by Christina Refford | Babies, Websites We Love
If you find yourself in front of your computer or smart phone more than you are in front of a baby book, you may love how easy it is to record all your pregnancy thoughts onto this brand new digital storybook site, courtesy of the UK mega baby brand Tommee Tippee. And...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Between our membership to the Boston Museum of Science and frequent viewings of Here Comes Science, my kids are growing up thinking that science is the coolest subject out there. It’s a far cry from how I felt about it in high school myself. And now we have...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
When it came time for me to pick out my favorite song from Dan Zanes’ most excellent, brand new CD Little Nut Tree, it didn’t take me long to zero in on the duet between Zanes and Shine, the lead singer of Shine and the Moonbeams which brought down a...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
The newly released Practically Ridiculous from CMP favorite The Jimmies is a great bridge CD for kids caught between preschool pop and the too-grown-up stuff playing on many radio stations. And while we think you should just go ahead and download the whole thing, if...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’ve seen my share of the hottest “pop” music videos out today, and most make even a lapsed Catholic want to attend Confession afterward. In other words: Not anything I want my kids to see.Still, my kids love “watching” music, and with...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Please see updated information below As a homeschooling mom to three, one of whom visits an Occupational Therapist for fine-motor skills help, I spend a few minutes a week checking out new educational apps. This isn’t a very expensive pastime, since many...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Whenever I open a new ebook on my iPad, I’m always on the lookout for what new cool things it can do with the the touchscreen technology. But I’ve just discovered a series of storybooks for the iPad that use technology to make reading an ebook as close to...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Even little kids know that bullies suck, though I applaud the compilation, Big Bully, for trying to help younger kids deal with the difficult people in their lives. Of the fifteen songs on this compilation from various kindie artists, I am most fond of two which stand...
by Christina Refford | Websites We Love
Hi Cool Mom Tech! Any suggestions for websites that have a good selection of free online games for kids (3rd grade/elementary school level) that are educational, but also FUN for them…so they won’t realize that they’re actually learning? I’d...
by Christina Refford | Uncategorized
When my oldest was born, I remember holding her like she was an expensive, slippery vase that might somehow squirm out of my hands while I was trying to multitask. Maybe that’s why I liked wearing her in a baby carrier where she felt nice and secure strapped...
