by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Best Apps, Kids
As we mentioned on Cool Mom Picks, our team is off on a little break this week. Don’t we all need one these days? (The answer is yes. Yes we do.) But hey, before we took off, we wanted to put together some of our very favorite summer tech posts — which...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Best Apps, Gear + Hardware
Over the past year, I have been so grateful for the sleep stories on Calm and some of the Apple Music playlists to help me fall asleep. The one issue: I was sometimes waking up in the middle of the night, my AirPods still in my ears…my music still playing. Then,...
by Caroline Siegrist | Entertainment
Anyone else need a little break from the grindiest grind that is pandemic existence with small children? Or pandemic existence generally? I, for one, definitely do, and I’ve found some solace — and a few giggles — in these fun escapist podcasts that...
by Kate Etue | Entertainment
Nothing compares to having your kid sitting in your lap while you read a book to them, but there’s definitely a place for great ebook libraries on my kids’ devices too. So when I saw Readeo advertised on my Instagram feed recently, I paused scrolling to...
by Kate Etue | Tips and Tricks
Let’s take a minute to applaud our teens who’ve been willing to quarantine this year. It’s been brutal to lose so many activities they love, and they’ve handled it with flexibility and (mostly) good attitudes! While we’d hoped we’d...
by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps, Entertainment, Kids
When I first heard about the new Spotify Kids app, I was pretty excited. Would this be the app that would wean my son from the Moana soundtrack and expand his musical horizons? Is this the app for kids who are ready for their own music, but not everything that the...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
If you’re a Spotify Premium subscriber or you have been thinking of becoming one, now’s the time to do it, because for a limited time, you’ll get a free Google Home Mini. Yes, we’re serious. Related: Here’s why we’re loving Spotify...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
Liz has raved about the Pocket app for years now, and for good reason. It’s a super handy app that lets you save your favorite articles, recipes, even tweets so that you can read them later. But, you know, how much time do we all have to read them later?...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
These days, July 15 and 16 means Amazon Prime Day. (Yes, it’s two days this year.) We’ve been keeping an eye on the tech deals to see if they’re worth the hype, and well, depending on what kind of gadget you’re in the market for, they just...
by Kristen Chase | Entertainment
We are a podcast-loving family, with shows we listen to ourselves (hello, To Live or Die in L.A.), and ones, like The Sporkful and Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness (just to name a few) that we enjoy as a family. But on June 4, we’ll be adding another one...
