by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
Every year for a looong time now I’ve looked forward to the annual Simpsons holiday intro that takes seasonal themes and runs with them, hilariously. This year’s sequence does not disappoint–a Christmas (or Hanukkah?) miracle in itself considering...
by Christina Refford | Kids
Holiday music has been playing in my home for the past two weeks. and if I was ever worried that the magic of Christmas would fade as my kids got older, turns out my three tweens are even more excited about the holidays now than when they were much younger. In fact,...
by Christina Refford | Tips and Tricks
I am always amazed by some of the creative holiday photo cards that come my way in the mail each year. I have some creative friends and family, I guess! I love them all of course, but there are always a few shots that take my breath away, make me laugh out loud, or...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Picks
Here’s hoping your gadgets come fully charged, your cords stay untangled, and you get a little time to play with your new toys until the kids try to take them from you. Merry merry, to cool moms and dads everywhere. -Liz, Kristen, & Team Cool Mom...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
As we begin putting our site to rest for a long winter’s nap (or at least until the kids wake us up at 5 am tomorrow) I started looking at all the outrageous Christmas light show videos on YouTube, knowing how much my kids would love to see them. And then I came...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Whether you like the newer songs or the old classics, we asked our Cool Mom Tech writers to pick out their favorite coolest Christmas music to play with their families and wow, what a variety we got! From Johnny Mathis to Ella Fitzgerald to the Muppets. Download each...
by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps
If your kid loves the magic of Santa apps, and how cool it is when Santa seems to interact with them, then we’ve got another one for you: the quirky but very charming Letters to Santa app from the Canon USA Pixma printer. If your kid has yet to write to Santa...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
If you have been so busy decking the halls that you haven’t gotten around to sending Christmas cards, have no fear! Time is ticking, but you can send cards online using your iPhone, Android phone, tablet or computer, with help of these 6 very cool websites and...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
Kids already bubbling over with excitement that Santa will be on his way in just a few more days? Santa apps for kids can be a really magical way to bring the story to life, only we’ve tried out plenty and sheesh, some of them belong on the naughty list. So here...
by Stephanie Mayers | Holiday Picks
If you have some serious LEGO appreciators in the house or you never got around to the perfectly posed group family photo for the annual holiday card, we have you covered. With the DIY LEGO minifigure family holiday ecard. If you–and your kids of...
