Educational math and science apps for kids to prevent summer brain drain. Don’t worry, they’re fun!

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...

Peg Solitaire – turns out it’s got a cooler name than that.

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...

All aboard the Toca Train!

by Pilar | Best Apps

One of our favorite kids’ app developers, Toca Boca, has come out with a new digital toy that we just couldn’t wait to tell you about. Let’s just say it puts your kids in the conductor’s seat. Literally. In this fun and friendly train simulator...

Unblock Me – You’ll be fighting over it with your kids

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

Recently a smart reader recommended the Unblock Me app when I was looking for something new to play around with, and boy was she right. What I didn’t realize however is the educational value for kids. Unblock Me is a series of outrageously addictive puzzles that...

May the fourth be with you – Some of our favorite Star Wars picks for the kids

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

We couldn’t get May the Fourth go by without a few of our very favorite recent Star Wars picks. (“May the Fourth be with you?” Get it?) After all, we have a whole entire category just for them, and even a Star Wars Pinterest Board, considering our...

Plants vs. Zombies on your wall!

by Kristen Chase | Life and Home

I know I’m not the only one who has wasted way too much time playing my hand at the uber popular Plants vs. Zombies app, so I shouldn’t be surprised that they are now super cool wall decals, available on sale now at Fab.com. I can’t think of a cooler...

Pixar comes to life in Kinect Rush–and so will your kids.

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...

Top Tribute, the new Hunger Games app for kids

by Christina Refford | Social Media

My kids may be too young to go to a PG-13 movie on their own, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t as obsessed with The Hunger Games as the rest of the world these days. And while they’re already reenacting their favorite scenes from the book in our...

Angry Birds Space Review: Is it worth your 99 cents?

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Birds! In! Spaaaaaace!So will you like Angry Birds Space? I guess that’s a “duh” sort of a question–consider the fact that Angry Birds developer Rovio is so gaming-savvy, they’re now valued at more than Jet Blue. Clearly they know a...

Instamatch: Play memory with your Instagram photos

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...