13 of the best Android apps for kids, all right on Google Play

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Since so many of you write us asking for the best Android apps for kids, we are so honored that Google Play reached out too, asking us to be this month’s expert kids’ app curator in their family category! We get to join the likes of trusted...

4 cool apps and websites to help your kids learn more about the moon on National Moon Day

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Seeing as how we live in an age where everything from Nutella to x has its own national day, I should not be surprised that today is National Moon Day. At least it celebrates something totally real and inspirational, and if it’s marketing anything, it’s...

The Moon is Made of Cheese by Danny Weinkauf: Kids’ music download of the week

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Pluto may have gotten all the press last week, but tomorrow marks the 46th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin setting foot on the moon back in 1969. So in honor of National Moon Day–which, yes, is an actual unofficial holiday–we have a great...

Simple Machines app by Tinybop: Kids learning physics without even knowing it.

by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps

We can hardly believe it that it’s only been a month since we featured the launch of The Robot Factory app from awesome app developer Tinybop, but they’re back again. This time with  another fantastic educational app for kids, Simple Machines, and right in...

A card game that teaches kids about women in science. So basically, our kind of card game.

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

If you’ve ever looked, then you know how hard it is to find examples of female role models in STEM, which is why these parents decided to create this new card game Women in Science for their daughter, and now, for all our kids. Yeah! Not surprisingly, the...

Turn screen time into learning time with fantastic online camps for kids at DIY.org

by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps

We’re in those final weeks of school before summer break, which means my kids and I need to figure out how they’re going to occupy themselves and keep their brains and hands active. Turns out I’m getting some great ideas from the online camps at...

Best periodic table apps for kids? Reader Q&A

by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps

I’m looking for a good app to help learn the periodic table for my middle schoolers! Any suggestions? –Reader question via Facebook   The coolest thing about the periodic table, in my geeky opinion, is that it’s not just a laundry list of...

Now kids can build their own robot overlords with The Robot Factory app

by Julie | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Every time Tinybop releases a new app, I’m not sure who’s more excited — my kids or me. Their newest release, The Robot Factory, is just as awesome as all the others that we’ve adored, like The Human Body, Plants, and Homes. The creative...

A new one stop shop for STEM toys and games that you’re probably already visiting.

by Julie | Tech Toys

What do you get for the kid who has everything? Cool STEM toys that might help them learn something new, we say. Because even kids who have everything, don’t yet know everything. And now it’s easier than ever to shop for awesome educational gifts, thanks...

A new educational YouTube channel for kids gives them a crash course in tough subjects

by Christina Refford | Websites We Love

As a homeschooling parent of three, my older kids and I are big fans of the Crash Course educational video series on YouTube which has helped my teens learn more about complex subjects like molecules and the French Revolution. But I’ve found that these...