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Sit. Stay. Read.

by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids

After my kids had mastered mama and dada, the next thing they started saying is When are we getting a dog? Since my three kids are so obsessed with friendly canines, it was a no-brainer that we’d check out a new app that stars man’s (and kid’s) best...

Domo Animato, Mr. Roboto

by Pilar | Fun Apps for Kids

There’s nothing my kids like more than being read to at bedtime. Whether they’re dog-eared or digital, calming, whispering affairs that encourage them to catch their forty winks are the usual go-tos, and Robot Blue From Planet 22 is no exception. In clever...

Don’t Let the Pigeon Run this App: The original Angry Bird goes digital

by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids

You might be thinking, geez, what took him so long? when you first get wind of Mo Willems’ delightful new interactive ebook, Don’t Let the Pigeon Run this App. But after hearing him preempt that very question at a recent press lunch, I totally understand...

Revisiting Harold on the iPad, purple crayon optional.

by Molly | Educational Apps For Kids

Admit it. When you read those Harold and The Purple Crayon books as a child, you longed to have a magical purple crayon just like his. Though the ideas I’d draw today (a clean house! a remodeled kitchen! a pair of Camper boots in size 10!) are much different...

Brave Rooney to the iBook rescue!

by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids

iPad digital books are so common, my kids have become quite the critics. So I know that we had a hit on our hands when all three of my boys are fighting over one. We are definitely digging Brave Rooney which is absolute fun. Why? This story from Emmy-nominated kids TV...

A welcome twist on the ABC iPad app

by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids

Just when I thought it wasn’t possible to do something new and exciting to an alphabet app, I discover this amazingly creative ABC app that has my little kids mesmerized–and learning too. The VivaKids’ ABC app for iPad features the creations of...

Lost stories of Dr. Seuss that make me a digital book convert

by Molly | Educational Apps For Kids

When it comes to children reading, I tend to be a bit old-school and old-fashioned. Give them a book to hold. Turn the pages. Smell the paper. Snap it closed when you’re finished. But with this shiny new iPad in my hands I’m having to rethink my...

A cool new app that helps kids discover their inner author

by Molly | Educational Apps For Kids

I’ll be honest, I’ve always had a secret wish to write a children’s book. But for now, I’ll have to settle for simply living vicariously through the stories my children are creating on this cool new book-making app. With hardly any learning...

An amazing series of ebooks that make everything old new again

by Christina Refford | Educational Apps For Kids

Whenever I open a new ebook on my iPad, I’m always on the lookout for what new cool things it can do with the the touchscreen technology. But I’ve just discovered a series of storybooks for the iPad that use technology to make reading an ebook as close to...

Dads Dig This: Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids

Jeremy Bernstein is a digital creative director at Deutsch Advertising in New York, so he’s always up on the latest and coolest. He’s also the father of two ridiculously cute kids. It’s a common refrain in our home since we got an iPad a few months...

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