by Stephanie Mayers | Uncategorized
I have found there tends to be extra excitement around toys for kids that light up or glow- even with simple items like a plain old hardware store flashlight or a glow stick from the auto shop. Something about turning off the lights and setting up to play in the dark...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech
School season is here, no getting around it, and that means independent reading time, kiddie book clubs and classroom reading groups. We’ve offered up the best math apps for kids, the best science apps for kids, the best preschool apps, and now we’re...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech
Back-to-school is in the air and even young preschoolers can benefit from a little extra help at home with the help of fun educational apps, the latest feature in our Back to School Tech Guide. Some little kids’ apps are more educational than others, but each of...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
I can’t tell you how frustrating it used to be to check in on our family’s communal Netflix account and see nothing but conspiracy theory documentaries and adult animation series. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But where were my rom-coms?...
by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps
My five-year-old son heads to kindergarten in two weeks. (Cue sobbing.) While he talks a blue streak and wields a glue stick like a lightsaber, we’re still working on his reading skills. So I was absolutely tickled by how quickly he became absorbed in Learn with...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
At a time that babies are just as likely to learn that I is for iPad as Ice Cream, it makes perfect sense that parents would decorate their kids’ rooms to prime them for tech mastery. The techie baby art prints from Niko + Lily are beyond adorable. With a...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Uncategorized
Apps are awesome, but you want your kids to get exercise, right? Well, imagine if Angry Birds Star Wars jumped off your screen and the birds were ping-pong balls. Sound better? [don’t miss ac hance to win your own after the jump!] We tried the Angry Birds Star...
by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps
There are a few app developers who we know will turn out something great, before we really even test it out. Not a lot, but a few. That’s the way we feel about developer Nosy Crow, but of course, we had to take a look at this new app release just to be sure....
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
During those moments when you let your preschoolers have a little screen time or app time, my favorite word has always been “educational.” If they are going to make my iPad sticky with their little fingers, they might as well being learning something too,...
