Timmy Tickle. Because who wouldn’t want to play with an octopus?

by Pilar | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Like most kids, my preschooler likes action. Especially when it comes to apps. Surprisingly, she now counts a mellow octopus among her favorite digital friends, and goes back to his animated storybook time and time again. Less a narrative and more an interactive...

A place to record all those funny things your kids say. Quick, before you forget one!

by Jeana | Best Apps

As parents, I know so many of us keep some kind of record of our funny kid-isms (they do say the darndest things, right?), but a new service called Limetree will now let you record all of them in one place.  Limetree is both a website and a mobile app for iOS...

An app to teach kids algebra? And they’ll like it, too?

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Ever since my son learned his five multiplication tables before he could even write his numbers correctly (thanks Schoolhouse Rock!), I’ve found that math is one of those subjects that doesn’t necessarily need to be taught in any cut-and-dried order....

Free photo apps that will give Instagram a run for its money.

by Jeana | Best Apps

I’ve never been a huge Instagram user, which I guess after recent major changes to the Instagram Terms of Service, isn’t a bad thing at all. But I am a fan of good quality photo editing apps, especially when they’re free. We have been keeping our...

Reading apps for kids gets a dandy new addition with…well, the Kindergarten Reading app.

by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Watching my daughter have to think hard while she is playing with an educational app makes me smile big. And being able to finally take advantage of the booming educational app market is a joy when presented with some of the amazing options out there. Our newest...

Gift ideas for the picky (and not picky) come easy with Pickie

by Jeana | Websites We Love

I’m so relieved Christmas is over so I won’t have to spend any more time wracking by brain for those thoughtful gifts for people who I have a hard time shopping for. But for every birthday and holiday coming up, I’m going to start using this clever...

Get organized for the New Year with helpful to-do list apps

by Jeana | Best Apps

I’ve never had a problem with creating to-do lists, but having different lists scattered in different places seems to defeat the purpose of getting organized. So in the vein of actually having my to-do lists in one place, I’ve pulled together some of the...

Best Windows Phone photo apps? Reader Q+A

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Q: You keep posting all these awesome must-have apps, but what about for those of us who have Windows phones? I am looking for a photo app. Do you know of any that are worth getting? Right now I just send all my pictures to Facebook, which is annoying because then I...

The best calendar apps for iPhone, all under a dollar

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

If you’re like me, then you live by your online calendar. This also means that when I’m not at my laptop, I need to be able to access it from my iPhone and iPad through a calendar app. But wow, there are tons of calendar apps out there, which can make it...

Organize your contacts for the new year – the newest resolution to add to the list

by Jeana | Websites We Love

These days, with contacts in virtual address books, real address books (yes, I still use one), Facebook, LinkedIn, and apps galore, it’s getting increasingly essential to find a way to organize your contacts and streamline them in one place.Luckily, we’ve...