by Liz Gumbinner | Back to School Tech, Babies, Kids
We’ve spent the past several years evaluating the best headphones for students for remote learning, and while kids are back in school, one of the residual effects has been more online learning (and social!) opportunities. Whether kids are doing virtual live...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech, Gear + Hardware, Kids
This is a sponsored message from Dell If you’re looking for a new laptop, computer, or tech accessories, this is a great time, thanks to Dell’s Black Friday in July sale. Starting June 30, visit Dell.com/CoolMomTech for big savings off all kinds of...
by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts, Fitness + Health, Games + Gaming, Gear + Hardware
Father’s Day is coming up and while we always have loads of last-minute Father’s Day gift ideas for you over on Cool Mom Picks, I was poking around to find some deals for you late shoppers. Turns out, there are some fantastic tech gifts for dads on sale...
by Christina Refford | Father's Day Gifts
For our annual Father’s Day gift guide, we’ve found 16 of the coolest Father’s Day tech gifts under $100 (if we do say so ourselves) — several of them even under $50! Because June 19th is coming up fast. We always have a great time tracking...
by Christina Refford | Tips and Tricks, Best Apps, Father's Day Gifts, Mother's Day Gifts
After creating a group video for my teen’s birthday during the height of the pandemic, I realized how many other occasions it would be perfect for: end-of-year teacher appreciation gifts, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation, special anniversaries...
by Liz Gumbinner | Mother's Day Gifts, DIY
Digging through our archives for some creative Mother’s Day gift ideas, I came across this one that was so excited, I wanted to share it again — printable papercraft camera frames. As in, picture frames that you print, cut and fold, and when you’re...
by Caroline Siegrist | Gift Guides, Tech Toys
Who else is shopping for Valentine’s gifts for geeks this year? My own spouse takes his, ahem, calling as a gamer very seriously, so no red roses for him. Instead I try to get creative and find gifts that incorporates his love of all things gaming, sci-fi, tech,...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors' Picks of the Year, Link Roundups, Tips and Tricks
Every year, we think it’s fascinating to look back and see the top posts we wrote that captured our readers’ interests and imagination. Some of the favorites were just fun (hey, trendy halloween costume!) while most this year were really helpful. And hey,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks, Best Apps
This year is definitely the year of the Santa tracker app. After, all, even the biggest Santa fans among us know that while he is vaccinated (so don’t worry kids) we want to keep him safe — and him, us. So we’re avoiding the mall and turning to some...
by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks, Best Apps
If you’re a fan of Paperless Post like we are, don’t miss out on Paperless Flyers as a genius way to send out all your last-minute holiday invitations, school fundraisers, or to invite out-of-town family to the kids’ end-of-year-recitals over Zoom....
by Caroline Siegrist | Holiday Tech Gifts, Games + Gaming, Holiday Picks
Who else is in the market for cool new video games for your families? Video games tend to get a bad rap, but I’ve found that picking the right game can actually foster connection and fun. So if you have an avid gamer in your family and are looking for a way to...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts
Not everyone loves a big, splurgey, outrageous tech gift — some of us are happy with practical tech gifts. Especially these days, when those gifts just may help us get through another (deep sigh) long winter. Colder weather has officially settled in for many of...
