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Are the video games your kids love safe for them? We can help.

Are the video games your kids love safe for them? We can help.

by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming, Internet Safety

If you thought your kids tech-savvy as toddlers, it’s amazing to see how quickly they pick up video games when they get a little older. They know what’s hot and what’s not faster than Mario with a super star power-up. Turns out there are tons of...
A first look at Nintendo Labo: The new, rad cardboard accessories for the Nintendo Switch.

A first look at Nintendo Labo: The new, rad cardboard accessories for the Nintendo Switch.

by Kristen Chase | Games + Gaming

We’ve been pretty happy with our Nintendo Switch investment going back to 2017  and now, it’s about to get even cooler with the launch of Nintendo Labo. It’s a series of fun cardboard accessories that can take game play to a whole new level. Launched...
7 of our favorite family video games, because the holidays are coming.

7 of our favorite family video games, because the holidays are coming.

by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming

The holidays are right around the corner, which for many of us means lots and lots of family time, well, beyond the eating, and the eating again. Whether you’re hanging with your immediate relatives, or you’re celebrating with your entire clan, we love...
The top-rated gaming headsets for teens in price ranges to suit every allowance

The top-rated gaming headsets for teens in price ranges to suit every allowance

by Kate Etue | Games + Gaming

Forget Snapchat, Facebook, or even Instagram. Teens these days are often connecting with friends online by gaming together on their Xboxes and I find the key to good communication for them is a great gaming headset for teens. So my almost-teen son has spent a ton of...
What parents need to know about the Roblox app, a Minecraft alternative that makes it easy for kids to chat with strangers. Eep.

What parents need to know about the Roblox app, a Minecraft alternative that makes it easy for kids to chat with strangers. Eep.

by Kristen Chase | Games + Gaming

You might have heard about the app Roblox, a multi-player Minecraft alternative that’s making the news because kids are unknowingly chatting with adult strangers. And getting propositioned. Just read what sort of chats this dad discovered his son was getting....
Nearly 100 of the coolest free geeky pumpkin carving templates for Halloween

Nearly 100 of the coolest free geeky pumpkin carving templates for Halloween

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY, Games + Gaming

With Halloween right around the corner (nope, we can’t believe it either), we thought it would be fun to round-up a bunch of the coolest free geeky pumpkin carving templates. As in, a whole lot of them! Whether you’ve got Pokémon fans, emoji lovers, Star...
Cool gifts designed by your kids’ favorite gamers and YouTubers at Maker Shop.

Cool gifts designed by your kids’ favorite gamers and YouTubers at Maker Shop.

by Liz Gumbinner | Games + Gaming, Fashion + Accessories

My kids are obsessed with Aphmau, the hugely  popular YouTuber, Vlogger, designer — and mom, by the way — who creates the Minecraft roleplay videos they devour like I used to watch, oh, Captain Caveman. I happened to click on the Aphmau Maker Shop link...
3 cool art tech toys that take your kids’ drawing to a new level

3 cool art tech toys that take your kids’ drawing to a new level

by Kate Etue | Games + Gaming

Lately we’ve seen some really cool tech innovations that are inspiring the little artists in our house. While we’re still big fans of crayons and paper around here as our go-to art supply, I love how that their creativity can carry over into screen time,...
How to get started on Minecraft PE: One newbie parent’s intro into the square world

How to get started on Minecraft PE: One newbie parent’s intro into the square world

by Nicole Blades | Games + Gaming

Of course I’ve heard about Minecraft. How could I not? The crazy best-selling, square-loving video game is practically everywhere and has been for years now. I also knew the super skinny basics on Minecraft: It’s all about virtual, 3-D worlds engineered by...
Guitar Hero Live review: Cool updates put this classic back on top of the charts

Guitar Hero Live review: Cool updates put this classic back on top of the charts

by Nicole Blades | Games + Gaming

Honestly, haven’t we all rocked out to an air guitar at some point in our lives? (Or maybe this morning in the shower — ahem.) Pretending to be Lenny Kravitz or Joan Jett shredding the axe and professing our love for rock ‘n’ roll out loud got...
Sponsored Message: An educational gaming system from VTech that turns screen time into learning time

Sponsored Message: An educational gaming system from VTech that turns screen time into learning time

by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming

This is a sponsored message from VTech Today’s preschoolers are a far more digitally connected and savvy group than we ever were, and now a new system from VTech is channeling that screen time interest and transforming it into an opportunity for learning....
The new LEGO Minifigures Online game, where everything is (mostly) awesome

The new LEGO Minifigures Online game, where everything is (mostly) awesome

by Christina Refford | Games + Gaming

For years, my kids have collected LEGO Minifigures which they love to play with while building with their LEGO bricks. So, it was with great excitement when they learned that LEGO has come out with a brand new game that puts their beloved Minifigures into the online...
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Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide

How to create strong passwords: A super easy guide! | cool mom tech

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