by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
No outdoor toy draws my kids to it as quickly as a big thing of bubble juice, as we call it. And with the gorgeous days now practically begging for the kids to be outside with their friends, I’m especially loving this ethereal little song from one of our...
by Jeana | Entertainment, Gear + Hardware, Kids
Father’s Day is just around the corner and there are so many ways to show the special dad in your life how much you love and appreciate him. Let’s see…you can go the breakfast-in-bed route, the day-of-golf route or the I’ll-mow-the-lawn-for-you...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Summer is unofficially here and it’s only fitting that I share a sweet little duet that is full of sunshiny warmth. Best of all, it is sung by two of our favorite kindie performers, Caspar Babypants and Charlie Hope, who really make beautiful music together....
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
There is much to love about Lucky Diaz’s first full-length CD for kids, Oh Lucky Day!, though it’s the first song that sets the whole tone for me. With a lot of rollicking, soulful scat and one confused little girl, who also happens to be Lucky’s...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Entertainment, Gear + Hardware, Kids
I have a confession: I’ve been using the “free with purchase” earbuds that came with my hand-me-down iPod for years. And really, I haven’t had a complaint. So maybe it’s natural that these adorable earphones from Urbanears changed my...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
There’s so much awesomeness in the kindie music world that we thought we’d start offering a favorite kid-friendly single each week to help freshen up your family playlists Sunshine Collective’s I Just Wanna Play is my new favorite to spin as we go...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment, Kids
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week’s special guest is the uber popular kids’ music artist Dan Zanes. Vintage Video Maker is the app that I use to run away from high definition as fast as...
by Mir | Entertainment, Kids
My daughter was about 11 when suddenly, earbuds sprouted from her head as a permanent fixture. And while it’s true that sometimes I’d rather not have to listen to “Firework” on repeat for an hour (ahem), there are also times when I’d like...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment, Kids
We’re beyond excited to launch Oh Appy Day!, a brand new feature here on Cool Mom Tech that will give you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. First up is one of our favorite kid’s music artists (and really, one of...
by Betsy | Entertainment, Kids
Back in the day, if you wanted to sing silly kids songs while banging a tom-tom and moving to the rhythm you had to sign up for an expensive kid’s music program. Today, well, you still have to do that. But in the age of apps like Pandora and Slacker radio,...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment, Games + Gaming, Kids
For this installment of our regular Dads Dig This feature, we’re welcoming Kyle Marsh, who’s the cool dad to our own cool mom Julie Marsh. This past Christmas, my wife surprised me with a 4th generation iPod Touch, and let’s just say I had no idea...
by Mir | Entertainment, Gear + Hardware, Kids
Ever since my kids got their very own MP3 players, they’ve become heavily music-dependent. Lots of times I’m okay with that, but I’m certainly not going to let them sleep with headphones on. And neither do I want to be listening to battle of the...