Little Lamb in Amsterdam: Take a ride through Holland with this lovely ebook and travel guide for kids

by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps

As much as I’d love to take a trip to Europe with my kids and let them ride bikes through Holland to see the windmills and tulips, it’s just not in the budget this year. But I can still let them learn about Dutch culture through the beautifully illustrated...

Timeshel helps you get all those iPhone photos printed (finally!)

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

One day I’m going get all of these special iPhone photos printed. How many times have you said that after scrolling through a month’s worth of pics, hunting for the cute one with your kid doing that thing? Yeah, same here. That’s why I’m always...

The 7 best things about the new Cabin app

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

When it comes to apps, we’re all about finding the newest and coolest ones that help the busy family machine run a little smoother. And as we ramp up to back-to-school season, life is probably about to get even more hectic. Oh forget probably. It is! So, how are...

7 terrific tech gear picks for camping and hiking

by Julie | Gear + Hardware, Travel

Having recently returned from an awesome family camping trip, I was surprised to find how helpful tech could be — even on a trip that was as tech-free as we could make it. Turns out that some technology, when chosen wisely, can make getting in touch with nature...

Ecojot Connect app: Write notes the old-fashioned way, and save them the modern way.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

Even with all the great lifestyle and organizational apps available to us today, there are times that nothing really replaces writing with pen and paper, whether I’m writing down funny things my kids have said or just making my grocery list. But having digital...

Retro postcards go digital with the ScenePast app

by Julie | Best Apps

Even though it’s easy to snap and share plenty of great vacation photos these days, I do miss those fun postcards we used to collect and send during my family trips as a kid. But now with the ScenePast app for iOS, you can actually send those awesome retro...

Piquing Our Geek: The Sproutling Wearable Baby Monitor

by Esther Chen | Babies, Gear + Hardware

With products like Jawbone and Fitbit  and dozens more that are ushering us into a new era of wearable tech, it seems only natural that wearable tech for babies is next, right? But a wearable baby monitor that can sense, learn and predict your baby’s behavior?...

The Keepy scrapbook app: Part Facebook, part interactive scrapbook, and all organizational lifesaver

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware

There’s a lime green folder in a top drawer in our kitchen that is spilling over with paper: artwork, drawings, little wobbly letters that are getting less wobbly day by day. I’ve learned to let go and throw some things away, but the rest of it?...

Flipp app: A money saving shopping app, no strings attached.

by Jeana | Best Apps

I have mentioned my penchant for frugality and the rush I get when I snag a good deal. (Yes, I said rush). Which is why a neat money-saving shopping app called Flipp will most definitely be on my phone come back-to-school shopping season, which scarily enough, is just...

The Pact App: Because one way to get in shape is to bet money on it.

by Julie | Best Apps

Most of us have good intentions where it comes to eating healthfully and exercising, but we don’t always follow through. But thanks to a fascinating new app called Pact, you can raise the stakes and hold yourself accountable — as in, financially...