7 meditation apps for calming anxiety right now.

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From Zoom and FaceTime to more creative ideas, we can help you (and your kids!) get more social. Safely.

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The Hipstamatic app is a photography blast from the past

by Cool Mom Staff | Photo Apps

I'm far from a photography expert, and admittedly, the only camera I use anymore is my iPhone. While every now and then I get a great picture with it, I often feel bad that the only pictures of my kids are taken with the sub-par quality of a camera phone. That is,...

DriveSafe.ly – the app that takes on distracted driving

by Christina Refford | Family Safety Apps

I know that there is no text or email worthy of taking my eyes off the road while driving, especially now that I'm carrying precious cargo in the back seat. But the urge is strong, oh so strong, to see what message has just popped up, and I'm such a good driver,...

Twitter handle necklaces = Status symbols for the uber geek. Oh yeah.

by Cool Mom Staff | Fashion + Accessories

Previously posted at Cool Mom Picks I shrieked with joy when friend of Cool Mom Picks and kids band The Jimmies lead singer Ashley Albert turned us onto her new collaborative project with Phoebe Jonas, Survival of the Hippest. And by hippest we mean techiest,...

How to use the Animoto app to make videos like a pro

by Cool Mom Staff | Video

With Animoto, you can create your very own free (free!) 30-second video and the results look, well, like you paid a pro. Here's how it works. Related: Splice is a cool video editing app that we're loving Just upload photos, add a few text slides, choose music (or...