Windy’s Valentine Delight helps kids feel the love all year
If you’re looking for a way to entertain your kids so that you and your Valentine can have a little alone time today, we’ve got just the thing. The adorable new Windy’s Valentine Delight is a charming interactive story from Loud Crow, makers of the...
The City Nights app will put kids to sleep…in a good way
My house is filled with readers. If it’s made of paper, we’ll probably read it. So it may seem strange that I’m very excited about a brand new interactive book app. But once you see the new City Nights app for iPad from Tidepool Publishing, I think...
6 of the most fun Santa apps for kids that offer proof the big guy is real.
My daughter came home from school last week, begging for a video chat with Santa. How very 21st century. But what was more surprising was that my ever-practical, Elf-on-the-Shelf-mocking, not-believing-in-Santa kid flip-flopped! And I owe it to these creative and fun...
Tiggly Math: One of the best preschool tech toys of the year.
Not every toy we buy our kids has to have some sort of “educational component” to it, though I love when I find a great toy that so brilliantly combines play with learning. Such is the case with Tiggly whose Tiggly Shapes was a favorite toy for us in 2013....
Apps for (RED): Help fight AIDS, right from your iPhone
Tomorrow may be Cyber Monday, but it’s also World AIDS Day. Which means it’s an awesome opportunity to do some extra good when you shop, and at one of our favorite places too, the Apple store. All this week through December 7, Apple will donate a portion...
MarcoPolo Weather app: Control the weather! Well, kind of.
All three of my kids have a slight obsession with the weather. I’m sure some of their curiosity is due to the downright weird weather we often see here in Colorado, so it’s no wonder my youngest is really enjoying the MarcoPolo Weather app, which gives him...
Sponsored Message: Peppa Pig’s new apps are free and loaded with fun
This is a sponsored message from Entertainment One Family Preschoolers can’t seem to get enough of Peppa Pig, one of the coolest new cartoons to hit the tube in the last ten years. Probably because Peppa Pig likes a lot of the same things your own kids...
Bring the great outdoors inside with the scenic Toca Nature app
Though my kids love to explore the woods behind our house, with the weather turning frosty their time spent outdoors will be shortened considerably. So for those days when Mother Nature is less than hospitable, I’m thrilled to find the Toca Nature app from Cool...
6 of the most fun Halloween apps for kids to get them excited about something other than chocolate.
So of course Halloween has crept up on us seemingly faster than ever before. I’m going to avoid thinking about what happens after Friday (holiday shopping, eek!), and focus on getting those costumes ready and devising a strategy to not eat every peanut M&M...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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