by Kristen Chase | Entertainment
If you’re forgoing the fancy dinner tonight and staying in for Valentine’s Day like us, I rounded up 7 of my top romantic movies that are ready for streaming via Amazon Instant Video, on your various gadgets. (Roku, anyone?) Because as we all know,...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Tis the season for love songs, and we’ve got an especially sweet new one from the super-talented, singer-songwriter-producer Dean Jones and his band Dog on Fleas. With mellow piano, jazzy drums, and a super-cool sax solo, it’s feel-good kindie music for...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
We were so saddened to hear of the recent death of American folk singer, songwriter and community activist Pete Seeger whose songs we’ve adored our entire lives. In honor of his music, we’ve rounded up 7 of our very favorite versions of songs either...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Along with today’s Chinese New Year celebrations, Korea also will mark the start of a new year, and we’ve found a wonderful Korean song from Elena Moon Park’s Rabbit Days and Dumplings to go along with the holiday. Sol Nal is a pretty song sung in...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
As we remember the life of Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie, a song about baseball legend Jackie Robinson, introduces our children to another man who broke through racial barriers and paved the way for so many others. Off long-time kindie favorites Lucky Diaz and the...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I still remember the thrill of hearing No school today! which is why today’s fast-paced tune from Boston’s Josh and the Jamtones is so perfect for this week in particular. Snow Day starts with the same type of cheer you’d hear from your barely awake...
by Kate Etue | Entertainment
Are your kids going as stir crazy as ours are with this Polar Vortex and other crazy weather? We’ve exhausted every board game and put together every puzzle we have in our house. So, TV. And child friendly entertainment on our computers. With more parents...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
As I woke up New Year’s day and made pancakes to the sweet sounds of NPR, I realized how much I really like radio. But with radio dying, I’ve started making my way over to podcasts which let you filter exactly what you want, when you want it, often for...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
If you need a little musical escape to the tropics as we muddle through this season of cold weather and post-holiday ennui, check out this new tune from Seattle’s Recess Monkey, one of our long-time favorite kindie bands. With its gentle ukulele, pretty violins,...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors' Picks of the Year, Entertainment, Kids
From our top 2013 kids’ albums, check out our favorite singles to download and you’ll get a nice sampling of the best family music of the year. We’ve got cool kids’ music that will get you all moving, thinking, and just plain ol’...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
As we begin putting our site to rest for a long winter’s nap (or at least until the kids wake us up at 5 am tomorrow) I started looking at all the outrageous Christmas light show videos on YouTube, knowing how much my kids would love to see them. And then I came...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Whether you like the newer songs or the old classics, we asked our Cool Mom Tech writers to pick out their favorite coolest Christmas music to play with their families and wow, what a variety we got! From Johnny Mathis to Ella Fitzgerald to the Muppets. Download each...
