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Dick Bruna's Miffy has been a longtime favorite around here--you know, cute little bunny from Holland? X for a mouth? So of course my kids were happy to get to play with Miffy's brand new iPad app. Along the lines of Mo Willems' Pigeon A…

My sister makes this little laugh/cry sound every time her first grader brings her another one of his books. It's so awesome that he loves to write stories, and yet the amount of paper he goes through each week makes her consider plantin…

Board books are a staple in every new parents' library, even if we know that they end up mostly as chew toys. So I love that DADA Company came up with a virtual version of the board book that's equal parts interactive story, animated ill…

In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, I've rounded up some of our favorite Dr. Seuss apps, from cool books to fun games, even a camera app that lets you turn your kids into the Cat in the Hat himself, you'll find a slew of great ways to celeb…

Not sure what it is about children and their love for stickers, but I do find they end up everywhere but in the six-dollar sticker book that the kid begged and pleaded for in the store checkout line. So how great that DK, one of the best…

Memory games are a great idea--in theory. Those brightly colored cards with rounded edges that fit snugly in grabby little palms are supposed to develop memory, recognition and visual identification skills, so what's not to like? At leas…

I (want) to know what some of the best apps (are) for a 4 year old. She's so interested in learning to read, yet I have no idea where to begin. I think she may have a bit of photographic memory, so it's hard to tell if she is actually re…

This Presidents' Day, between shopping for a car (heh) and going to crowded play spaces with every other kid on their day off from school, find a quiet spot and spend a little time flinging presidents at alien attackers. Don't worry, it'…

What parent among us has not relied on the genius of Dr. Seuss to keep our kids entertained with his wacky rhymes and memorable verses? When my kids were younger, I would literally walk around with sentences in my head like, "wet foot, d…

Our readers often ask us to suggest more kids' apps beyond iOS, and while we do cover the great Android apps we find, there's certainly a discrepancy in both quantity and quality when compared to what's available for iOS. Well Android us…

Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Jessica Alba shares three of her favorites! I have a few favorite apps for entertainment, because my daughter has the attention spa…

If you constantly have regret about sleeping through all those 8:30 AM college classes or have always wanted to learn another language, technology is now making it mighty easy to add a couple IQ points, in the comfort of your own homes. …

My kids are getting old enough to understand that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's message of equality, fairness and tolerance is just as important now as it was back when he was alive. And today on his observed birthday, I have found a great…

All last year I read about the addictive awesomeness that is the Word W.E.L.D.E.R. app. And I resisted. Oh, did I resist. I am someone enamored of word game apps like Words with Friends and Scrabble , so I knew I'd love it. But it wasn't…

We use our gadgets as just one tool in a huge arsenal of parenting tricks to help us entertain our little ones. When we do, here are the apps that keep our kids happy, with lots of emphasis on storytelling, imagination and creativity. To…

Those tweens and big kids can be a tough crowd when it comes to technology, but these apps have passed the test. And why we're always wondering where our iPhones and iPads are. BrainPOP Liz: Our post headline says it all: Brain Pop Jr an…

Everyone knows by this point that the LeapFrog LeapPad has become the must-have tech gift for the holidays this year. We love it so much that we included it as one of our 10 hottest holiday tech gifts in 2011. It's a great toy--but the t…

With all the talk about what's for dinner, I can't blame my kids for thinking that Thanksgiving is mostly about the turkey, mashed potatoes and pie---oh, and something about Pilgrims too. That's why in between the turkey and the pie, we'…

We love apps, and we love books, and we love celebrities. But we really love when all three come together to help kids who really need it. Our friends at Ruckus Media Group are partnering with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for th…

I can't be the only person who didn't know there are twelve verses to the Hickory Dickory Dock rhyme-- I never got any further than one, and honestly am not sure I'd ever want to keep the song going 11 more times. But, as an app, I'm mig…

When I first got my iPad I told my kids they'd never touch it. Ever . And here I am six months later and there's more kid apps than mama apps installed on the thing. They've worn me down, people. So I'm always on the lookout for great ap…

Every parent with an iPad (and that's a lot of us) has at some point asked the same question--something along the lines of man, why can't they make one that's just for kids that doesn't cost a fortune and isn't destined to be broken in t…

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 st…

When it comes to apps for the preschool and under crowd, I appreciate an app that doesn't try to do too much. Kids don't always need to earn gold coins, reach the next level or simultaneously master shapes, letters and numbers; sometimes…