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4 tech summer camps for kids that parents will think are way cool, too.

by Nicole Blades | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Getting our kids on board with STEM early in the game seems like a great way to go. And just because it’s summer doesn’t mean that gentle parent-ly nudge in the right direction has to take a break. An easy way to get kids hyped about things like computer...

How to get your kids a free coding education this summer from Microsoft.

by Nicole Blades | Educational Apps For Kids

School’s out (finally). Time to really sink into summer’s sun and fun. But for many parents, summer also means tackling this gnawing question, how are we going to keep these children entertained? Well, for your tech-head kid, we’re happy to...

Dot and Dash robots: The best of what coding toys for kids can be

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Walking through the crowded, cacophonic aisles of International CES 2015 earlier this year, we were instantly drawn to one booth featuring adorable little robots gliding around the rug, and beeping and booping at our feet. It turned out to be the Dash Robot from...

Piper: The ultimate toy for budding engineers who love Minecraft. In other words, our kids.

by Julie | Games + Gaming

As you can see just from browsing our site, Minecraft and STEM toys rank high on our list of the coolest stuff for kids that’s both fun and educational. So when we heard about Piper, which brings together coding, engineering, and Minecraft all in one cool...

Get started at the very beginning with the Kano computer kit

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys and Random Fun

I’m not alone in wanting my kids to learn the basics of coding and am thankful there are so many ways to get them interested in the subject. We’ve covered cool clubs and camps, lots of fun games, as well as apps and websites like ScratchJr and Hopscotch....

Bitsbox: A cool website and subscription box for aspiring young coders

by Julie | Websites Worth a Bookmark

If last week’s Hour of Code got your kids fired up to learn more about computer science, then we’ve got an awesome gift recommendation for you. Bitsbox is a cool free website where kids can learn and practice code, and now they’re launching a fun...

Super cool, geeky holiday ornaments for trees that could benefit from chemistry or a sine curve.

by Julie | Holiday Picks

Our family Christmas tree is never going to be pictured in a design magazine, and that’s not just because I let the kids do the decorating. I like to let my family’s personality shine through our ornaments, which means all of those kid-created ornaments...

5 fun websites and apps to get kids coding for Hour of Code

by Nicole Blades | Educational Apps For Kids

With Computer Science Education Week here, that means time for the second annual Hour of Code campaign. Hour of what now? Hour of Code. It’s part of a global initiative from code.org — and other fantastic organizations like Girls Who Code and Code for...

Web Coolness: A cool chemistry advent calendar, Google looks to become more kid-friendly, and decorate the White House Christmas tree using code

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Teach your kids about a new molecule every day with this cool, interactive chemistry advent calendar. (via Laughing Squid) We love this fun...

ScratchJr iPad app brings coding to the kindergarten set

by Nicole Blades | Educational Apps For Kids

Let’s face it: Our kids and these tiny screens are going to be together for the long haul. Might as well teach the ins and outs of all things digital from early on, right? I’m talking about coding for kids: teaching children how to speak programming...

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