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6 of the best educational videos and channels on YouTube for kids: A little summer school disguised as a lot of fun

by Christina Refford | Websites Worth a Bookmark

Yes, it’s still summer in these parts, but with “back-to-school” around the bend for us, I’m looking to YouTube for educational videos that might get my kids thinking about something more challenging than who has the best ice cream in town....

Learn with Homer: Not the epic poet, but pretty amazing nonetheless

by Julie | Educational Apps For Kids

My five-year-old son heads to kindergarten in two weeks. (Cue sobbing.) While he talks a blue streak and wields a glue stick like a lightsaber, we’re still working on his reading skills. So I was absolutely tickled by how quickly he became absorbed in Learn with...

Get the kids outside by crawling into Ranger Rick’s Tree House

by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids

My kids’ love of electronics is not going away just because the grass is green again, which is why I really like a new educational iPad app that gets kids excited about the great outdoors—and even asks them to put down the iPad and go outside to experience...

An educational app for the junior astronaut in your living room

by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids

What kid hasn’t dreamed of rocketing off into outer space to see what is out there? The problem is, that cardboard box in the living room isn’t going anywhere so fast. Junior Astronaut – Breaking through the space barrier is a standout educational...

Teaching kids foreign languages with a most genius interactive app

by Stephanie Mayers | Educational Apps For Kids

Finding nifty little apps of merit for the kids can be a chore all on its own. Every so often though we come across sweet and simple apps that not only entertain them but that also impress us. Color Genius for iOS does just that. It’s really the simple concept...

6 of the best ABC apps for iPad. Says our kids.

by Shari | Educational Apps For Kids

If you’ve got an alphabet-hungry kid and are craving some awesome ABC apps for your iPad, I understand completely. When my son little, he was so obsessed with the alphabet that he saw letters in everything: a scotch tape dispenser was a G, a pancake needed to...

3 great resources for kids who want to learn how to code

by Cool Mom Staff | Websites Worth a Bookmark

For the last few months, my oldest daughter has been designing a website and online game in her paper journal. But now she’s decided that she’s ready to bring it to life, which presents a bit of a technical challenge, and a possibly expensive one at that....

littleBits help create big minds

by Jeana | Tech Toys and Random Fun

When my son was younger, one of our favorite activities together was his Snap Circuits set. It gave him an opportunity to explore his creative side and gave me a chance to think that I was a whiz at electricity and physics. It’s these types of activities that I...

How do I get my kids more into the news? Try the interactive stylings of News-o-Matic

by Shari | Educational Apps For Kids

I review a lot of apps for kids and thus, am inundated with spinning, whirling, jumping, and shrieking characters/animals/aliens on my iPad. But once in a while, an app comes along that makes me breathe a sigh of “well, finally.” Such is the case with a...

The best educational websites for kids of different ages? Reader Q+A:

by Jeana | Websites Worth a Bookmark

I have 12-year-old and 3-year-old daughters who I’d like to find some good educational websites for. Any suggestions? – Michelle Thanks for your question, Michelle! There are a huge number of educational websites out there geared towards both your...

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