Free kids’ music downloads of the week: great Christmas music from some kids’ music favorites

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

We’ve wrapped up some free Christmas music for you to download from some of our favorite kids’ music artists who also happen to be pretty great at singing Christmas songs too. If you love what you hear, go ahead and grab the entire collection and add...

5 of the coolest techie Pinterest pins this week

by Kristen Chase | Link Roundups

Make sure you’re following us on Pinterest because you might be missing pins like these, all of which are perfect for holiday giving. (Only 12 days until Christmas–but no panicking!)   1. A thoughtful gift for a shutterbug. And one we bet they...

With Google’s Santa Tracker, the Christmas countdown is all fun and games.

by Kate Etue | Holiday Picks

My son has told me at least four times today exactly how many days away Christmas is. I think you could say the countdown is officially on. So, I’m going to set the default home screen on our kitchen computer to Google’s Santa Tracker—a fun way for the...

We wish you a merry Pinterest and a happy Facebook

by Delilah S. Dawson | Life and Home

We’ve always thought of social media as more than ornamental, but with these cheeky Social Media Christmas Ornaments you can actually trim your tree with Twitter and deck the halls with Instagram. What a fabulous gift for your pal the Pinterest maven or your...

A gorgeous Advent Calendar app takes Christmas anticipation high-tech

by Shari | Holiday Picks

I’m not kidding you when I say that every year, I plan to do one of those cool advent calendars with little toys or candies in every counting-­down window, and every year, I don’t follow through. (Sad face.) That’s why this adorable advent calendar...

We wish you a techie Christmas!

by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Picks

Merry Christmas cool techie mamas and papas! May your families be happy and healthy, may your home be magically cleaned by fairies tonight, and may all your tech gifts come with batteries pre-installed. Enjoy your day, and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow when...

Have yourself a merry little radio app with over 250 Christmas music stations

by Shari | Entertainment

My husband is obsessed with Christmas music. From midnight on Thanksgiving to the wee hours of New Year’s Day, we are a 24/7 Away in a Manger on that O Holy Night with Silver Bells Fa-la-la-ing family. So you should have seen his eyes light up when I told him...

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree with Santa Rockstar (really)

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Games + Gaming

The stockings are hung, the gifts are (mostly) bought, and now I’ll spend the next few days checking my list–twice–to make sure we’re ready for the big day. Oh, and I’ll be rocking out to this new app that takes my mind off of all I have...

The very best Christmas movies, says everyone at Cool Mom Tech

by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Picks

Before kids, we looked forward to spending our Christmas holidays catching up on every Oscar-contender in the theater. Now though? We’re more likely to stay home and watch the Christmas classics, or sharing our own childhood favorites with the next generation....

Bringing some holiday cheer (and snow!) to your videos

by Jeana | Best Apps

Christmas is a mere two weeks away and for those of you who have yet to finish your shopping (ahem), I feel your stress. To add a bit of comic relief to your day, take a moment to play around with this nifty app that lets you add fun effects to your videos. Using the...