Best Apps

If you're still stumped on what to make for your Cinco de Mayo party (or Kentucky Derby celebration, perhaps), we've found the absolute coolest new app that will give you everything you need to make some of the most fabulous, festive rec…

I remember the day I got my fancy new iPhone . And I also remember the day that I tried to go into my phone's contacts to make my first phone call. There before me was a list of contacts that seemed to include the name of every person I'…

My older sons are well-versed in the world of iPhone games -- they're lifesaving when I need them to be quiet in in waiting rooms and during long flights -- but my two and half year old usually gets left behind. It's fine by me, because …

My three-year-old is a newly minted Peter Pan groupie. I assume she's not the only one, which is why this new Peter Pan app has her absolutely, well, hooked, and I have to admit, I'm pretty into this e-book/app hybrid too. The Peter Pan:…

If you want to know the best of Hollywood, you watch the Academy Awards. If you want to know the best of the Internet, you follow the Webby Awards . These accolades recognize the best websites, interactive ads, online film and videos, an…

We love everything about Press Here, the amazing "interactive" children's book by French artist Herve Tullet. So we are thrilled to see that it's now an app. And honestly, there's no better book to make the transition from page to iPad (…

Even though I managed to pull a strong B+ in my college Art Appreciation class, my art history is a little rusty all these years later. And Van Gogh? Beyond the usual "ear incident" and the iconic sunflowers and starry night, my wealth o…

Have you ever sat down to color with your kids? Not just doodle, but really dig in with the crayons, the markers, the familiar smell of construction paper...it's really quite soothing, actually. I'd never want to give up the essential ma…

Farm animals, banjo music, red and white gingham--it's the stuff of knee-slapping, toe-tapping hoedowns. I know, I rolled my eyes a bit initially, too, until I realized that the Barnyard Dance app is an adaptation of one of Sandra Boynto…

With two kids under the age of six running around the house, the importance of keeping tops and tails fresh and relatively clean comes up a lot. A lot. Personal hygiene is still in work in progress for both of them, but I'm pretty confid…

I have spent the last few weeks Beta testing the new Springpad smart note website, which just launched yesterday. It's like visual curation meets organization meets professional collaboration meets listmania--four of my very favorite thi…

Oh, I used to journal. And I still do, kind of--if you consider typing out whatever memories and thoughts I can actually remember at the end of a long day. Like a lot of new parents, journaling has taken a bit of a back seat these days t…

Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Bumble. And now, Nedi. As in, Nedi the Yeti. He's friendly, furry, likes hide and seek, and stars in an app for kids ages two and up. Designed especially for the iPad in HD (that's fancy talk for really sharp resoluti…

That kids always want to play with their food is no secret, and now they can (digitally speaking anyway), thanks to one of our all time favorite developers, Toca Boca . (Cue loud cheers.) The funky Swedish developers have just come out w…

Passover is coming and I will admit up front, I never have any real idea of what is Kosher for Passover. In my house growing up it was always pretty much no bread and no cereal--but obviously it's a little more complex than that for thos…

I'm a big fan of technology that gives people an opportunity to learn things they wouldn't normally have access to. We've previously raved about the universally beloved Khan Academy , and now I'm thrilled that they've just released a mob…

I have always been a huge Beatrix Potter fan, so I find it thrilling that my own kids are just as enthralled with the artwork and easy prose. And now they've got an extra reason to enjoy her works: One of my favorite tales now comes to l…

Birds! In! Spaaaaaace! So will you like Angry Birds Space? I guess that's a "duh" sort of a question--consider the fact that Angry Birds developer Rovio is so gaming-savvy, they're now valued at more than Jet Blue. Clearly they know a li…

The other night, I dragged my kids outside in their pajamas to show them Jupiter and Venus and felt so smart, considering that the only thing I can reliably find on my own in the cosmos is the moon. But thanks to one cool app, I already …

If you like the idea of your kids playing with iPhone or iPad apps in the back seat to keep them occupied, but feel better when the apps are educational instead of--oh, say, Angry Birds, we completely feel you. Whether you've got day tri…

I have no qualms about professing my love for the Instagram app , which is probably one of my favorite ways to capture images of my kids on the go. So when I heard about a new app that lets you play memory with your Instagram images, I h…

As a total Instagram and Hipstamatic addict, I've been hoping that at some point that they might actually be synched together for the ultimate iPhoneography match. Well, it seems my wish has been granted. Yes, it's true! Hipstamatic app …

Even with all their toys, my kids have always been fascinated by the no-frills blue-and-green globe they can spin around and look at countries with hard-to-say names like Azerbaijan. So you can imagine how neat they are finding a brand n…

While Tim Burton has yet to get into app development, I'm pretty sure if he did it would be this one. Light Emitting Daves, Timorous Fizzles, mustachioed Brackle McSturdys, and Eggbutt Snaffles sound like things sprung from a beautifully…