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...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps
Full disclosure before talking about the new Ken Burns app: I’m a big Ken Burns fan. For nearly 40 years, the award-winning historical documentarian has been telling beautiful, expansive, influential stories on film about everything from the Brooklyn Bridge and the...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Along with enjoying a nice day off from school, I want my kids to spend at least some time on Presidents’ Day learning about our Commanders-in-Chief of yore. So I’ve rounded up three great apps for Presidents’ Day that will teach them a few things...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
As I woke up New Year’s day and made pancakes to the sweet sounds of NPR, I realized how much I really like radio. But with radio dying, I’ve started making my way over to podcasts which let you filter exactly what you want, when you want it, often for...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Over on our sister site, Cool Mom Picks, we’ve shared our favorite picks for Black History Month which include important figures in the civil rights movement, in the arts, and in politics. But there are many other African American heroes whose bravery and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys
While Mimoco is known for their funky Mimobot flash drives featuring characters from Star Trek, Star Wars, Hello Kitty, Ugly Dolls and Marvel comics, I have to say I’m digging their latest offering just out today: Presidents. Check out the new U.S. Presidents...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If you’re looking for a way to get the kids up close and personal with the presidents this Presidents’ Day, check out a new app that will have them learning while they play. In fact, in just a short time, they’ll probably be teaching you a thing or...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Today’s Inauguration gives us a great opportunity to talk to the kids about the role of our President and some of the more interesting and colorful figures to have graced the Oval Office. But, if you slept through history class as much as I did, you may also...
by Christina Refford | Websites We Love
With all the talk about what’s for dinner, I can’t blame my kids for thinking that Thanksgiving is mostly about the turkey, mashed potatoes and pie—oh, and something about Pilgrims too. That’s why in between the turkey and the pie, we’ll...
