by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids
I can’t be the only person who didn’t know there are twelve verses to the Hickory Dickory Dock rhyme– I never got any further than one, and honestly am not sure I’d ever want to keep the song going 11 more times. But, as an app, I’m...
by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids
You might be thinking, geez, what took him so long? when you first get wind of Mo Willems’ delightful new interactive ebook, Don’t Let the Pigeon Run this App. But after hearing him preempt that very question at a recent press lunch, I totally understand...
by Molly | Educational Apps For Kids
When I first got my iPad I told my kids they’d never touch it. Ever. And here I am six months later and there’s more kid apps than mama apps installed on the thing. They’ve worn me down, people. So I’m always on the lookout for great apps,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids
Just when I thought it wasn’t possible for my kids to love Eric Carle even more, CMP fave Night & Day Studios turns their all-time fave book into a cool iPad counting app that they just can’t put down. The Very Hungry Caterpillar app features five...
by Molly | Educational Apps For Kids
Admit it. When you read those Harold and The Purple Crayon books as a child, you longed to have a magical purple crayon just like his. Though the ideas I’d draw today (a clean house! a remodeled kitchen! a pair of Camper boots in size 10!) are much different...
by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids
Between our membership to the Boston Museum of Science and frequent viewings of Here Comes Science, my kids are growing up thinking that science is the coolest subject out there. It’s a far cry from how I felt about it in high school myself. And now we have...
by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids
iPad digital books are so common, my kids have become quite the critics. So I know that we had a hit on our hands when all three of my boys are fighting over one. We are definitely digging Brave Rooney which is absolute fun. Why? This story from Emmy-nominated kids TV...
by Molly | Educational Apps For Kids
When it comes to apps for the preschool and under crowd, I appreciate an app that doesn’t try to do too much. Kids don’t always need to earn gold coins, reach the next level or simultaneously master shapes, letters and numbers; sometimes it’s good to...
by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids
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...
by Molly | Educational Apps For Kids
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...
by Molly | Educational Apps For Kids
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...
by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids
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...