by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
As a mom of a child with a learning disability in reading, technology has been a huge help. But most of the reading apps out there are geared toward young children who are learning to read, not 9 year olds. I just stumbled across the Whispersync and Immersion Reading...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I love sharing old storybooks I’ve saved from my childhood, though brittle bindings and fragile pages mean it’s definitely a “look but don’t touch” type of story time. But in the case of this charming one-hundred year old, new-to-me...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
It’s hard to know when kids are old enough for an email account. As soon as my tween opened her own, my youngest son has been begging for one and I’ve been stalling about it ever since. But now we’ve found a brand new and very cool iPad app that...
by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I love books. I also love lovers of books. And I particularly love book lovers who aren’t too “precious” to also enjoy a little modern technology for their books, (all hail Kindles and iPads). Such is the case with this small new company with a...
by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I adore my iPad. Almost as much as my children adore my iPad. Luckily, I’ve managed to keep my hands on it enough to prevent them from downloading apps like crazed little tech-monkeys. And since Mommy is pretty selective, they’ve only been exposed to the...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I understand the appeal of websites and apps that bring a child’s favorite character to life, whether it’s Seuss or Dora or Yo Gabba Gabba. But sometimes it’s nice to find a world in which your kid can ascribe her own attributes and stories to the...
by Eva Glettner | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I must admit, at first I was a bit confused by the Aliens Abducted app. Is it an alien arcade style game? Is it a geography lesson as promised? Then I watched my boys play around with it, and I realized that it was both–and the kids dug it no matter the...
by Eva Glettner | Websites We Love
I know it’s important to introduce science to your children in a really fun and hands-on way. (Let’s call it a parent’s antidote to the rote equation memorization called for by current state testing.) If you set the groundwork that science is fun and...
by Pilar | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Back in the day, kids used to keep themselves busy with old-fashioned things like wooden abacuses, blocks and felt boards. Now, they basically own our tablets (you know it’s true), and can do everything from smash pigs to trace the entire alphabet with just a...
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 excited to welcome Jenna Fischer, who’s sharing a favorite. When we first traveled with Weston, our almost-one year-old, we wanted to find...
