Minding your Peas and Quinces
I’m still on the fence about toddlers and technology. (Should I be admitting that here?) There are times when I look at my daughter effortlessly swiping through pictures on my iPhone and I marvel at the absurdity of it all. Then there are other times–like...
The joy of underwear
If you’ve enjoyed nice quiet family dinners with your toddler without anyone daring to yell fart or underwear, well enjoy it while you can. You’ve got a few short years, and then those very things will be pretty much the funniest things in the entire...
Tis the season for kids holiday apps
With holidays officially starting this week (despite the carols that are already taking over the store speakers), I’ve been on the lookout for something festive, fun, and perhaps a little educational to get my kids in the Christmas spirit. And luckily I just...
The cat in the app
For the past few months, my kids have been obsessed with an app that has them yelling, singing and — yes — screaming at a cat who then repeats everything back to them in his own weird voice. Harmless fun but no redeeming educational value. Or so I thought....
Cupcake making without cavity making
To say my girls are obsessed with the range of cake, cupcake, Jell-O mold, and cookie making/decorating iPhone apps out there is an understatement. It’s like the EZ-Bake Ovens of the smartphone era: So fun for kids, it doesn’t even matter whether they eat...
Paper Dolls as fabulous, adorable, must-have iPhone app
We don’t recall that we’ve ever seen a reaction to an iPhone app as we did with the Paper Town Friends app that we recently posted at Cool Mom Picks. Comments! Downloads! Facebook “likes” galore! And I’m not surprised in the least. This...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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