Back to School Tech – Gadgets and services to keep parents organized

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech

Now that the school year has started for nearly all of us, we’re starting to realize, whoa, we really need better organization around here. Getting organized at the start of the school year is one of the keys to staying organized–and not finding yourself...

Get the best price with a little help from the ShopAdvisor app

by Jeana | Uncategorized

Back-to-school shopping is here, big time, and if any of you have a big ticket item on your list, like a laptop or new printer, make sure you check out the ShopAdvisor app before making the purchase.  This handy little app acts like your personal shopper/market...

Back to School Tech: Cool gadgets + gear for big kids

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech

Our tweens and teens heading back to school aren’t satisfied with cute erasers and personalized pencils anymore. They want tech! Aside from all those tablets and phones and laptops they’ve got 400 good reasons they need, here are a few little doodads to...

Back to School Tech: Educational apps for little kids

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech

It’s back to school time as you may have heard (ha) so over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be serving up a few mini-guides to help get you ready, keep you organized, and get your kids excited. Today’s picks: educational apps for the younger kids in...

Back to School Tech: Must-have apps for parents

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech

Back to school time for parents means back to school tech. After all, it is time to get back into the organization zone. (Unless you’re one of those rare people who stays super organized all the time. In which case…well, don’t rub it in.) Here, a few...

Back to School Tech – The coolest laptop backpacks for big kids

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech

With the back to school season here (surely you’ve heard by now), over the next couple weeks we’ll be putting together these mini guides on back to school tech to help you out with a few must-haves, helpful apps, and cool ideas. Starting with laptop...

5 must-have cooking apps, because back-to-school means back-to-cooking

by Jeana | Best Apps

One of the joys of summer vacation for me is having a break from packing lunches and cooking every single night. Meals just seem easier in the summer with the days not being as rushed and dinners taking a backseat to outside play time. With back-to-school looming,...

Kids’ music download of the week: When I’m Five. Perfect for the new kindergarteners!

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

My niece will be hopping on the school bus for the first time in just a few weeks. For her and her fellow kindergartners, I’ve found the perfect song to sing them out the door off the debut album of kindie favorites The Not-Its! Kicking off with Danny...

5 pinterest pins worth sharing

by Cool Mom Team | Link Roundups

Obsessed with Pinterest like we are? Here are 5 techie pins we’ve loved this week. 1. The must-have laptop case, purse, or handbag accessory. Ah, organizational zen. 2. The perfect back to school app that can help raise money for your...

2 ways to get your hands on a composition notebook iPad case – DIY or PAY

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Every year during the back-to-school season, I can’t help but get nostalgic whenever I see those black and white composition books. Which is probably why I buy a bunch, and now have a stack in my closet. Well, now I can feel that way every day with these two new...