Parents Magazine, now on iPad. And it’s very very good.

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Parents Magazine is one of those periodicals that I end up reading cover to cover and then ripping up and tacking to my bulletin board because there’s just so many useful tidbits. And don’t even try to get me to throw away the back issues that I still find...

iHandy Carpenter – essential tools in your back pocket

by Jeana | Best Apps

We recently re-painted our living room and designated one wall for our arrangement of black-framed photos. In my haste to get the project done, I eyeballed placement–never a good idea. It looked nothing like the spread I saw in Restoration Hardware’s...

e-Cards that are so moving. Literally

by Betsy | Best Apps

Here’s a new twist on the growing market of instant e-Cards–an app that lets you customize an animated message for just about every occasion. Also? It’s free The YourCards app has a great selection of video e-cards that your children are going to...

Piquing our Geek: evoz baby monitors for plugged-in parents

by Jeana | Babies, Best Apps

I can’t believe my kids are old enough for me to say things like, “Well…we didn’t have that when my kid was a baby,” but a mere six years later and I’m already waxing nostalgia about how much different it was before all the advances...

Oh Appy Day! featuring Katie Couric

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Our new feature, Oh Appy Day!, gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week we are thrilled to feature the amazing Katie Couric, one of our all-time idols. I’m a logophile, as my Twitter followers can attest, and...

Dads Dig This: NPR Music app

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

We’re thrilled to welcome Grammy nominee Brady Rymer as a guest Dads Dig This blogger. He’s one of our favorite family music artists whose new album “Love me for who I am” is just out! If you’re on the lookout for a trusted place to...

Light it up Blue for World Autism Awareness Day

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

As someone who worked with families affected by Autism, I know how much research and awareness is still needed. So aside from donning blue today, I’m doing what I can to contribute to the second annual Light it Up Blue campaign to celebrate World Autism...

I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow on your iPad

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps

When my children discovered the Three Little Pigs storybook app on a friend’s iPad, I had absolutely zero doubt in my mind that we’d be running home to purchase it that very night. In a word, this app is masterful. Or to use more words, it’s...

Oh Appy Day! featuring Richard Blais

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Last week we launched our new feature Oh Appy Day!, which gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Chef Richard Blais, award winning chef, dad of two, and Top Chef All Stars Finalist, shares one of his personal...

Sing your baby to sleep with your smart phone

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps

Even though I’m the one with a few music degrees, it just so happens that my husband is the bedtime songbird around our house. Only problem is that he travels much of the month, leaving me to try to recreate his original lullabies for each of the kids. And then...