Oh Appy Day! featuring Jennie Garth

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, we’re thrilled to welcome cool mom of 3 and actress Jennie Garth, whose kids like some of our own favorite apps! My kids love Cookie and Cake Doodle. They...

Take the subway. Take the bus. Take the stroller?

by Molly | Best Apps

We already think HopStop is a lifesaver for city-dwellers and city-goers. HopStop helps you navigate 62 major cities using detailed directions that walk you through one public transit system to the next. We even love that their directions conveniently tell how much...

Ever nursed in a public restroom? Then you’ll want this app.

by Molly | Babies, Best Apps

If you’ve ever tried to hold a baby on your lap and change their diaper or breastfeed all from the oh-so inconvenient, uncomfortable, and unsanitary stall of a public bathroom, then this app is for you. Traveling with babies–or doing holiday shopping with...

6 apps to help families survive the Thanksgiving road trip

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

If you are among the millions of folks traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday, we’ve rounded up six cool apps that we think will help make your trip smoother, for you and your kids. Just make sure you’ve got the headphones packed and your smart phone and...

5 cool apps to help with Thanksgiving

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Even though I’m not cooking the turkey this year (hooray, hallelujah, amen!), I’m preparing a few side dishes and desserts. And because I’m not necessarily known for my kitchen skills, you can bet I’m going to be relying heavily on my smart...

Forget the tooth fairy – we’ve got your Foot Fairy right here.

by Jeana | Best Apps

Ordering shoes online for the kids is fantastic, but without in-store help, I’m often guessing their shoe sizes–erroneously–and then having to return them the next day.  Luckily, I found out about an app called the Foot Fairy which measures your...

The old Cinderella story gets way cool as an iPad story

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Though I’ve known the story of Cinderella for about four decades, I’ve got to hand it to the talents at Nosy Crow for freshening it up into an entertaining, engaging and interactive story worthy of 2011. Using the same playful attention to detail that made...

Chores as competitive sport. We love it!

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

I’ve tried my fair share of chore charts both low tech and high tech, and I’ve yet to find something that doesn’t involve me always having to remind them to get their jobs done! Well, since trying out this fabulous new app, my kids are the ones...

Sprout pregnancy app gives you the play-by-play, day-by-day

by Jeana | Best Apps

It’s amazing to me how much information is available for pregnant women now, as opposed to when I was with child more than seven years ago. Yes, we had the Internet back then (it wasn’t that long ago), but honestly, my go-to resource was my trusty What to...

5 photo sharing resources for all those cute kids’ costume pics

by Christina Refford | Websites We Love

It’s Halloween! Yay! And that means as parents, the only thing we’ll have more of tomorrow morning than slimy, discarded candy wrappers, is digital photos. Because you are of course obligated to send dozens of photos to every relative on your list as a...