by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Wonder what happens when the former lead singer of 90’s ska band Skankin’ Pickle and now the founder of super-cool Asian Man Records decides to make kids’ music? One hint: Get ready to turn this one up. Last week we introduced Cool Mom Picks readers...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Feel a little bad about sneaking half your kids’ Halloween candy while they weren’t looking this week? Give them a little musical treat today with a download of some sweet tunes, and take their mind off of all the empty wrappers at the bottom of their...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
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...
by Christina Refford | Websites We Love
It’s Halloween! Yay! And that means as parents, the only thing we’ll have more of tomorrow morning than slimy, discarded candy wrappers, is digital photos. Because you are of course obligated to send dozens of photos to every relative on your list as a...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
The candy is bought, the costumes are (almost) finished, and the kids are already bouncing off the walls in anticipation of the night we let them stay up way too late eating sugary treats. If you want to ramp up their excitement a wee bit, just grab a copy of this...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
Some of the apps on my iPad blow me away with their technological innovation, their touch-screen capabilities, and their ability to make my kids gasp, shriek or just marvel at how cool they are. But, the latest app they are hogging my iPad for hardly does anything at...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
You can really never have too many lullabies, can you? I love lullabies for bedtime, of course, but also to play when we need to calm down after lunch, or on lazy rainy afternoons. And when the lullaby is as pretty as this one from America singer-songwriter Laura...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
I’ve professed my love for the creative and entertaining apps by Sweden’s Toca Boca before, and I know I’m not alone in my admiration if our very vocal Facebook fans are any indication. My own kids already have six Toca Boca apps to give them a...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
My son has adopted everything from a mixing spoon to a couple of russet potatoes as his friends, so I know a thing or two about kids and the oddball company they keep. That’s why I love this seriously catchy song about friendship from Massachusetts musician...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I still need to buy the candy, figure out costumes, and drag any spooky decorations up from the basement, but I’ve already found our anthem for the season. It’s from one of our favorite newer kindie-rock voices, Roy Handy and The Moonshot, and I have a...
