apps for kids

The Echo Dot has been one of Amazon's most popular speakers, so it's no surprise that they saw an opportunity to bring all the joy and magic and Orwellian fun of Alexa to kids in the form of the new Echo Dot Kids Edition available exclus…

With the warmer weather finally here, I'm looking forward to getting outdoors with my family. We're avid campers and hikers, and I have to admit, I enjoy the time we spend away from screens. Turns out, it's also Screen-Free Week, so how …

Podcasts can promote your child's creativity and imagination without spending more time in front of a screen.

Our Cool Mom Picks' editor, Liz, had the awesome opportunity to check out the latest Crayola creations at the 2018 Toy Fair, and we are pleased as tropical punch (aka magenta) to sneak peek their brand new and upcoming releases with you!

My timeline started blowing up with bizarre side-by-side photos of selfies and museum portraits. I tracked it down as a feature of the new Google Arts & Culture app (iOS and Android ) which is free, fun, and possibly has some educational…

Harness your thoughts (and maybe a New Years' resolution) with one of our favorite free journal apps.

From scary apps your kids might be using to the solar eclipse of 2017 (remember that?), we rounded up our top 10 most popular posts here on Cool Mom Tech from 2017. 10. Is Unroll.me safe to use ? After the controversy over their use of d…

By now, everyone knows about Snapchat and kids right? It's like Snapchat has come to epitomize the "watch out for kids and their apps." But the truth is, there are so so many apps that can get kids into trouble, and it's hard to keep up …

We know lots of people who would appreciate a Hulu membership, or a subscription to Netflix over more stuff.

The Portable North Pole app and website is hands-down our favorite way for kids to get a chance to talk with Santa. And this year, it's back with new features that make it better than ever. For kids who are clever, curious (and maybe a l…

If you've got a kid like mine, it's a full-time job just keeping up with her every growing interests, many of which happen to be digital. And no, I'm not necessarily talking about gaming and YouTube binge watching. From learning to code …

We're big podcast fans in my house, and no, not just because we've got a Cool Mom Picks podcast (shameless plug for Spawned with Kristen and Liz ). They're fantastic screen-free entertainment for the whole family. As more and more podcas…

The TBH app has been blowing up over the past few weeks and just hit #1 in the App Store for iOS following the announcement that Facebook has purchased it. I've seen multiple articles referring to it a "kindness app" or an "anonymous com…

We're longtime fans of Toca Boca around here, and their newest app, Toca Life: Office does not disappoint. Because if there's one thing my kids seem to want more than anything, it's to be a grownup. Related: Toca Boo: A fun Halloween app…

This is a sponsored message from codeSpark Academy If you're finding the typical educational apps just aren't cutting it for your kids, you need to meet codeSpark Academy , the #1 learn-to-code app for kids. It will not only teach your k…

My tweens know that I have a pretty strict policy about social media in our house. We won't even have the conversation about setting up accounts for them on Facebook or Instagram until they're the minimum age required by the app. And eve…

With the new school year upon us, it's always good to have a list of some truly awesome math apps in our back pockets (or really, on our tablets and phones) to help sharpen our kids' numbers skills. So up next in our 2017 back to school …

We're kicking off our Back to School Tech Guide with some of the very best reading apps for kids and whether your kids are just beginning to string together letters to make words or they're tearing their way through Harry Potter for the …

When Snapchat (or just Snap , as it's being called these days) rolled out it's Snap Map feature earlier this summer, there was a lot of buzz about the safety risks it could present, especially with so many younger users. Basically, the S…

Are your kids as smiling-face-with-hands excited to see The Emoji Movie as ours are? We've already bought our tickets for opening day tomorrow, but that doesn't mean we have to wait to start celebrating our love for everything emoji, rig…

If you're on Instagram Stories , Snapchat, and now Facebook Story , you know that stickers are THE hottest thing right now. All caps required. Well, we found a fun new free app for you to try that let's you turn your selfies into sticker…

If you're like us, then your kids having been begging for screen time the second they got out of school. But hey, just because you're home more doesn't necessarily mean you get more time on your screens, kids. So, to help you manage the …

These camps are so cool that you’ll want to be a kid again! Well maybe temporarily.

I'm not the only one in my house who loves listening to podcasts . My kids, especially my son, are big fans too, which is why I was so excited to discover Kids Listen , a web app that creates curated playlists of the best podcasts for ki…