by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Halloween may be one of my favorite times of the year, but it’s not much fun for kids who are afraid of all the bats, ghosts, witches, and goblins around every corner. If you’re also finding that the spookiness of Halloween is crowding out the fun of the...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
If you ask a lot of kids what they’d like more than a baby sister or a new bike or even their two front teeth, they’d say that want a sweet, fluffy, lick-you-in-the-face dog. And since October is the American Humane Association’s Adopt-a-Dog Month, I...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Good grief! Peanuts, the comic most of us grew up with, is a senior citizen! Charles M. Schultz’s beloved comic strip is 65, having debuted in just nine newspapers back on October 2, 1950. And though no soundtrack would’ve been assigned to a newspaper...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
There’s a chill in the air this morning that lets me know that, without a doubt, fall is here. And since I know firsthand how hard it is to get kids out of bed on these colder, darker mornings, I’m recommending you follow my lead and download a song that...
by Nicole Blades | Entertainment
We’re always looking for cool educational videos for kids, whether they’re the funniest videos on YouTube, or educational videos and YouTube channels that our own kids love. In fact, we’ve joked that we could just do that, full time, every day. But...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
After a rather rough news week, I think we could all use a little bright spot of musical sunshine in our day. And to provide it, we’re turning to the very first band we ever featured here on Cool Mom Tech for our kids’ music download of the week series:...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Your kids may say Nana or Grandpa or Oma or Nonno, but no matter what they call their grandparents, there’s no doubt that the good ones are worth their weight in gold. So on today’s Grandparents Day (don’t forget to make a call or schedule a...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
My third born is soon turning another year older, a fact that makes me feel both happy and wistful as he is the baby in the family. So though I may be holding back tears as he blows out his birthday candles, I also love that I’ve found another birthday song to...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment
Even though our kids will be getting lots of STEM in school these days (at least, we hope so), we love the idea of encouraging their love of learning about science, math, and related subjects outside the classroom too. YouTube can actually be a fantastic resource for...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Of all the great songs on Renee & Friends’ amazing new album Simpatico, the one that I’ve had running in my head for weeks is a Prince cover featuring the voices of Renee Stahl of kindie band Renee & Jeremy and Maya Rudolph. Yes, that Maya Rudolph....
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
One of the very first kids’ albums I ever bought was They Might Be Giants’ 2002 classic No! to play for my then-toddler daughter. It still ranks up there with some of my favorite albums thanks to songs like Fibber Island, I Am Not Your Broom, John Lee...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
As I pack up my family for a trip to Orlando and some of its finest theme parks, it seems fitting that today would happen to be National Roller Coaster Day. Especially since my kids can’t stop talking about which loopy, speedy, hands-in-the-air coaster they...
