by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If you’ve got an alphabet-hungry kid and are craving some awesome ABC apps for your iPad, I understand completely. When my son little, he was so obsessed with the alphabet that he saw letters in everything: a scotch tape dispenser was a G, a pancake needed to...
by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love
For the last few months, my oldest daughter has been designing a website and online game in her paper journal. But now she’s decided that she’s ready to bring it to life, which presents a bit of a technical challenge, and a possibly expensive one at that....
by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I review a lot of apps for kids and thus, am inundated with spinning, whirling, jumping, and shrieking characters/animals/aliens on my iPad. But once in a while, an app comes along that makes me breathe a sigh of “well, finally.” Such is the case with a...
by Jeana | Websites We Love
I have 12-year-old and 3-year-old daughters who I’d like to find some good educational websites for. Any suggestions? – Michelle Thanks for your question, Michelle! There are a huge number of educational websites out there geared towards both your...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Over on our sister site, Cool Mom Picks, we’ve shared our favorite picks for Black History Month which include important figures in the civil rights movement, in the arts, and in politics. But there are many other African American heroes whose bravery and...
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps
It is a known fact that getting kids started early in foreign language study enhances their chances of having success in mastering a second, or even third or fourth language. Having struggled in my own youth with this subject, I have been thrilled to discover the...
by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I get excited watching my kids begin to understand the basics of music composition and creation — which doesn’t mean karaoke to Call Me Maybe in our living room. Okay, it does, but I don’t want it to stop there either. If you’ve got a kid with...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If you’re looking for a way to get the kids up close and personal with the presidents this Presidents’ Day, check out a new app that will have them learning while they play. In fact, in just a short time, they’ll probably be teaching you a thing or...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of my iPhone camera. In fact, my lovely DSLR has been collecting dust for years now and I haven’t really missed it. But as much as I’ve learned how to take great iPhone photos on my own, I know there’s...
