by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps
I’m grateful for any tech that makes bedtime easier, so I was excited to discover Netflix Jr.’s brand new Bedtime Stories podcast — and I figured a whole lot of parents might be too. The podcast features some of my kids’ favorite characters...
by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Holiday Picks
This year is definitely the year of the Santa tracker app. After, all, even the biggest Santa fans among us know that while he is vaccinated (so don’t worry kids) we want to keep him safe — and him, us. So we’re avoiding the mall and turning to some...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Fitness + Health, Games + Gaming
Before the holidays kick into full gear, I recommend you download one super-fun, get-off-the-couch app that also happens to be 100% free: Active Arcade. It’s entirely designed to get you moving (and maybe burning off all that pie eating) while enjoying yourself...
by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps
I’m grateful for this list of the best apps for road trips with kids, because it turns out, I’m not allowed to put my kids in a hilarious sidecar by themselves during long drives. So I’ve been prepping my phone and the kids’ iPad for the long...
by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps
I’ve been a huge Rebel Girls fan since their very first book came out, so naturally I’m so excited to hear about their brand new Rebel Girls app. The app features the stories of some of our favorite women — Malala, Lady Gaga, Maya Angelou, and many...
by Kate Etue | Back to School Tech, Best Apps, Life and Home
I’m always on a quest for the best digital planner for the school year, because I have developed a very bad habit: Every year I get tempted by the beautiful, fun, old-fashioned paper planners I discover on Etsy or in our local stationery stores. They’re...
by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps, Fitness + Health, Kids
I am so grateful for these terrific mindfulness podcasts for kids.I know I’m not the only one seeing increased anxiety levels in my kids since COVID turned their worlds — and ours — upside down. So all the resources I can find to help my kids cope...
by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps
It’s been a while since we shared our favorite apps to help you get better sleep. So long, that our last post about favorite sleep apps seems to include apps all recently acquired by mattress companies. Hm. I did recently write about my favorite iOS tip for...
by Christina Refford | Back to School Tech, Best Apps, Educational Apps
As a former homeschooling parent, I am a huge fan of math apps for middle school — and for tweens and teens whatever their grade level. I used to say that I was okay teaching math until around 3rd or 4th grade, and then I needed some help explaining certain...