by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
iPad digital books are so common, my kids have become quite the critics. So I know that we had a hit on our hands when all three of my boys are fighting over one. We are definitely digging Brave Rooney which is absolute fun. Why? This story from Emmy-nominated kids TV...
by Molly | Best Apps, Educational Apps
When it comes to children reading, I tend to be a bit old-school and old-fashioned. Give them a book to hold. Turn the pages. Smell the paper. Snap it closed when you’re finished. But with this shiny new iPad in my hands I’m having to rethink my...
by Molly | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I’ll be honest, I’ve always had a secret wish to write a children’s book. But for now, I’ll have to settle for simply living vicariously through the stories my children are creating on this cool new book-making app. With hardly any learning...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Whenever I open a new ebook on my iPad, I’m always on the lookout for what new cool things it can do with the the touchscreen technology. But I’ve just discovered a series of storybooks for the iPad that use technology to make reading an ebook as close to...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
If you’ve ever laughed at JibJab’s hilarious ecards, like this one of the CMP staff at Halloween, you know how funny it is to see your own visage shimmying while dressed like Dracula, or busting a Mummy move. And now that they’ve entered the world of...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
Though I was raised on the original Brothers Grimm stories, which are pretty dark, I was always a little more scared of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. The whole I smell the blood of an Englishman boomed by a big hairy giant? Yeesh. But now we’re having so...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Jeremy Bernstein is a digital creative director at Deutsch Advertising in New York, so he’s always up on the latest and coolest. He’s also the father of two ridiculously cute kids. It’s a common refrain in our home since we got an iPad a few months...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
As much as I love the feel of a crisp paperback book and the smell of a new magazine, I definitely get the appeal of an e-reader. And now there’s a cover that lets you show off your affection for David Sedaris, or help you start up a conversation about your...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
I recently got an iPad 2, but I am having a hard time justifying paying for ebooks. I have been searching for a website that allows me to rent current bestsellers for free and I found one called My Pad Media that claims for a one-time lifetime fee of $49.95 you can...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps
One of my kids’ favorite things to do with the iPad is draw. Actually, one of their favorite things to do anywhere is draw. So I am always looking for fun coloring apps that can keep the artistry flowing, and that I find easier to justify than video games. And...
