by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
May you wake up tomorrow to hugs and something yummy for Mother’s Day breakfast that you didn’t have to make for yourself. And whenever your day starts to feel like any other Sunday, here’s a song you can crank up and play to remind the world that...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
To help us celebrate this 42nd anniversary of Earth Day (wow!), we’ve picked out a song from one of our favorite bands for kids and adults: They Might Be Giants. Their most awesome CD/DVD combo, Here Comes Science, is a must-have for any curious family, and...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
In a couple of weeks, I’ll head to Brooklyn for the fourth annual Kindiefest kids’ music conference. It’s fun, enlightening, supportive, and—as you’d expect—full of great music from some of our favorite kids’...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
I’m a music lover. So it comes as no surprise that my kids dig their own crazy cool tunes. To be honest, I’ve shied away from kids’ headphones because of real fears about child hearing loss. In fact, years of Walkman, Discman, iPod listening has left...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Even on years when the kids have to wear snow boots for the egg hunt, Easter has always felt like the start of spring. So my pick this week is a perfectly-timed song off of Frances England’s much-loved 2008 release, Family Tree. The gentle acoustic guitar...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’ve tried to teach my kids to look beyond the color of a person’s skin, or their clothes, accent or taste in music, and treat everyone the way they’d want to be treated. But, it turns out, I’d neglected to remind them of one major group that...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Look out Peter Cottontail, my kids have a new favorite on the block. And this bunny is really a monster who only thinks he’s a bunny in this adorable collaboration between a rabbity monster and one exasperated little girl. Listening to musician Todd...
by Jeana | Gear + Hardware
We’ve made no efforts to hide our love for the Sonos wireless speaker, first discovering it last year and then including it in our CMT/CNET Holiday Gift Guide. The newest Play:3 speaker is an awesome piece of hardware that emits incredible sound and lets you...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Though you’d have to go pretty far back in my kids’ family tree to find any Irish blood, they still get as excited about St. Patrick’s Day as kids do with any holiday. And while I love lists of kids-friendly Irish jigs and folk songs, I also love...
