Verne: the Himalayas app: Our cool free app of the week

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

I love the idea of traveling the world with my kids, but actually getting out there and doing it is another thing. I mean, the chance that we’d go float the Amazon or climb the Himalayas anytime soon is minimal. Scratch that, it’s nonexistent. But thanks...

The cool site that makes your kids realize they have it pretty good. Or, maybe they don’t.

by Kate Etue | Websites We Love

Lately I’ve gotten sucked into a new website called If It Were My Home, which compares countries around the world to your own hometown, or any other location you designate in their search engine. You’ll get a quick snapshot of all kinds of comparable stats...

Amazing World Atlas app: Making geography fun for kids. And a little competitive too.

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I just spent the last 30 minutes playing the new Amazing World Atlas app, which should probably be reason enough for you to download it to your smart phone or tablet but hey, if you need a little more convincing, I’m happy to help. We’ve featured cool...

Geography fans will love playing SmartyPins with Google Maps. That is, if you can handle it…

by Julie | Best Apps

The increasing essentialness that is Google Maps is fairly well known by now, so it’s no surprise that as parents, we’re loving their latest project — a geography trivia game called SmartyPins that will take you around the world. Each game starts you...

History of the World with Google Earth takes you on a tour through the ages.

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

We’ve used the cool virtual map Google Earth to get a bird’s eye view of our house, Disney World, and my mother’s tiny hometown in Europe. And now there is a really neat history book for kids, History of the World with Google Earth, that puts the...

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...