by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts, Tech Toys
STEM toys have become one of the hottest gifts for kids, and we couldn’t be happier. In fact, we think they’re especially great for those tweens who’ve kind of started to outgrow “toys” but still want something fun to play with around the...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts, Kids
Our next Holiday Tech Guide is here, inspired by our friend Lindsay Turrentine, Editor-in-Chief of CNET, who revealed on her recent CBS This Morning appearance that digital subscriptions are hot for the holidays this year. And we couldn’t agree more. We know...
by Kate Etue | Websites We Love
My son is the type of kid who can’t just watch Star Wars and enjoy it as a fun fantasy world. Instead, it gets his mind spinning: How do the AT-ATs really walk? Could Han really have survived being frozen in carbonite? How do the Bacta tanks work? Well, now we...
by Cool Mom Team | Tech Toys
It’s fantastic to see the popularity of STEM over the last couple of years, with so many options that are truly inspiring kids to pursue their geeky passions. But we parents know that one of the best ways to get excited about something is to be excited about it...
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...
by Kate Etue | Tips and Tricks
During the dry spell of summer, when our favorite TV shows were in their off season, my 10-year-old daughter and I got hooked on a fun Korean high-school drama series. But while we watched I noticed something I didn’t expect: her reading skills improved. And...
by Caroline Siegrist | Tech Toys
Our favorite little droid R2-D2 faithfully served Padmé, Anakin, Luke, and Leia, and now, you can add your own little Jedi to the list, thanks to this new Droid Inventor Kit from CMP favorite littleBits. The Droid Inventor Kit, which is recommended for kids ages 8 and...
by Lexi Petronis | Back to School Tech, Best Apps, Educational Apps
With the new school year upon us, it’s always good to have a list of some truly awesome math apps in our back pockets (or really, on our tablets and phones) to help sharpen our kids’ numbers skills. So up next in our 2017 back to school tech guide,...
by Kate Etue | Uncategorized
When I was a drop-out Brownie some 30-ahem years ago, my troop worked on badges like Basketry and Arts & Crafts. But now I’m kind of wishing I could go back and do it all over again because this fall, the Girl Scout organization has announced a new...
