by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
One of our favorite kindie voices, Charlie Hope, has a brand new release called Let’s Go Play!, and you can bet you’ll see a review of this wonderful family album soon on Cool Mom Picks. But today we have a little treat for you: a beautiful tune from this...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
No outdoor toy draws my kids to it as quickly as a big thing of bubble juice, as we call it. And with the gorgeous days now practically begging for the kids to be outside with their friends, I’m especially loving this ethereal little song from one of our...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Ever since he was a little guy, my six year old has been obsessed with maps, so it was a no-brainer that I’d look for fun apps that capitalize (ha, get it?) on his obsession. What I didn’t expect was to find an app that I’d want to play whenever I...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Summer is unofficially here and it’s only fitting that I share a sweet little duet that is full of sunshiny warmth. Best of all, it is sung by two of our favorite kindie performers, Caspar Babypants and Charlie Hope, who really make beautiful music together....
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
There is much to love about Lucky Diaz’s first full-length CD for kids, Oh Lucky Day!, though it’s the first song that sets the whole tone for me. With a lot of rollicking, soulful scat and one confused little girl, who also happens to be Lucky’s...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
There’s so much awesomeness in the kindie music world that we thought we’d start offering a favorite kid-friendly single each week to help freshen up your family playlists Sunshine Collective’s I Just Wanna Play is my new favorite to spin as we go...
by Christina Refford | Photography
After a really busy day yesterday, I finally got to see video of the Space Shuttle Endeavor make its last voyage. And as amazing as it was to watch that rocket blast off into space to cheers, I was equally amazed that I was watching video taken with an iPhone. Yes an...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
Having just gotten my first iPad a few days ago, I have to hold myself back from loading up on every single app that looks entertaining. But I couldn’t resist trying out one new free app that puts the perfect spin on playtime, and it is too fun to not toss it...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Those of you who are long-time readers of our sister site, Cool Mom Picks, may have heard us rave about Readeez DVDs, which introduce kids to phonics, reading and good music in a way that is fun, playful and effective. Now they have a new downloadable series focusing...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
If I want my kids to celebrate Earth Day every day, it helps if they understand the little issues that all add up to make big changes. In other words: Why I screech when they forget to recycle a piece of paper. (I admit it. I screech.) That’s why I applaud PBS...
