by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps, Tech Toys
With school out for the summer, I know that many of us will be letting our kids have a bit more screen time during these long, less-scheduled days. And if you’d like that time to be educational, at least some of the time, definitely check out the brand...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Educational Apps
School’s out (finally). Time to really sink into summer’s sun and fun. But for many parents, summer also means tackling this gnawing question, how are we going to keep these children entertained? Well, for your tech-head kid, we’re happy to...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
We can hardly believe it that it’s only been a month since we featured the launch of The Robot Factory app from awesome app developer Tinybop, but they’re back again. This time with another fantastic educational app for kids, Simple Machines, and right in...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
We’re in those final weeks of school before summer break, which means my kids and I need to figure out how they’re going to occupy themselves and keep their brains and hands active. Turns out I’m getting some great ideas from the online camps at...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I’m looking for a good app to help learn the periodic table for my middle schoolers! Any suggestions? –Reader question via Facebook The coolest thing about the periodic table, in my geeky opinion, is that it’s not just a laundry list of...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Every time Tinybop releases a new app, I’m not sure who’s more excited — my kids or me. Their newest release, The Robot Factory, is just as awesome as all the others that we’ve adored, like The Human Body, Plants, and Homes. The creative...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I have a sneaking suspicion that my children are smarter than me. One clue is that they really enjoy coding, which is definitely not my forté. Fortunately, there are tons of great resources out there to help them learn more about how to use code, like our latest...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Educational Apps, Kids
My appreciation for opera came early, and I credit a combination of ballet and piano lessons for this. But I can totally see how plenty of kids (and, real talk, adults too) can find opera boring, at least until they really take the time to listen and understand it....
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I’ve always been partial to kids’ apps that play around with words and letters. They just feel like good, clean fun. And after trying out the new Metamorphabet app, I have just three words, ten letters: So. Much. Fun. The idea is simple, but super cute and...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If you’re looking for a way to entertain your kids so that you and your Valentine can have a little alone time today, we’ve got just the thing. The adorable new Windy’s Valentine Delight is a charming interactive story from Loud Crow, makers of the...
by PJ Feinstein | Best Apps, Educational Apps
There are plenty of educational apps for kids, and then there’s Kiko’s Thinking Time for iOS, a free educational app for kids that’s — wait for it — legitimately based on neuroscience. As a mom, I’m fascinated by the science behind...
by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps
There’s a new obsession in my house: trivia apps. We’re battling for bragging rights over questions like, What was the real name of novelist George Orwell? Or, What color is young Anna’s nightgown in Frozen?Frankly, I think it’s perfectly fair...
