by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If you woke up to snowmageddon this morning like we did (or more like a typical winter snowfall with a new 24 hour news cycle-friendly, alarmist name), your kids are probably begging you to get out there with them as soon as humanly possible. If they haven’t...
by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
Before the kids go to bed and Santa’s elves get busy wrapping gifts, we spend Christmas Eve drinking egg nog, playing games, and watching movies with the kids. But now that we have the iPad, we’ll probably add a round or two of a digital board game into...
by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
I admit that I’ve been completely sucked into the Angry Birds craze, as has my entire family. So much s, that my kids know exactly what level we’re stuck on.Level 16 on Angry Birds Seasons, if you’re curious. So I have to admit that my interest...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Our next Dads Dig This guest blogger is David Wescott, a Durham, NC-based dad who writes about public relations, science communication, and politics at It’s Not a Lecture. I admit that most of the time you can find me in worn jeans and something with a Red...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Art projects are one of our family favorites, but cleaning up, not so much. So I was excited to try Artrage for iPad, an application for virtual painting and drawing. And wow, it is simply wonderful. Related: The mini Monet art app for iPad The app offers different...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I had a boyfriend in college who had boxes upon boxes of his “favorite” comic books. (Which ones were his favorites? All of them!) I found it a little weird, but hey, collectors are kind of different, right? Well, now I have a son who wants to collect...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
After hours of coaxing without success, I gave up begging my 7 year-old sons to practice math drills on a worksheet and I headed to my iPad. I knew there must be a math app that played like a video game to keep him engaged. And wouldn’t you know it, I found it....
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
For the past few months, my kids have been obsessed with the Talking Tom Cat app that has them yelling, singing and — yes — screaming at a cat who then repeats everything back to them in his own weird voice. Harmless fun but no redeeming educational value....
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
We’ve only had our iPad for a week now, and already my homeschooled daughter and I are reaping the benefits thanks to so many of the cool, educational games we’ve discovered. Some of which, like Math Bingo, can be a fantastic addition to what can be a...
