by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Picks
Before kids, we looked forward to spending our Christmas holidays catching up on every Oscar-contender in the theater. Now though? We’re more likely to stay home and watch the Christmas classics, or sharing our own childhood favorites with the next generation....
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Last night I turned on Saturday Night Live and saw the opening, featuring the New York City Children’s Chorus singing Silent Night. It wasn’t the show’s typical opening, but it was an incredibly touching and delicate tribute during what has been a...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Just when I start to hyperventilate over how soon Christmas will be here, I remember that some of my friends are getting ready for the start of Hanukkah…on December 8th!Since this big holiday will be starting before I even address my Christmas cards, this...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
It’s Christmas week, and if you are like me, the ears could use a break from the same old Christmas songs that have been blasting across radio stations and throughout department store PA systems since the day after Halloween. Let’s just say that if...
by Christina Refford | Holiday Tech Gifts, Holiday Picks
We always have the best time looking for cool tech stocking stuffers that go beyond the usual. And by usual, I mean batteries. Whether you’re just kicking off your holiday shopping by going through our gift guides or almost wrapping things up after a marathon...
by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks, Holiday Tech Gifts
Though I send out inclusive Happy Holidays cards to a lot of people, I think this is an especially good year to also send a specific Happy Hanukkah greeting to our Jewish friends and family. Jewish Americans tend feel a bit overlooked in this season of Christmas...
by Christina Refford | Holiday Tech Gifts
Still looking for cool tech gifts this holiday? The closer we get to Christmas and Hanukkah, the easier it is to let budgets go out the window in an effort to just get gifts to wrap. But, just because time is ticking, you can still grab some cool tech gifts under $25....
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 Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks, Life and Home
There are so many things you can do with an Amazon Echo, something I quickly learned after getting an Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas a few years ago .(It’s no Echo Studio, but still…) I admit I was a little skeptical at first. What’s all the buzz...