by Christina Refford | Websites We Love
It’s Halloween! Yay! And that means as parents, the only thing we’ll have more of tomorrow morning than slimy, discarded candy wrappers, is digital photos. Because you are of course obligated to send dozens of photos to every relative on your list as a...
by Jeana | Websites We Love
There have been times I’ve driven through my town on trash day and have been stupefied at the things that people are willing to just throw away–cribs, baby toys, bicycles. I understand that not every person has the time or the energy to try and sell these...
by Jeana | Websites We Love
When I was in junior high, I remember a phase when all I wanted to do was create these photo montages, where I would take a big ‘ol piece of posterboard and glue pictures of me and my friends onto them. Where I would get really fancy is when I’d cut out...
by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love
My kids ask me each and every morning, without fail: “Is it the weekend?” Oh, how they wish and will for perpetual Saturdays and Sundays. But luckily, my kids are about to be woken up in style. By a celebrity. Hit the educational advocacy website Get...
by Mir | Websites We Love
It’s become something of a joke around my house that–as kind of the anti-early-adopter–when I finally cave and buy myself a new tech toy, that’s the sign to the industry that it’s time to come out with something better. I am forever...
by Christina Refford | Babies, Websites We Love
If you find yourself in front of your computer or smart phone more than you are in front of a baby book, you may love how easy it is to record all your pregnancy thoughts onto this brand new digital storybook site, courtesy of the UK mega baby brand Tommee Tippee. And...
by Molly | Websites We Love
My nine year old daughter has a lot to say about everything. She likes to let her opinions be known about what books she’s willing to read, what foods she’ll eat, what toys she’ll play with. Now, with today’s release of a very cool new website...
by Molly | Websites We Love
It never failed when I was an elementary school teacher, that I dropped my whole first paycheck on classroom supplies. Not only was the classroom budget never quite enough, but it was often necessary to lean on the wallets of parents to pick up the slack as...
by Christina Refford | Websites We Love
Hi Cool Mom Tech! Any suggestions for websites that have a good selection of free online games for kids (3rd grade/elementary school level) that are educational, but also FUN for them…so they won’t realize that they’re actually learning? I’d...
by Christina Refford | Websites We Love
The long lazy days spent grilling in the backyard and jumping in the pool are numbered now that our kids are getting back to the grind of school, and its pesky little sidekick, homework. And while I’d like to think that I am definitely smarter than a fifth...
by Jeana | Websites We Love
My kids are getting old enough now where they have the ability to sit through full-length movies. We’ve gone through the phase of those pleasant 60-minute “movies” on On Demand, but I think we’re ready to step it up. Since I’m on a...
by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love
Our readers are often the source of the coolest finds, like this one — a fantastic little self-funded website that allows young children to create, imagine, and play without the help of a single TV character. Click around the whimsical world of Poisson Rouge and...