Kids’ (free) music download of the week: Here Comes Peter Cottontail, like you’ve never heard it

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Easter hops into the picture in one week, and I’ve got a great song for this bunny-filled holiday. Though you probably know the lyrics to Here Comes Peter Cottontail, I’m pretty sure you’ve never heard it sound so cool.  With one of our favorite...

How to turn your old TV into a gorgeous new one…with your cell phone.

by Jeana | Entertainment

Most of my TV watching is done on the weekends and I love using the downtime to catch up on all the high-quality programming I DVR through the week. (And by high-quality, I may possibly mean Bravo). While we are not planning to replace our 7 year-old Samsung TV...

Kids’ music download for St. Patrick’s Day: We Just Wanna Have Fun

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, cool families! After you enjoy a rousing chorus of When Irish Eyes are Smiling on this day of green, we’ve got a brand new (and free!), soon-to-be family favorite from kindie rock’s Milkshake that you’ll be spinning...

10 ways parents can use Spotify

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment, Kids, Tips and Tricks

I’ve been a big Spotify fan ever since this awesome music service finally hit the United States. Since then, I use it pretty much daily to listen to music myself, but also to help me parent my kids. Check out these 10 ways parents can use Spotify, some of which...

Kids’ (free!) music download of the week: Good Morning My Love

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

The good news this morning? The kids slept past 6am. The bad news? Most of us lost an hour of precious sleep to daylight savings time. While this will be a two-cup-of-coffee morning for sure, we have a lovely, free download with Good Morning My Love by Vered, to...

Kids’ music download of the week: Free music, from A to Z

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Preschoolers, listen up! The robotic, cartoony Storybots have joined forces with catchy songwriter (and CMP favorite) Parry Gripp to create 26 little video ditties about the letters of the alphabet. And each one is totally free, so scroll through and pick out your...

Kids’ music download of the week: A free music download for Black History Month

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Over on our sister site, Cool Mom Picks, we’ve shared our favorite picks for Black History Month which include important figures in the civil rights movement, in the arts, and in politics. But there are many other African American heroes whose bravery and...

Kids’ music downloads of the week: Almost-free EP’s from Secret Agent 23 Skidoo and Recess Monkey

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

We love great kids’ music. And we love almost-free stuff. So, when two of our very favorite kindie groups offer up downloadable EP’s for our families to enjoy at whatever cost we want to pay for it? It makes us very, very happy. Don’t miss these two...

Kids’ music download of the week: Valentine

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, and while there are certainly more than a few love songs out there to sing, there’s one especially sweet one for kids from Cool Mom Picks’ favorite Charity and the JAMband that we think you’ll want to download...

Kids’ music download of the week: Yeah!

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

Sometimes I feel like Debbie Downer with my kids. No, not now.. . It’s not time for ice cream. . .No dancing on the couch! So when I decide we’re going to spend a day full of yeah!, it feels so good. And I’ve got a song that is...

Yes, you were there: Experience incredible live music concerts with The Concert Vault

by Shari | Entertainment

What if you had a time machine and could zoom back to hear Janis Joplin work her magic at the Fillmore East in NYC in 1969? Or maybe you’re more the type to catch 2012’s breakout band, Mumford & Sons, on a studio stop in Illinois just a few months ago....

Kids’ music download of the week: Moose on the Loose

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment, Kids

We’re going stir-crazy during this deep freeze of winter, when even my normally-outside-in-anything-kids have retreated to the warmth of the couch.Sound familiar? Well, it’s time to crank up this high-energy song by LA’s super-cool Ozomatli and chase...