by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I have a sneaking suspicion that my children are smarter than me. One clue is that they really enjoy coding, which is definitely not my forté. Fortunately, there are tons of great resources out there to help them learn more about how to use code, like our latest...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
I’m really thrilled to introduce you to my new obsession, Skillshare, a wonderful community that offers online classes to help you learn new skills and dial up your creativity–or simply get it back. If you’re like me, you often see all sorts of cool...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
If you have a teen in your household, as some of us do, you’ll know that their math homework is getting much more challenging and sometimes (we’ll admit it) frustrating. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t ways for making math fun in really...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Educational Apps, Kids
My appreciation for opera came early, and I credit a combination of ballet and piano lessons for this. But I can totally see how plenty of kids (and, real talk, adults too) can find opera boring, at least until they really take the time to listen and understand it....
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I’ve always been partial to kids’ apps that play around with words and letters. They just feel like good, clean fun. And after trying out the new Metamorphabet app, I have just three words, ten letters: So. Much. Fun. The idea is simple, but super cute and...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If you’re looking for a way to entertain your kids so that you and your Valentine can have a little alone time today, we’ve got just the thing. The adorable new Windy’s Valentine Delight is a charming interactive story from Loud Crow, makers of the...
by PJ Feinstein | Best Apps, Educational Apps
There are plenty of educational apps for kids, and then there’s Kiko’s Thinking Time for iOS, a free educational app for kids that’s — wait for it — legitimately based on neuroscience. As a mom, I’m fascinated by the science behind...
by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps
There’s a new obsession in my house: trivia apps. We’re battling for bragging rights over questions like, What was the real name of novelist George Orwell? Or, What color is young Anna’s nightgown in Frozen?Frankly, I think it’s perfectly fair...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
We parents hear all the time about the importance of reading for kids. Fortunately there’s a huge range of topics in outstanding kids’ books to engage kids, from wizardry to classroom adventures to spy novels to fairy tales re-told. But I have to admit...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
It’s hard to believe that in many places around the country, we’re halfway through the school year. But if your kids are like mine, that also means they’ve been drilling their math facts for months, and they could probably use a change of pace. The...