine…

Although I don't currently have any kids in the learning their ABCs' stage of childhood, I can appreciate a really high quality alphabet app for kids that teaches it well, especially because there are so many out there that aren't great.…

If your kid is an avid reader—as in, he finishes his library books before he even gets them home from school—you may want to check out the Epic app , a new ebook subscription for kids in one handy app that that offers all-you-can-read se…

Do you know what a baby seal is called? My kids can tell you it's a pup, because they've been having a blast playing with the new Hello Baby Animals , created by Carolyn Merriman of Shortstack apps. Carolyn has a background in early educ…

It's no secret we love cool educational apps for kids that blend fun and teaching and getting kids excited about learning new skills. And now with summer around the corner, it's even more important that we find ways to keep kids engaged …

The new The MoMA Art Lab app is for every parent who knows that kids are the original modern artists. Think about it: a child's artistic interpretation of the world is not always realistic or literal, they love to use non-traditional mat…

As much as I love fun, educational apps for kids , I might get even more excited about finding great books to add to our family iPad. Especially original stories without any licensed characters trying to sell me on a cartoon to match a d…

Along with enjoying a nice day off from school, I want my kids to spend at least some time on Presidents' Day learning about our Commanders-in-Chief of yore. So I've rounded up three great apps for Presidents' Day that will teach them a …