CINEMOOD brings family entertainment to your wall (or anywhere) in a really cool new way
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)
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.
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.
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...
CuriosityStream lets you turn your binge-watching habit to fantastic documentaries.
Documentaries are hot right now. The whole earth seems to be obsessed with Making a Murderer, and movies like What Happened Miss Simone?, Man on Wire and Jiro Dreams of Sushi have been big hits in the last few years too. I’m not surprised, considering I’m...
Cutting the cable cord: 5 things that happened when I finally did it
I’d been considering cutting the cable cord for about a year before I actually took the plunge. My kids and I rarely ever watch cable, and pretty much never use the landline (I don’t think I ever actually learned that phone number!), so it didn’t...
The Kid Should See This: A smartly curated collection of cool videos for kids (and their parents, too)
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...
7 of the best YouTube channels to get kids excited about math
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...
A simple guide to cutting the cable cord: 4 of your best options
For well over a decade, people have been talking — or more like yelling — about being hamstrung by cable companies. Some had-it-up-to-here folks have started cutting the cable cord and looking for more manageable, customized ways of watching what they...
Common Sense Media: How to know what to watch with your kids, and when
It’s been awhile since we first mentioned Common Sense Media on Cool Mom Picks back in 2009. Since I check it so often, like to remind myself whether there are any pikes through the head in Hunger Games, or whether The Bad News Bears is totally inappropriate for...
6 fantastic educational YouTube channels for older kids, to help make the most of that extra screen time.
My kids are already saying they’re bored during the afternoon when it’s too hot to play outside too long. So yeah, they may be getting more screen time than usual, but I’ve been trying to justify it by finding some educational YouTube channels. Or at...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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