by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids
If your kids are having a hard time waiting for Halloween to hurry up and get here, we’ve got a fun treat to share with you that will keep them busy and challenged this week. Developed by Kano, whose DIY computer kit wowed us earlier in the year, Kano Mischief...
by Kate Etue | Educational Apps For Kids
We’ve found that our kids learn best if we give them the opportunity to be curious about things first, and that’s what the exploration apps from Tinybop do so well. Whether you kids are interested in the human body, architecture, or building machines, they...
by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids
When it comes to teaching my kids history, I’ll use anything I can get my hands on, from Crash Course and Brain Pop videos, to cool apps like History Here that help us learn the history of places we visit. And now I’ve found a lighthearted yet smart app...
by Kate Etue | Educational Apps For Kids
Here I was, thinking I was so excited to have my kids back in school, but I totally forgot one thing: homework. Drilling your kids on their math facts is the most fun ever, right? Ugh. Well, if you have the amazingly inventive Osmo for iPad, your kids will be able to...
by Nicole Blades | Educational Apps For Kids, Fun Apps for Kids
Warning: It’s a jungle out there. No, really. There’s a crazy, colorful jungle filled with wild animals and plants for kids to explore, and it’s right there on your smart device. Since we always love the kinds of educational apps that kids...
by Julie | Back to School Tech, Educational Apps For Kids
Rounding out our 2015 back to school tech guide: The best math apps. All year long we’re on the lookout for the very best of the best math apps for kids of all ages, that we know that parents will appreciate too. (Especially since we’re the ones paying for...
by Kate Etue | Educational Apps For Kids
My kids have been back to school for a couple weeks now, and that means I’m reviewing spelling words with the big kids while I cook dinner every night. My preschooler doesn’t want to be left out, so he’s asking for “homework” too....
by Kate Etue | Educational Apps For Kids
I have a kid who really wants to be creative, but usually needs a good push before he’ll dive into a project, and now we’ve found an app that delivers on that so beautifully. The brand new WonderBox app hails from Duck Duck Moose, one of the first...
by Julie | Educational Apps For Kids
We love it when developers we adore take things up a notch, and that’s exactly what Tinybop has done with their wonderful new app, The Everything Machine. The Everything Machine is on a whole new level from what we’ve seen from Tinybop previously. It...
by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids
Every summer I vow that we’re going to do enriching activities to keep everyone’s brain sharp, but then my resolve melts faster than ice cream on a hot day once we start enjoying the lazy, unscheduled days of summer. But, I’ve found a great new...
by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids
Since so many of you write us asking for the best Android apps for kids, we are so honored that Google Play reached out too, asking us to be this month’s expert kids’ app curator in their family category! We get to join the likes of trusted...
by Liz Gumbinner | Educational Apps For Kids
We’re all pretty picky when it comes to kids’ ebooks around here, but when you’re adapting a classic from my own childhood like Dr. Seuss, my standards skyrocket. Even so, I am wildly impressed with the brand new Cat in the Hat Read and Learn app for...