Build onto their Minecraft obsession with these great IRL toys

by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming

I may not understand it all, but my eight year-old says the Minecraft game is awesomeness, and given how much he and his sisters play it on my iPad, I’ll take his word for it. This is a evidently a huge deal among their elementary school-age friends, which is...

Time Warp Camera, formerly known as Keepsy, adds a jaw-dropping feature

by Jeana | Best Apps

If you’re already a fan of the Keepsy app for creating photo print books directly from your iPhone, your world is about to get seriously rocked. It isn’t enough that Keepsy allows you to create printable photo books directly from your iPhone, but now, the...

Toca Tailor: Like Project Runway for kids.

by Pilar | Best Apps

Time to make it work! Toca Boca, our favorite Swedish app developer is at it again with Toca Tailor, their newest release that makes kids the head of their own design house. [don’t miss a limited time discount on this app!] In Toca Tailor, four...

HISTORY Here, there and everywhere.

by Pilar | Best Apps

Wouldn’t it be cool if there was an app that could tell you about exciting historical places you might not even known were there? Like, right now? Right here, where you’re standing? Meet HISTORY Here. Developed by The History Channel, it’s packed...

Smash Party is four four four games in one

by Eva Glettner | Best Apps, Educational Apps

If you’re like me, if you’re plunking down cash for an app, you really want it to be worth it. So an app with four games in one has my name all over it. And when all four games are educational for the kids, my heart swoons. Smash Party is just...

Crowdsource pictures from shared events with Flock

by Jeana | Best Apps

I just returned from a fabulous adults-only trip and after looking through my camera roll, realize I was too busy reveling in the sun, surf and eating meals without interruption to take many photos of the splendor. Thankfully, my travel mates were more...

5 of our favorite techie pins on Pinterest this week

by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love

Obsessed with Pinterest like we are? Follow us, then check out our favorite pins from this week that you don’t want to miss!    1. An adorable baby gift (and Halloween costume) that will make geeky moms and dads everywhere squeal.  2. A gorgeous...

An easy way to share photos privately. Did we mention privately?

by Lexi Petronis | Best Apps

I’m not big on sharing kid photos on Facebook–I find my privacy settings magically change too often–but I’m also not great at queueing photos in emails to send to family and friends, either. This results in irritated people who are tired of...

4 great Halloween apps for kids that really are treats

by Christina Refford | Best Apps

Who picks “trick” instead of “treat?” I’m going to go with no one. Which is why I want to share with you four of my favorite iOS apps for Halloween that will keep the kids busy while I sneak another fun-sized snack from their Halloween...

A is for amazing adorable animal alphabet app from Wee Society

by Pilar | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Impalas deep sea diving, vultures with beehive hairdos, sneezing squirrels–they’re all part of a new crazy clever alphabet app with illustrations so quirky and modern that I want to hang them on my kiddo’s wall. But even better, this app isn’t...