Kiwi Corner app: More than a thousand kid-friendly crafts and activities at your fingertips

by Christina Refford | Best Apps

About halfway through our summer, my bag of tricks is getting dangerously empty when it comes to creating fun, new things to do with the kids. But one of our favorite arts-and-craft companies, Kiwi Crate, has developed Kiwi Corner, a well-organized app for iOS and...

Toca Town app – An interactive, virtual dollhouse that your girls and boys will love

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware

As much as my kids are obsessed with Toca Boca apps, it’s really no surprise that they are now in love with their newest, the Toca Town app, which is now available for Kindle Fire users. Whoo! What’s so cool about Toca Town is that all of my four kids,...

My Virtual Fashion Show app brings kids’ drawings to life on a virtual runway. Calling Tim Gunn…

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

Sadly, my kids’ interest in most drawing apps are growing more and more short-lived. The basic digital coloring pages just don’t hold the interest of a seven and nine-year-old they way they once did. And then we found the My Virtual Fashion Show from...

Funny pet apps for pet owners or kids who just have to settle for the virtual kinds.

by Julie | Best Apps

I’ve seen my fair share of funny pet apps over the years because let’s face it, pretty much every kid we know loves pets, or even just the idea of a pet — especially for kids with allergies or parents who prefer to enjoy other people’s pets. (I...

Mini Monet art app for iPad lets kids get creative, with or without beret.

by Jeana | Best Apps

My daughter has really honed her drawing ability and has turned into a great little artist. (If I do say so myself.) She even adds the requisite eyelashes to all of her female subjects. While she unleashes a lot of her creative energy with paper and markers, she also...

The Frozen Free Fall game app: Like Candy Crush for kids who can’t stop singing “Let it Go”

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

With the tremendous success of the Frozen movie, it’s no surprise that the massive Disney merchandising arm has included an app to go with it: The Frozen Free Fall game.  If you’re tired of your kids stealing your Candy Crush app (that’s...

Toca Pet Doctor app lets kids care for animals without ever touching a real litter box.

by Julie | Best Apps

We’ve raved many times about Toca Boca, one of our absolute favorite kids’ app developers–and yours, from everything you tell us. Today they’ve released Toca Pet Doctor, another app we’re pretty sure kids (and parents) will love, because...

Featured Partner: The Wishingtooth Tooth Fairy app starts a new family tradition.

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Just in time for next week’s National Tooth Fairy Day on February 28th (yes, that’s a real thing), comes the launch of a brand new app designed to create more magic in children’s lives: Wishingtooth for iPad, Android and Kindle Fire. And for a...

Cut the Rope 2 review: It is here. Oh yes it is. Don’t even pretend you’re not interested.

by Julie | Best Apps

Thanks to Cool Mom Tech, our family iPad is packed with cool apps and fun games. While a few franchises like Angry Birds and Toca Boca do a great job with new releases, lightning doesn’t strike more than once for every developer. So I was thrilled for a chance...

A free puppet show app to let your kids get creative

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

Cate & Levi are the artists behind those gorgeous upcycled hand puppets we’ve seen at craft shows, and higher-end stores like West Elm and Red Envelope. The puppets are locally sourced, upcycled works of art, so how wonderful that they’re taking the...