by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps
I tried to resist. Really I did. And then, one text from a friend saying “I’m totally addicted to Angry Birds Star Wars” and I was at the app store in negative 10 seconds, hitting download and jonesing to see just what that little bird with the...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment
While we don’t need no stinkin’ anniversary to celebrate our love of all things Star Wars, our inner geeks (especially those of us of a certain age) are feeling a little nostalgic today for May 25, 1977, when millions of children were introduced to the...
by Christina Refford | Tech Toys
We couldn’t get May the Fourth go by without a few of our very favorite recent Star Wars picks. (“May the Fourth be with you?” Get it?) After all, we have a whole entire category just for them, and even a Star Wars Pinterest Board, considering our...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Games + Gaming
Maybe you’ve heard about the new Kinect Star Wars game for XBOX that’s expected to train up a whole new generation of padawans by getting your kids to jump all over the living room. But have you heard about the wicked cool Star Wars Bundle that’s...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Tech Toys
Operation, Shmoperation. Forget that old naked guy and his lame Charlie Horse; I’ve found a version that’s much, much cooler for the entire family. Because it’s R2D2 Yes, I’m one of those people for whom anything can be improved with the...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Tech Toys
As someone who has memorized most of the lines from the original Star Wars movies, I am all about celebrating the original, mint-in-box goodness of those heady Jedi days. And if you’ve got the credits, you can even buy a piece of geek history starting tomorrow...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Uncategorized
Ever wonder what happened to all those forgotten joysticks, Atari paddles, and Nintendo controllers left over from the 80s and 90s? Cry not for the games of yore. They’ve been upcycled to charge your Apple devices. Though sadly, the Konami phone won’t get...
by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
Over the weekend, my two older kids plunged head first into the world of Minecraft, and save the couple of desperate tweets and Facebook posts asking for help, I was pretty much on my own getting them started. If you’ve got a kid who wants to play Minecraft,...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Fashion + Accessories
How fondly I remember those giddy days (and nights!) of playing Super Mario Bros. in brilliant 8-bit color. It was a simpler time. A time when I loved nothing better than stomping turtles.And I still remember the panicky excitement of catching that bounding star and...
