Easter Archives | Cool Mom Tech

Web Coolness: Social media icon Easter eggs, the Facebook color updates, and kids and social media. Ahhhhh!

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Social media icon Easter eggs! The horrifying amount of time people will spend on social media over their lifetime. Important new study about toddler screen time...

These DIY galaxy Easter eggs are out of this world.

by Kate Etue | DIY

My kids love decorating Easter eggs, but now that they’re hitting their tweens they’re getting a little more creative. That’s why I can’t wait to try these DIY galaxy Easter eggs at Dream a Little Bigger. And, based on the tutorial, they look...

Eep opp ork, ah-ah, that means I love you.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Today we’re wishing all our favorite techie parents a very happy Valentine’s day with the help of some Jetson’s lyrics, and a collection of super cool handmade punk felt heart robots courtesy of Utah crafter, Ginny Penny who makes what she calls...

A fun Easter app for kids to keep them busy while you hide the eggs

by Kristen Chase | Fun Apps for Kids

It’s only the beginning of our Easter spring break mash-up weekend, and my kids are already getting antsy. Don’t they know that I, er, the Easter Bunny have things to do? So if you’re like me and have exhausted the Easter crafts, and Easter egg...

A fun free music download for Easter: Jelly Beans by Mista Cookie Jar

by Christina Refford | Kids Music

You know how bouncy your kids get after eating too many jelly beans? We’ve found the musical equivalent with this awesome new tune from Mista Cookie Jar and the Chocolate Chips that’s a perfect choice for our weekly kids’ music download...

Web Coolness: Minecraft Easter eggs, Periscope, and big Facebook changes. Again.

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are a few tech links we’ve enjoyed this week. We hope you like them too! Easter is just over a week away. Who’s making these Minecraft Easter eggs? We love all the new iPhone 6 ads featuring actual user photos, but these parody Apple ads are...

Web Coolness: Emoji computer keyboard, Lego Easter eggs, and Cards Against Humanity online

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links we’ve enjoyed this week. We hope you like them as much as we did. We’re a little obsessed with this emoji keyboard cover. Hit the shift key–you type Emojis! Love that Apple is donating 40 million to...

The best eggs of the Big Egg Hunt NY: Easter meets art meets social media meets social good

by Liz Gumbinner | Photo Apps

For the past few weeks, New York City has been awash in giant Easter eggs, in a brilliant (if a little time-consuming for me) social-media-meets-installation-art campaign for Fabergé called The Big Egg Hunt. It brought eager New Yorkers and tourists alike scavenging...

How to dye Easter eggs? Martha Stewart Easter egg app to the rescue.

by Kristen Chase | Lifestyle Apps

I’ve seen all sorts of tutorials on how to dye Easter eggs and I’ll be honest, I’ve never really mastered the art myself. But now thanks to the Martha Stewart Easter Egg app, I’m an expert dyer. Is that what they’re called? I’m a...

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