Pixel Kit: It’s Lite-Brite for the 21st-century tech-savvy kid. And it’s awesome.

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys

If you were obsessed with Lite-Brite as a kid like I was, I bet you, er, your kids will love Pixel Kit, a new Lite-Brite-esque coding toy from Kano. It’s all the best of the quintessential ’80s toy, with the cool tech updates a 21st-century kid expects....

18 of the best math apps for kids, from preschool to high school | Back to School Tech 2017

by Lexi Petronis | Back to School Tech, Best Apps, Educational Apps

With the new school year upon us, it’s always good to have a list of some truly awesome math apps in our back pockets (or really, on our tablets and phones) to help sharpen our kids’ numbers skills. So up next in our 2017 back to school tech guide,...

17 of the very best reading apps for kids, from ABCs to SATs | Back to School Tech Guide

by Lexi Petronis | Back to School Tech, Best Apps, Educational Apps

We’re kicking off our Back to School Tech Guide with some of the very best reading apps for kids and whether your kids are just beginning to string together letters to make words or they’re tearing their way through Harry Potter for the eighth time,...

Sign your kids up for free Apple camp sessions this summer – if you hurry!

by Ellyn Exley Dvorkin | Entertainment

For this futuristic tech savvy generation that we are responsible for raising, Apple is coming through big time with Apple Camp, a series of brand new free camps for kids to help us help them expand their knowledge and excitement for technology beyond Snapchat. Yep,...

9 of the best educational YouTube channels for teens and tweens to help keep brains sharp this summer

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Educational Apps

There are so many cool educational channels on YouTube for tweens and teens, but I don’t think that a lot of parents think to open our YouTube app when we look for educational resources for our kids. But we should. Let’s put it this way: when I ask my kids...

9 kinds of educational apps for kids you may not have considered

by Liz Gumbinner | Educational Apps, Best Apps

We’re all for loading up our kids’ tablets (or uh, the ones they steal from us) with apps that help keep them entertained while hopefully imparting a little more educational value than “how to shoot birds.” Especially as summer creeps closer,...

The free Lab4U apps are like having a science lab right in your smart phone

by Kate Etue | Educational Apps, Best Apps

For those of you with budding scientists at home, the Lab4U app collection lets kids conduct real science experiments with just their phone. No WIFI required! The collection currently features two apps, Lab4Physics app and Lab4Chemistry, both of which use the sensors...

We found 3 of the best political apps that make it easy to have your voice heard

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

It’s amazing to see just how quickly some fantastic app developers have created political apps to help more people get involved in the political process, connect to your elected representatives, and make a difference, one voter at a time. The truth is, signing...

The new SciMoji women of science emoji: Because the past is female, too.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

If you caught that awesome GE commercial that ran during the Oscars, asking, what if female scientists were treated like rock stars? then no surprise that they’re extending the campaign in a very 2017 way: With a SciMoji women of science emoji sticker pack....

Calling all STEM lovers: Here’s how to get free storytelling lessons for kids from Khan Academy and Pixar.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Well this is cool, parents! Khan Academy is partnering with Disney and Pixar to offer free online classes in storytelling for kids of all ages to show them how STEM helps make movies. The initiative is called Pixar in a Box, and we’re pretty sure it’s...