by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys
I still remember spending hours on end playing Simon, that awesomely fun hand-held eletronic game which had you imitating the light patterns as they got increasingly hard. Get it: Simon Says? I cannot even believe it’s back. I still credit my strong memory today...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Best Apps
What is the sound of one hand clapping? I don’t know, and I probably never will. Not because I don’t wish to reach enlightenment, but because I’m too busy using both hands to play this iOS app. It’s pretty amazing that an app can simultenously...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
Don’t know about your brood, but if our kids are excited about the new LEGO movie we’ve been hearing about for months, the video game is coming in a close second. And we’ve got some just-released screenshots to get them excited. (Show them at your...
by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps
I kind of wish today was Friday the 13 and not Saturday the 13 because that would be even a more apt date to tell you about this awesomely clever, sometimes frustratingly difficult, gorgeously produced, extremely dark, and very addictive game for your tablet or phone....
by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps
If you’re a Pixar fan, a Monsters Inc. fan, or one of the millions of new Monsters University fans, have we got the app for you. The Monsters U Storybook Deluxe app for iOS and a more limited version, the Monsters U app for Android, are the companions to the...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Uncategorized
Apps are awesome, but you want your kids to get exercise, right? Well, imagine if Angry Birds Star Wars jumped off your screen and the birds were ping-pong balls. Sound better? [don’t miss ac hance to win your own after the jump!] We tried the Angry Birds Star...
by Kristen Chase | Games + Gaming
As parents, we’re big fans of Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, which gives you access to tons of kids’ content at one low monthly price–especially nice for those of us who have purchased ebooks, videos and games, only to find our kids were bored after one...
by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
If you grew up on characters like Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong, the new news from Nintendo will make you want to dig out your flannels, dust off those cowboy boot shoes, and pause the Friends marathon while you get your hands on some of these new games. Nintendo just...
by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
Over the weekend, my two older kids plunged head first into the world of Minecraft, and save the couple of desperate tweets and Facebook posts asking for help, I was pretty much on my own getting them started. If you’ve got a kid who wants to play Minecraft,...