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Can you guess the most searched TV shows and movies on the Roku?

We know lots of families, like us, who have ditched cable and completely switched over to a streaming devices, like a Roku or Roku TV. So, when we got an email from our friends at Roku sharing their most searched TV shows, films, and celebrities, we thought it would...

A new ad-free podcast app for kids that’s worth paying for.

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment

We’re big podcast fans in my house, and no, not just because we’ve got a Cool Mom Picks podcast (shameless plug for Spawned with Kristen and Liz). They’re fantastic screen-free entertainment for the whole family. As more and more podcasts for kids...

Watch Levar Burton read Goodnight Moon to Neil Degrasse Tyson and swoon a little.

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment

We love Levar Burton. Did you ever listen to our podcast interview with him? He’s the best! We love Neil Degrasse Tyson. He’s not yet a podcast guest, but we’re still hoping, because he’s also the best! One thing we’re torn on...

Awesome, easy emoji activities and gear you need right now, because The Emoji Movie!

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

Are your kids as smiling-face-with-hands excited to see The Emoji Movie as ours are? We’ve already bought our tickets for opening day tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean we have to wait to start celebrating our love for everything emoji, right? While...

11 awesome legal streaming services that you might not know about. But should.

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

You know the frustration of sitting down for family movie night, searching Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, but not finding the show you’ve been so excited to watch, right? Well, we thought we’d share some other sites that stream great movies and TV shows...

Netflix brings choose-your-own-adventure TV to kids and it is awesome!

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

Remember those awesome choose-your-own-adventure books we all loved as kids? Well Netflix has just launched their first in a series of choose-your-own-adventure TV shows, and mama? It’s so much fun! The first episode, Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale stars...

Sign your kids up for free Apple camp sessions this summer – if you hurry!

by Ellyn Exley Dvorkin | Entertainment

For this futuristic tech savvy generation that we are responsible for raising, Apple is coming through big time with Apple Camp, a series of brand new free camps for kids to help us help them expand their knowledge and excitement for technology beyond Snapchat. Yep,...

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

by Cool Mom Staff | 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 Staff | 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...

NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week

Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz

Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.

We love that it's grown to become the go-to source for millions of parents who want commonsense info about tech delivered with a smile.

We even have the privilege of sharing our tips + tricks with The TODAY Show, CNN, HLN, GMA, Nightline, newspapers and magazines around the country, and our favorite -- regular parents who stop us at PTA meetings and ask us how old kids need to be to get a smartphone, and whether they really need to panic about Snapchat.

(Answer: It's complicated.)

We're so glad you're here! And we hope we can help you too.