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Brain Dots: A brain teaser of an app that proves you may not be smarter than fifth grader.

by Liz Gumbinner | Educational Apps For Kids

When the director of our ad team, Lisa, tells me to try a new app, I know it’s going to be a good one. She has good taste. And this time it’s Brain Dots (for iOS and Android) which happens to be fun, challenging, infuriating, and sometimes totally...

4 cool apps and websites to help your kids learn more about the moon on National Moon Day

by Liz Gumbinner | Educational Apps For Kids

Seeing as how we live in an age where everything from Nutella to x has its own national day, I should not be surprised that today is National Moon Day. At least it celebrates something totally real and inspirational, and if it’s marketing anything, it’s...

Queen Bee in Paris: Explore France with this illustrated ebook and travel guide for kids

by Kate Etue | Educational Apps For Kids

I’ve vowed that someday we’re going to take our kids to Paris like I did on a brief, very memorable weekend there in college (ooh, the croissants) but it’s not on the schedule yet. While we save up our money, I’ve been letting my kids play with...

$Let kids be their own cake boss with the Motion Math: Cupcake! app$

Let kids be their own cake boss with the Motion Math: Cupcake! app

by Julie | Educational Apps For Kids

Since my kids have been out of school for over a month, I’m on the lookout for ways to keep their minds engaged. My latest find is the Motion Math: Cupcake! app, and it’s been a huge hit around here. We’ve lauded Motion Math apps before, and while...

Makesto is a sweet, free storytelling app to let kids’ imaginations run wild

by Stephanie Mayers | Educational Apps For Kids

They say every picture tells a story, which makes my six-year-old a master story teller. We get a book’s worth of drawings from her each day and the explanations of her creations are always mind blowingly crazy awesome. So imagine our excitement when we...

Tiggly Words spells out fun while kids learn this summer

by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids, Tech Toys and Random Fun

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...

How to get your kids a free coding education this summer from Microsoft.

by Nicole Blades | Educational Apps For Kids

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...

Simple Machines app by Tinybop: Kids learning physics without even knowing it.

by Julie | Educational Apps For Kids

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...

Turn screen time into learning time with fantastic online camps for kids at DIY.org

by Julie | Educational Apps For Kids

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...

Best periodic table apps for kids? Reader Q&A

by Julie | Educational Apps For Kids

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 elements...

Now kids can build their own robot overlords with The Robot Factory app

by Julie | Educational Apps For Kids

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...

Get a cool coding education with the Robot School app

by Julie | Educational Apps For Kids

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...

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