iSwimband: The most essential poolside tech accessory parents could need

by Jeana | Best Apps

With this being the first summer with our third baby, I have been thrown back into super vigilant mode when it comes to pool safety. While summer is coming to a close, we’ve still got quite a few weeks of hot swim weather left (and an upcoming warm weather trip...

Retro postcards go digital with the ScenePast app

by Julie | Best Apps

Even though it’s easy to snap and share plenty of great vacation photos these days, I do miss those fun postcards we used to collect and send during my family trips as a kid. But now with the ScenePast app for iOS, you can actually send those awesome retro...

Day Camp by Justin Roberts: Kids’ music download of the week

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Depending on where you live, school is either winding down or over completely. And with the unofficial start of summer here this weekend, we’ve picked the song Day Camp by Justin Roberts as our music download of the week. It’s sure to get your kids pumped...

The best road trip planning apps and websites? Reader Q+A:

by Jeana | Best Apps

What is the best app or website for plotting out a road trip? We want to be able to enter mileage targets and also find interesting places to stop. -Danielle Thanks for the great question, Danielle! Tis the season for the family road trip and it’s definitely...

A robot that’s ready for summer too

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

Poking around one of my favorite online shops, Fat Brain Toys, I was looking to see what’s new and geeky and cool for kids now that school is close to letting out around here. That’s when I came across this robot. But it’s no ordinary robot;...

5 of the coolest tech Pinterest pins from this week

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment, Kids, Link Roundups

Are you as obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then check out what pins you might have missed this week. 1. A brilliant way to eliminate cord and earbud tangles once and for all. 2. Don’t miss this round-up of free kindie rock music downloads–so...

Kids’ music download of the week: Can You Canoe?

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Even though my kids still have weeks left of school, Memorial Day weekend feels like the unofficial start of summer to me. For that reason, we’ve had the latest Okee Dokee Brothers’ release, Can You Canoe?, on heavy rotation because its songs about the...

How do you make packing for family vacations easier?

by Jeana | Best Apps

Any other parents in denial that the school year is coming to an end? Summer vacation beckons and lots of trips to the beach, trips to Grandma and Grandpa’s, and trips in general are on the horizon. Yay! That said, the planning leading up to all that traveling...

Going to camp with Apple

by Christina Refford | Entertainment

Though my kids generally loathe being dragged along from store to store when I have errands to run, there is one store I have no problem getting them into: The Apple Store. In fact, I usually have to drag them out when I’m ready to leave. So when I read that...

To infinity and beyond. Or at least to 4+6.

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

During these long, unscheduled, fun-in-the-sun summer months, I’ve been on the lookout for some smart apps that keep my kids’ brains thinking and not turning into soft serve. That’s a big reason why I am so excited about this math app which we all...