by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I like bright colors, moving objects and intense battles as much as the next guy, but my favorite incarnation of the virtual world is when it’s used for education. Particularly if bright colors and moving objects are part of the learning process. This is why my...
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I have shared custody of my phone… with my daughter. Basically it’s mine pretty much everywhere but the car. When I am driving on long trips, I know don’t need the tempation of checking mail I know is waiting for me, so I am a-okay to let her at it....
by Eva Glettner | Uncategorized
Free clip art is always one of the hardest things to find online–at least if you’re picky about your clip art. But we found a really amazing clip art search engine that you’re going to want to bookmark stat. Check out Hippo Paint and you just may...
by Jeana | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Can you recommend any preschool foreign language apps for Android for my kids? -Kathy Hi Kathy, thanks for your question! You didn’t mention if there’s a specific language you’re interested in, but here are a few picks that offer great apps for...
by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Finding nifty little apps of merit for the kids can be a chore all on its own. Every so often though we come across sweet and simple apps that not only entertain them but that also impress us. Color Genius for iOS does just that. It’s really the simple...
by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If you’ve got an alphabet-hungry kid and are craving some awesome ABC apps for your iPad, I understand completely. When my son little, he was so obsessed with the alphabet that he saw letters in everything: a scotch tape dispenser was a G, a pancake needed to...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Don’t pet the strange dog. Don’t poke the sleeping cat. Don’t touch the dead bug behind the grocery store toilet. I can’t imagine how frustrating it is to be a child and have your exploration curtailed due to pesky things like hygiene and...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Preschoolers, listen up! The robotic, cartoony Storybots have joined forces with catchy songwriter (and CMP favorite) Parry Gripp to create 26 little video ditties about the letters of the alphabet. And each one is totally free, so scroll through and pick out your...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If you could see how bananas my grade-school-age kids just went over an “alphabet app,” you might think they were watching some ridiculous YouTube video. Surely an eight and ten year old couldn’t be hysterically laughing while playing an app whose...
