Backyard Brains brings neuroscience to everyone with their cool STEM kits

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

We hear a lot about STEM concepts, but not so much about neuroscience, which is where Backyard Brains is hoping to fill a gap. Their super cool neuroscience experiment kits that give kids first hand experience on how the brain really works. What a fantastic New York...

Jooki: Why we adore this 21st century jukebox for kids | CES 2018

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys, Entertainment, Kids

Wow was I excited to discover Jooki at CES 2018. I mean, I saw a whole lot of new tech for kids, but not a whole lot beyond STEM and coding toys that really made me go wow. So I’ll be sharing a few top favorites for kids over the coming days, but I have to start...

6 of the best new coding toys for kids | Best of CES 2018

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

I’ve been back several days from CES 2018, the Consumer Electronic Show, and I’m so happy to discover so many innovative new coding toys for kids this year that are giving new meaning to “best coding toys for kids.” Wow, how far we’ve...

American Girl goes STEM with Luciana Vega, the 2018 girl of the year

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

Big news today, especially for American Girl doll lovers. They announced their 2018 girl of the year, who just so happens to love STEM. How cool is that? Related: Finally, the first American Girl boy Doll  Meet Luciana Vega, the 2018 girl of the year, who is an...

12 entertaining and educational STEM toys for kids of all ages | Holiday Tech Guide 2017

by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts, Tech Toys

STEM toys have become one of the hottest gifts for kids, and we couldn’t be happier. In fact, we think they’re especially great for those tweens who’ve kind of started to outgrow “toys” but still want something fun to play with around the...

Let’s hear it for Little Miss Inventor: The newest member of the Little Miss family

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

Mark your calendars for International Women’s Day next year, because that’s the day when Little Miss Inventor, the newest, coolest Little Miss character from Roger Hargreaves (well, now his son Adam Hargreaves), will be hitting the shelves. Related: 7 cool...

Code your own Star Wars video game, you can. (And we will.)

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys

Raise your hand if you already have tickets to see The Last Jedi. Yep, we’re obsessed too at our house, so I’m (obviously) looking for hot new Star Wars gifts for my kids this holiday season. At the top of my list: Bloxels Star Wars. This cool hands-on...

The new Hot Wheels game for Osmo. Now for boys and girls. Well, officially, that is.

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys

Hot Wheels is getting a big tech upgrade, thanks to their newest partnership with a longtime Cool Mom Tech favorite, Osmo. You’ll be able to recapture your living room floors from miles of winding plastic track, but still let your kids have the fun of their race...

The Women of NASA LEGO set is coming! Because the present is female, too.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

Way back in February of this year, we wrote about forthcoming the Women of NASA LEGO Set which proposed wonderful mini versions honoring software developer Margaret Hamilton; NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson; pioneering astronauts Sally Ride and Mae Jemison; and...

7 fun STEM activities for the whole family. Because we all need STEM, not just the kids.

by Cool Mom Team | Tech Toys

It’s fantastic to see the popularity of STEM over the last couple of years, with so many options that are truly inspiring kids to pursue their geeky passions. But we parents know that one of the best ways to get excited about something is to be excited about it...

A high-tech umbrella even Mary Poppins would love.

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys

Imagine me trying to get my four kids — and their backpacks, tennis gear, snacks for the Scout meeting, and awkward diaper bag — out of the car and into school . . . in the pouring rain. It looks a little like something you’d see on the...

Pixel Kit: It’s Lite-Brite for the 21st-century tech-savvy kid. And it’s awesome.

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys

If you were obsessed with Lite-Brite as a kid like I was, I bet you, er, your kids will love Pixel Kit, a new Lite-Brite-esque coding toy from Kano. It’s all the best of the quintessential ’80s toy, with the cool tech updates a 21st-century kid expects....