by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
I may not understand it all, but my eight year-old says the Minecraft game is awesomeness, and given how much he and his sisters play it on my iPad, I’ll take his word for it. This is a evidently a huge deal among their elementary school-age friends, which is...
by Eva Glettner | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If you’re like me, if you’re plunking down cash for an app, you really want it to be worth it. So an app with four games in one has my name all over it. And when all four games are educational for the kids, my heart swoons. Smash Party is just...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I understand the appeal of websites and apps that bring a child’s favorite character to life, whether it’s Seuss or Dora or Yo Gabba Gabba. But sometimes it’s nice to find a world in which your kid can ascribe her own attributes and stories to the...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Websites We Love
LEGO has gotten so sophisticated. Whether you’re into female scientists or hunting swamp monsters, there’s a set for that with all sorts of fascinating accessories.But here’s a free online site that takes LEGO back to its roots: claiming a plot in...
by Eva Glettner | Best Apps
I am all about tools that transform math problems into games that keep you engaged and thinking. So I am digging this new math app, Go Sum, because it is just perfect for kids that may be a bit math-phobic, while still keeping it interesting for the children that...
by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Believe it or not, summer brain drain is a real phenomenon. Bill Nye the Science Guy even said so recently on Kids Place Live (yes, the de facto radio station on in my car) and he mentioned that math and science are the first subjects to go. While I want my...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps
If you’re loading up on apps to keep the kids entertained on car trips and rainy days, we’ve got a fun new one that’s actually not new at all. In fact, I think it’s a few centuries old. Besides, how could I not try the game that’s huge in...
by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
I’m definitely an old school gamer who spent way too many hours during college with my butt on a couch and my hand firmly grasped around a controller developing sore thumbs. I love how far video games have come since then, as demonstrated by my Kinect for XBOX...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps
I have no qualms about professing my love for the Instagram app, which is probably one of my favorite ways to capture images of my kids on the go. So when I heard about a new app that lets you play memory with your Instagram images, I had to take a peek. You...
