Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector, the cutest app that isn’t just for kids | Free app of the week
At first glance, Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector may look like a cute cartoony app for young kids to waste a few minutes of their day. Yet, it’s one of the few apps in my household that has the parents, teens, and my younger tween all hooked equally. And based on...
Operator app connects you with shopping experts| Free app of the week
As much as I love the vastness of the internet, sometimes I just want to find the perfect little black dress (should Liz and Kristen not be around to tell me just what to buy!) or the name of a great family restaurant at the beach without having to scroll through a...
Presidents vs. Aliens Lite: Free app of the week is also great for President’s Day
My kids get really excited about President’s Day because it means a day off from school. But I’d like to make sure that they spend a little bit of time reflecting on our former presidents too, so I love an app that helps with just that. Presidents vs....
Organization help: Decluttr app gives you cash for unwanted CDs, DVDs, and games. But is it worth it?
Since starting to Konmari, or “tidy,” my home almost a year ago, I’ve found myself avoiding certain categories of stuff left to purge, like the four large bins of CDs we’ve had stored in our basement since switching all our music over to...
12 of the best geeky-cool printable Valentine’s cards: Star Wars, Minecraft, emojis, FNAF, science and more.
With Valentine’s Day coming up, always love looking for fun printable geeky Valentine’s cards for those kids less into doily hearts, and more into zombies, Star Wars, Minecraft, and outer space. Here are 12 of our favorite geeky-cool printable Valentines...
LumiKids Snow: Free app of the week
Welcome to our new weekly series on Cool Mom Tech that introduces you to some of our favorite free apps to download to your devices. Because as much as we love all the useful, fun, and entertaining apps we recommend here, admittedly we love them even more when...
Kids’ music for Valentine’s Day: Heart Beats is ultimate cool compilation, nothing sappy.
One of the sweetest things you can share with your kids on the 14th, well, in my opinion, is this brand-new compilation album of kids’ music for Valentine’s Day called Heart Beats, featuring a whole bevy of artists whose music we’ve loved for years,...
Star Wars bouquets! Can we say this is the Valentine’s gift you’ve been looking for?
Roses are red, violets are blue, but neither will put a smile on your Star Wars-loving valentine’s face like one of these quirky Star Wars Valentines bouquets from our favorite geeky shop, Think Geek. Just imagine handing your beloved a bouquet that includes...
Two fun, creative, and (mostly) free apps for kids to keep them engaged when they’re stuck indoors.
If you’re tearing through the list of snow day activities to keep the kids occupied when you’re stuck indoors, allow us help you with two beautifully designed, really fun new apps we’ve discovered from Seedling. As in, the same company whose...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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