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Super cool, geeky holiday ornaments for trees that could benefit from chemistry or a sine curve.

Our family Christmas tree is never going to be pictured in a design magazine, and that’s not just because I let the kids do the decorating. I like to let my family’s personality shine through our ornaments, which means all of those kid-created ornaments...

This free printable Minecraft Santa sees you when you’re creeping

by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks

Elf on the Shelf does nothing for my kids at all, but top the little fellow with this free printable Minecraft head, and now we’re talking. I assume that a Minecraft Santa Elf on the Shelf would monitor their screentime and would make sure they’re behaving...

Chuck that fire wood. Yule Log 2.0 is back and burning brighter than ever on your computer

by Nicole Blades | Holiday Picks

Jack Frost nipping at your nose? Perfect time to gather ’round the fire and get merry, toasty and bright. No need to load on the logs, though. These flames are coming from your computer. Oh, yes. Yule Log 2.0 is back for a second season, and we’re so ready...

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Happy Halloween from Ghoul Mom Tech

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks

Having now been undead for a bit then back again, we can tell you being alive is much more fun. We’ll take Mini Reeses over brains any day. Or wait, maybe both? (Hey, you got peanut butter in my cerebellum…) If you want to have fun with your photos or your...

Happy New Year, cool moms!

by Kristen Chase | Holiday Picks

Thanks for hanging with us throughout 2013. It has been such an honor for us to have such an amazing, smart, challenging, savvy community. We’re excited for everything 2014 holds for us–and for you. Happy New Year! -Kristen, Liz, and Team Cool Mom...

Wishing you a very merry Christmas!

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

Here’s hoping your gadgets come fully charged, your cords stay untangled, and you get a little time to play with your new toys until the kids try to take them from you. Merry merry, to cool moms and dads everywhere. -Liz, Kristen, & Team Cool Mom...

Turning your family into LEGO minifigures. Free, and less painful than it sounds.

by Stephanie Mayers | Holiday Picks

If you have some serious LEGO appreciators in the house or you never got around to the perfectly posed group family photo for the annual holiday card, we have you covered. With the DIY LEGO minifigure family holiday ecard. If you–and your kids of...

Hot holiday tech gifts under $100: Cool Mom Tech shares top picks with GMA Live!

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

Yesterday, our editor Liz Gumbinner had a blast visiting GMA Live to discuss 5 picks for hot holiday tech gifts under $100–and take a selfie on air, Kardashian-style, with the adorable and charming Ginger Zee using one of her cool gift recos. Here are the five...

Grab the pixelated marshmallows and settle down with Yule Log 2.0 on your computer

by Delilah S. Dawson | Holiday Picks

Chestnuts roasting on an open… laptop? Yep, there’s now a techie alternative to the traditional yule log for those of us who can’t, for whatever reason, enjoy a real fire. It’s a Yule Log on your computer. And there are dozens choose from, all free,...

With Google’s Santa Tracker, the Christmas countdown is all fun and games.

by Kate Etue | Holiday Picks

My son has told me at least four times today exactly how many days away Christmas is. I think you could say the countdown is officially on. So, I’m going to set the default home screen on our kitchen computer to Google’s Santa Tracker—a fun way for the...

A gorgeous Advent Calendar app takes Christmas anticipation high-tech

by Shari | Holiday Picks

I’m not kidding you when I say that every year, I plan to do one of those cool advent calendars with little toys or candies in every counting-down window, and every year, I don’t follow through. (Sad face.) That’s why this adorable advent calendar...

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