by Nicole Blades | Tech Toys
You may already know we are big fans of Tattly, the way cool temporary tattoos we first told you about at their launch three years ago. (See? Ear to the ground over here.) Well, they’ve grown hugely since then with literally hundreds of designs, and now just in...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
From what we’re hearing from our readers, more of your kids are heading back to school with gadgets in hand. While we’d always recommend a case like an Otterbox for pure protection, my kids also have my old iPhone hanging around the house (as in, do not...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
As we start thinking back to school time we’ve got desk organization on our brains. It’s like my annual New Year’s tech resolution, although I always seem to make it (again) in late summer. Now that my kids are getting to the age where they’ve...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech
While science may conjure up memories of chem labs and memorizing Newton’s Laws, we think kids are ready to explore science as soon as they start asking why the sky is blue. Science has the answer to that perennial kid question, and many more. We’ve worked...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech
Along with books, YouTube channels, and educational apps, there are loads of smart and fun websites that both my kids and I agree are worthwhile supplements to their schoolwork. And as I get ready to start my eighth (gulp) year homeschooling three kids, I’ve...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech
Back-to-school is in the air and even young preschoolers can benefit from a little extra help at home with the help of fun educational apps, the latest feature in our Back to School Tech Guide. Some little kids’ apps are more educational than others, but each of...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech
If you’ve got a kid going back to school with precious digital cargo, don’t just dump it in a standard canvas backpack pocket and hope it makes it home alive. As part of our back to school tech guide, we’ve narrowed down 6 of the coolest, best-rated,...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech
We’re pretty diligent around here about making sure our kids understand math concepts, and math apps can be a helpful and even fun way to get them excited about it. Year after year, math just keeps building on itself, so it’s super important for students...
