Surviving the lines at Disney World? Undercover Tourist is the app for that

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

This past weekend, I got through four fun-filled days at Disney World and emerged relatively unscathed from the perils of long lines and the whining that ensues on them. In part I have to thank the temperate weather, but I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the free...

Wurm with that Apple?

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

I find that with kids and apps, sometimes simple is best. Such is the case with a funky, fun, creative iPad drawing experience known as Wurm Junior. A tot-targeted spinoff of the very cool original Wurm app, the Wurn Junior App is a creativity-inspiring drawing...

A memory game app that doesn’t get boring so fast. Huge!

by Pilar | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Memory games are a great idea–in theory. Those brightly colored cards with rounded edges that fit snugly in grabby little palms are supposed to develop memory, recognition and visual identification skills, so what’s not to like? At least until someone...

Phonics apps for early readers? Reader Q&A

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I (want) to know what some of the best apps (are) for a 4 year old. She’s so interested in learning to read, yet I have no idea where to begin. I think she may have a bit of photographic memory, so it’s hard to tell if she is actually reading, or just has...

Updated Foursquare feature lets parents Explore

by Jeana | Social Media

I’m envious of so many friends headed out for winter break this week (lucky!). If you, like them, find yourself in a new city without a good grasp of what are the most kid-friendly locales, you may be interested in the updated Explore feature on...

Getting tough on aliens this Presidents’ Day

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps

This Presidents’ Day, between shopping for a car (heh) and going to crowded play spaces with every other kid on their day off from school, find a quiet spot and spend a little time flinging presidents at alien attackers. Don’t worry, it’s way...

An app to put the kibosh on texting and driving.

by Molly | Best Apps

We all know that texting and driving don’t mix. But whether we don’t trust our text-loving teen–or even ourselves when we hear the joyous ding of a new message on our phone–this genius app has a very clever solution. (And hint, hint: It’s...

TV Anytime app is a parent’s road trip savior

by Jeana | Best Apps

Picture this – you’re into hour two of your long road trip to the inlaws, only to discover that you left your DVD player with Cars 2 on the kitchen counter. All those painful whines could have been averted if you had the TV Anytime app. TV Anytime is a...

Video chat hits Facebook with the Rounds app. (It was inevitable, right?)

by Jeana | Social Media

The first time I used video chat, I remember it felt like I was stepping into the future. I recall marveling at seeing someone’s face in real-time on my computer and of course, waving furiously, which is a requisite for the first 10 seconds of any video...

Send an Instagram valentine with Lovestagram

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

The geek love story of 2012 goes like this: Kaitlyn Trigger, the girlfriend of the wildly popular Instagram app co-founder Mike Krieger, decided to surprise him with an app of her own for Valentine’s Day. So she taught herself HTML, CSS, and a slew of other...