You hear that? It’s the sound of your inactive SiriusXM radio turned on, free!

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment, Kids

Imagine my surprise when I discovered the inactive SiriusXM radio in my car was suddenly blasting Channel 78 Kids Place Live again? Well, it turns out that it wasn’t a fluke. Now through the end of May, SiriusXM has automatically turned on all inactive radios,...

The HopperGO lets you take all your favorite shows with you, no cords, wires, or Internet required | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment

This is a sponsored message from DISH HopperGO Ever wish you could take all of your favorite shows on the go, without having to download them all to your mobile device? And watch them without the worry that you won’t have access to WiFi? Well, now you can,...

5 cool TV shows for kids that are all about STEM

by Georgette Gilmore | Entertainment

With STEM (and STEAM, because yay art!) a major focus in education these days, you’ll find toys, books, and apps for kids of all ages that highlight science, technology, engineering, and math. Being big fans of STEM at Cool Mom Tech, we’re so glad to see...

PBS Kids series will now stream exclusively on Amazon: One more benefit of Prime membership.

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment

Being a total Prime junkie who likes getting the most out of my membership (hello, free shipping + Transparent!) I was excited to learn that now Prime members will get exclusive access to free streaming PBS Kids series. Then I realized oh shoot, my kids have outgrown...

7 of the best science museums for kids that you should know about. Yay for hands-on STEM education!

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment

We’re huge fans of STEM at Cool Mom Tech (no surprise, there), and in fact we started this site in part to help give parents more resources and opportunities to get their kids excited about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. However, while we love all...

CINEMOOD brings family entertainment to your wall (or anywhere) in a really cool new way

by Jeana | Entertainment

I love family movie nights, especially on those rare occasions when it takes less than 15 minutes for the kids to agree on what we’re going to watch. So when I heard about a new wireless projector called CINEMOOD that lets you bring family movie night with you...

Catch those new releases on FandangoNOW (and not two years later on TV)

by Jeana | Entertainment

It’s pretty rare that I watch a new release or an Oscar-nominated movie in any kind of timely manner, but today’s launch of a new service called FandangoNOW may make the impossible possible. We primarily know Fandango for movie listings and advanced ticket...

Sponsored Message: Slingbox lets you watch all your sports, movies, and other cable channels live, even on the road.

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment

This is a sponsored message from Slingbox.   With more people taking their media on the go, Slingbox is an innovative service enabling you to watch and control all the cable TV channels you already pay for absolutely anywhere — on your tablet, phone, PC or...

Could parents actually get to watch an Oscar-nominated movie this year? Common Sense Media to the rescue.

by Jeana | Entertainment

Every year around this time, I hear the buzz around Oscar-nominated films and roles, and every year around this time, I realize that I have seen, oh…none of them.  I know a lot of you feel me. But with this compilation of flicks from the Common Sense Media 2016...

Kids’ music for Valentine’s Day: Heart Beats is ultimate cool compilation, nothing sappy.

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

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,...

Snow Day by Bleu: The perfect kids’ music download for those of us hit with another snowpocalypse

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

With both my editors buried in winter storm Jonas and at least six inches outside my own suburban Boston window, it seems apt that today’s kids’ music download be one that sings of every school kids’ favorite day: A snow day. Snow Day by...

David Bowie’s Kooks covered by Elizabeth Mitchell: Kids’ music download of the week

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

We were all saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of David Bowie earlier this week whose voice so many of us group up listening to on the radio or on our favorite albums and cassette tapes. I know that many of us at Cool Mom Tech immediately turned on David...