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Apps to Make Mom’s Life a Little Bit Easier
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BY TANNI HAAS, PH.D.
OTHER’S DAY IS COMING next month, which is a perfect opportunity to take care of yourself, and other moms you know. There are a lot of apps out there dedicated to making a mom’s life just a little bit easier, whether you’re looking for ideas on what to serve for dinner or kid-friendly travel advice, here’s a list of some of the very best. They’re all free, so download an app – or three!
ALLRECIPES DINNER SPINNER We’ve all been in this situation many times: It’s 5 pm, dinner time, you’ve got to make a meal for the family but all that comes to mind is the same things you always make. How about trying Allrecipes Dinner Spinner, the world’s largest and most popular social app for food? You can find user-generated - and reviewed recipes from 30 million other home cooks like yourself. You can search by keyword, key ingredients that you want to include or exclude, special dietary needs, and cooking time. You can also see which ingredients are on sale in local stores, and watch more than 1000 step-by-step cooking videos with easy-to-follow instructions. Amazon Apps | Apple Appstore | Google Play
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ARTKIVE Like in most families, I imagine, my kid’s artwork is anywhere you look and don’t look: on the living room walls, in my bedroom, and stashed away in various cabinets and drawers. But there’s an alternative: Artkive is a great app for storing, sharing, and printing your kid’s artwork. You can search uploaded images by which of your kids created the piece, what grade they were in, and when it was made. You can also make high-quality, actual books to give as gifts to family and friends, and turn images into keepsake items like t-shirts, mugs, and cell phone covers. Apple Appstore | Google Play
COZI FAMILY ORGANIZER As the name implies, Cozi Family Organizer is an organizer. It has a shared calendar where you can track everyone’s schedules both individually and as a group, and a shared shopping list where you can see when items are added to the list or purchased by other family members in real-time. You can also use the app to send automated daily or weekly agenda emails to other family members, create specialized to-do lists, such as emergency supplies or vacation packaging, and organize receipts in one place that’s accessible to everybody. Amazon Appstore | Apple Appstore | Google Play
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