fun apps

Just when I thought I had seen all the selfie apps and selfie gadgets out there, I stumble upon selfie360 , an easy to use app that lets you take animated selfies or panoramas. The free iOS and Android app is ridiculously easy to use and…

As we well know, Pinterest can be a wonderful source of information and inspiration; we provide lots of it ourselves. But the lack of great search functionality can make it a tad overwhelming, especially if you're not entirely sure what …

The Sesame Workshop just always gets it right, striking a wonderful balance between education and entertainment while keeping it family-friendly. So I've been eager to check out Sesame Street S’More , the new interactive digital magazine…

For the past few weeks, New York City has been awash in giant Easter eggs, in a brilliant (if a little time-consuming for me) social-media-meets-installation-art campaign for Fabergé called The Big Egg Hunt . It brought eager New Yorkers…

So much of social media relies on storytelling. Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, even YouTube and Vine -- they are all platforms for sharing our stories with each other. Pubsoft recognized this need we have to capture and share our memories, an…

One of the most common requests we get from our readers lately is our recommendation for the best Instagram collage apps that are easy to use. There seem to be a million apps out there that provide the basic functions of creating a photo…

If you're anything like the sports lovers in our lives, you've got the game on the big screen and your smartphone in your hand, flipping through Twitter, Facebook, and other cool Android apps for sports fans to help bring the game to lif…

Mibblio , an awesomely interactive music app for kids, would be pretty terrific even if it only played generic nursery rhymes. But given that it also features music from some of our favorite names in kindie music, like Dan Zanes , Recess…

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 …

If your kid is an avid reader—as in, he finishes his library books before he even gets them home from school—you may want to check out the Epic app , a new ebook subscription for kids in one handy app that that offers all-you-can-read se…

We're always drawn to interesting tech toys here, and right now we're a bit fascinated by the new Moff band . Designed by a Japanese firm (thus, the various spellings of guitar ), the band promises to turn any object, real or imaginary, …

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 wi…

I will freely admit that I had a little too much fun reviewing the Juxtaposer App for iOS with my kids. This compositing app lets you combine multiple pictures into a fun scene or photomontage, way more easily than Photoshop. We thought …

You might think that my dark circles are due to my kids, or work, or simply insomnia, but they're not. I've only got Threes! to blame. The cool new Threes! app for iOS has got me absolutely obsessed. Slide numbered tiles around a board, …

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…

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, beca…

Full disclosure before talking about the new Ken Burns app: I’m a big Ken Burns fan. For nearly 40 years, the award-winning historical documentarian has been telling beautiful, expansive, influential stories on film about everything from…

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…

It can sometimes be difficult to keep tabs on the dizzying array of digital and streaming music services and choices. Add on top of that free vs. paid services, pricing models, and mobile vs. web or desktop options -- and well, are we co…

Along with enjoying a nice day off from school, I want my kids to spend at least some time on Presidents' Day learning about our Commanders-in-Chief of yore. So I've rounded up three great apps for Presidents' Day that will teach them a …

If you haven't yet heard of the Flappy Bird app, let us be the first to welcome you to this 8-bit circle of hell. In the best possible way. Flappy Bird and the pipe obstacles he has to dodge are driving everyone to distraction: our littl…

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 w…

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'r…

With a new baby in the house, both of my older kids are so surprisingly sweet when it comes to caring for her, wanting to pick her up, even changing diapers. It's amazing how nurturing young kids can be, whether caring for a real baby, a…