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...

Minecraft shirts for girls. Finally.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Fashion + Accessories

We love the way that Minecraft challenges our kids without imposing limits on their creativity, and we especially love to see our daughters building (non-princess) castles in the sky, engaging their creativity, and getting some unexpected education subtly slipped in...

Fun video games for families for your cool new video game console

by Jeana | Games + Gaming

I got the word that Santa delivered a lot of Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles this Christmas, which requires lots of fun video games for families. Even if you’ve received an older version of a console, which are still very much in demand by little and big...

Geography Drive Arcade: Is this app your ticket to a happy road trip this Christmas?

by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps

The Geography Drive USA app is one of our favorite fun ways for kids to learn about geography, and so we were excited to see the release of their newest educational kids’ app—Geography Drive Arcade. This is a mini-arcade version of the main app, with four...

The coolest Minecraft gifts for kids. Besides more time to play Minecraft.

by Kristen Chase | Games + Gaming

I’m not sure about you, but in my house, Minecraft is pretty much all my kids talk about. They play it on the PC, on the iPad, and yes, even in real life. Hold the real pick axe. If your kids already have tons of Minecraft toys like mine, I’ve rounded up...

Clumsy Ninja app: An awesome game for kids. Because? Ninjas.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

Clumsy Ninja, the long-awaited app from London tech gurus NaturalMotion has finally arrived, and I’m betting it’s how a lot of kids will be spending screen time over the holidays. To be honest, you might catch me sneaking away to my room to play for...

With Google’s Santa Tracker, the Christmas countdown is all fun and games.

by Kate Etue | Holiday Picks

My son has told me at least four times today exactly how many days away Christmas is. I think you could say the countdown is officially on. So, I’m going to set the default home screen on our kitchen computer to Google’s Santa Tracker—a fun way for the...

Holiday Tech Gifts 2013: The coolest tech gifts for kids

by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts

We’re so excited to launch our 2013 Holiday Tech Gift Guide with the very coolest tech gifts for kids. Boy, this was a tough year to pare down our very favorites, but pare down we did, leaving you with 16 tech gifts for kids of all ages that we think...

8 Halloween apps for kids for spooky, creative, or silly fun

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

Once again, it’s that time we seek out the very best Halloween apps for kids to help keep them in the Halloween spirit, without wearing out their costumes and polishing off the mini Kit-Kats before the 31st even hits. And once again, it’s a hard job. But...

Hit the road with the Toca Cars app

by Pilar | Best Apps

Creative, quirky, playful, rule free and devoid of in-app pop ups (hooray!)–all reasons why Toca Boca is one of our most favorite app developers for kids. So lets rejoice for the new Toca Cars app! Taking a cue from more complex games like Minecraft (ahem, Toca...