by Kristen Chase | Games + Gaming
We’ve been pretty happy with our Nintendo Switch investment over the holidays, and now, it’s about to get even cooler with the launch of Nintendo Labo, a series of fun cardboard accessories that can take game play to a whole new level. Launching in April...
by Cool Mom Staff | 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...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fun Apps for Kids, Tips and Tricks
The TBH app has been blowing up over the past few weeks and just hit #1 in the App Store for iOS following the announcement that Facebook has purchased it. I’ve seen multiple articles referring to it a “kindness app” or an “anonymous compliment...
by Kate Etue | Fun Apps for Kids
We’re longtime fans of Toca Boca around here, and their newest app, Toca Life: Office does not disappoint. Because if there’s one thing my kids seem to want more than anything, it’s to be a grownup. Related: Toca Boo: A fun Halloween app for kids The...
by Cool Mom Staff | Educational Apps For Kids
This is a sponsored message from codeSpark Academy If you’re finding the typical educational apps just aren’t cutting it for your kids, you need to meet codeSpark Academy, the #1 learn-to-code app for kids. It will not only teach your kids to code, but...
by Kate Etue | Fun Apps for Kids
My tweens know that I have a pretty strict policy about social media in our house. We won’t even have the conversation about setting up accounts for them on Facebook or Instagram until they’re the minimum age required by the app. And even then, I’ll...
by Lexi Petronis | Back to School Tech, Educational Apps For Kids
With the new school year upon us, it’s always good to have a list of some truly awesome math apps in our back pockets (or really, on our tablets and phones) to help sharpen our kids’ numbers skills. So up next in our 2017 back to school tech guide,...
by Lexi Petronis | Back to School Tech, Educational Apps For Kids
We’re kicking off our 2017 Back to School Tech Guide with some of the very best reading apps for kids and whether your kids are just beginning to string together letters to make words or they’re tearing their way through Harry Potter for the eighth time,...
by Caroline Siegrist | Geeky Baby Gifts
Most baby board books aren’t, you know, rocket science. The ones I read to my four month old pretty much stick with friendly talking animals and geometric shapes, so I was a little surprised to discover the Baby University board books collection, which was...
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...
by Kate Etue | Educational Apps For Kids
I love the feeling of being surrounded by stacks and stacks of actual old-fashioned books at my local library. But, I also love that they’re embracing all the amazing new technology that has huge benefits for busy parents like me, who are still emphatic that our...
by Liz Gumbinner | Educational Apps For Kids
There are so many cool educational channels on YouTube for tweens and teens, but I don’t think that a lot of parents think to open our YouTube app when we look for educational resources for our kids. But we should. Let’s put it this way: when I ask my kids...