Free Apple Camp registration opens June 18. Mark your calendar!

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

Turn that summer screen time into learning time at your local Apple Store thanks to their annual free summer camps. We’ve been lucky enough to snag a spot for our own kids in previous years and they’ve loved it. The catch: the spots go quickly so you need...

6 of the best new coding toys for kids | Best of CES 2018

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys

I’ve been back several days from CES 2018, the Consumer Electronic Show, and I’m so happy to discover so many innovative new coding toys for kids this year that are giving new meaning to “best coding toys for kids.” Wow, how far we’ve...

Code your own Star Wars video game, you can. (And we will.)

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys

Raise your hand if you already have tickets to see The Last Jedi. Yep, we’re obsessed too at our house, so I’m (obviously) looking for hot new Star Wars gifts for my kids this holiday season. At the top of my list: Bloxels Star Wars. This cool hands-on...

This popular coding app for kids is helping with math, reading, and problem solving skills | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Team | Educational Apps, Best Apps

This is a sponsored message from codeSpark Academy If you’re finding the typical educational apps just aren’t cutting it for your kids, you need to meet codeSpark Academy, the #1 learn-to-code app for kids. It will not only teach your kids to code, but...

Pixel Kit: It’s Lite-Brite for the 21st-century tech-savvy kid. And it’s awesome.

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys

If you were obsessed with Lite-Brite as a kid like I was, I bet you, er, your kids will love Pixel Kit, a new Lite-Brite-esque coding toy from Kano. It’s all the best of the quintessential ’80s toy, with the cool tech updates a 21st-century kid expects....

Teach your girls (and boys) how to code with Wonder Woman.

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

If you’ve got budding coders and STEM lovers in your home, they can now practice their skills on a few scenes from Wonder Woman thanks to a new collaboration with DC Legends, Google Play, and Made With Code. Related: A cool STEM coding toy we had our kids put to...

Mover Kit: A new wearable STEM coding toy we had our kids put to the test

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys

You’ll find no shortage of STEM kits for kids these days, many of which, like Bitsbox and Little Passports’ new Science Expeditions (just to name a couple), we’ve featured here on Cool Mom Tech. So, when our editor Kristen discovered the new Mover...

7 smart, cool coding books for kids that have us saying, “Go get on your screens!”

by Kate Etue | Kids

After seeing what Kristen’s kids did with Bitsbox, a cool coding subscription box for kids we featured awhile ago (and who was a sponsor over the holidays), my kids are now obsessed with the idea of creating their own apps. In fact, it’s...

Sprite Box: Code Hour is our cool free app of the week.

by Kate Etue | Educational Apps, Best Apps

We love finding cool toys and apps that do a great job teaching our kids the basics of coding, since it’s a language we expect they’ll want (and need) to know when they’re adults. When they’ve got great design and fun play through too,...

#GivingTuesday scoop: How will.i.am is getting kids excited about STEM

by Liz Gumbinner | Causes and Giving Back

We all know that access to expansive STEM education is essential for kids growing up today. It not only introduces what are now the basic skills needed to thrive in a high-tech world, but it has the potential to open up unlimited career opportunities to those kids who...