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Evernote and Post-it Brand: Making Digital Tangible

October 8, 2013November 26, 2017Natania Barron1

GeekMom goes to Evernote 3, and brings back the scoop on Post-it brand collaborations.

More Great Bonding Opportunites for Mom & Daughter From Spil Games

September 24, 2013November 24, 2017Kristen Rutherford

The folks at Girls Go Games have a new version of their popular cooking game : Sara’s Cooking Class. That’s right, there’s a new version of Sara, and this time she’s on vacation!

App Review: Daniel Tiger's Day & Night

September 21, 2013November 24, 2017Sophie Brown

GeekMom Sarah and my sons have fallen in love with Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.

Hip-Hip-Hooray for Peppa Pig’s Sports Day

August 27, 2013November 24, 2017Rachel Cericola1

Designed for iOS and Android devices, this super-cute app can entertain with six different activities.

New Speakaboos App Offers Fun Read-Along Stories For Kids

August 12, 2013November 24, 2017Ariane Coffin2

Speakaboos, the subscription-based website offering stories to promote reading skills in young children, has just launched a fun new iPad app with lots of interactive read-alongs.

iPad App Review: DrawQuest

August 5, 2013November 24, 2017Patricia Vollmer

My sons and I had the chance to check out a free iPad app called DrawQuest. If you or your kids have a knack for drawing, this free app will be a fun diversion for you. This Facebook-connected online community will bring out your best of Pictionary, Win, Lose or Draw, or Draw Something!

It’s Fun Inside Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Paint and Play

August 1, 2013November 24, 2017Kelly Knox

My daughter adds her own photos and artistic spin on the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and the app changes the 2-D drawings into 3-D objects.

Thin Your Inbox with theSwizzle

July 10, 2013November 24, 2017Patricia Vollmer

Are you sick of waking up in the morning to 25+ emails from businesses that you rarely even read? Try out theSwizzle, a service that easily lets you combined those commercial emails into a neat daily digest.

Waze: Exciting News for This Exciting App

June 17, 2013December 16, 2017Patricia Vollmer2

This week I made an almost-1000 mile drive from Florida to West Virginia. Somewhere around Knoxville, where I hit some traffic, I decided to give Waze a chance. I’m glad I did.

Williamspurrrrg: Hipster Cats for the Whole Family

June 14, 2013November 24, 2017Amy Kraft

Williamspurrrrg is a family-friendly app where you dress up cats in hipster accessories. The trick is that all accessories go on at the same time, which means you’ll need a second pair of hands.

Wombi Monsters Teach Letters, Numbers, & Shapes to Pre-Schoolers

June 4, 2013November 24, 2017Sophie Brown

Last year my son started at our local pre-school and ever since his appetite for knowledge has simply grown and grown. Every day he points out letters, number, and shapes around our home or on the street and asks what they are. He’s even asked for phonics books as his bedtime story. It’s something I want to encourage and so when Wombi released a new series of three Monster apps that teach letters, shapes, and numbers I was eager to see what he would make of them.

GeekMom's List of Educational Apps to Survive the Summer Slide

June 3, 2013November 24, 2017Cathé Post9

The writers at GeekMom have compiled a list of educational apps for you to try this summer on your phone or tablet. Since it seems like preschool apps are a dime-a-dozen, we have come up with a list that will be more appropriate for first through fourth grade.