by Pilar | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Farm animals, banjo music, red and white gingham–it’s the stuff of knee-slapping, toe-tapping hoedowns. I know, I rolled my eyes a bit initially, too, until I realized that the Barnyard Dance app is an adaptation of one of Sandra Boynton’s most...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Picks
Pat the Bunny is a baby book staple in most households, including mine, where I got at least three copies at my baby shower. After all, it’s one of the very first interactive books. So not surprisingly he’s finally gone digital with a fun iPad app, which,...
by Pilar | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Bumble. And now, Nedi. As in, Nedi the Yeti. He’s friendly, furry, likes hide and seek, and stars in an app for kids ages two and up. Designed especially for the iPad in HD (that’s fancy talk for really sharp resolution), the...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I have always been a huge Beatrix Potter fan, so I find it thrilling that my own kids are just as enthralled with the artwork and easy prose. And now they’ve got an extra reason to enjoy her works: One of my favorite tales now comes to life beautifully on iPad,...
by Christina Refford | Uncategorized
Part of the magic of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series is that my kids are still as crazy about the stories as they were when they first read them a couple of years ago. And today, they are all aflutter about the lastest news about The Boy Who Lived: J.K....
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, Mo Willems shares his favorite! I’m a big fan of the BBC News app. It’s well-designed, and you can customize it to get the content you want. Plus,...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Like so many of us, Judy Blume’s books hold a prominent place in my memories and in my heart. They took me from slightly confused tween to slightly more confident teen, and the themes in her work still resonate with kids today. So why can’t today’s...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Dick Bruna’s Miffy has been a longtime favorite around here–you know, cute little bunny from Holland? X for a mouth? So of course my kids were happy to get to play with Miffy’s brand new iPad app. Along the lines of Mo Willems’ Pigeon App, the...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
My sister makes this little laugh/cry sound every time her first grader brings her another one of his books. It’s so awesome that he loves to write stories, and yet the amount of paper he goes through each week makes her consider planting a new tree for every...
