by Christina Refford | Uncategorized
Usually opening the Advent Calendar is the biggest thing my kids do on December 1st, but this year, they gave Santa a haircut. And a shave. And then dyed his hair pink. And none of it put them on Santa’s Naughty List. Yes, Toca Boca, one of our favorite app...
by Molly | Best Apps, Educational Apps
When I first got my iPad I told my kids they’d never touch it. Ever. And here I am six months later and there’s more kid apps than mama apps installed on the thing. They’ve worn me down, people. So I’m always on the lookout for great apps,...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
Some of the apps on my iPad blow me away with their technological innovation, their touch-screen capabilities, and their ability to make my kids gasp, shriek or just marvel at how cool they are. But, the latest app they are hogging my iPad for hardly does anything at...
by Jeana | Websites We Love
There have been times I’ve driven through my town on trash day and have been stupefied at the things that people are willing to just throw away–cribs, baby toys, bicycles. I understand that not every person has the time or the energy to try and sell these...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
You can really never have too many lullabies, can you? I love lullabies for bedtime, of course, but also to play when we need to calm down after lunch, or on lazy rainy afternoons. And when the lullaby is as pretty as this one from America singer-songwriter Laura...
by Christina Refford | Babies, Websites We Love
If you find yourself in front of your computer or smart phone more than you are in front of a baby book, you may love how easy it is to record all your pregnancy thoughts onto this brand new digital storybook site, courtesy of the UK mega baby brand Tommee Tippee. And...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
When it came time for me to pick out my favorite song from Dan Zanes’ most excellent, brand new CD Little Nut Tree, it didn’t take me long to zero in on the duet between Zanes and Shine, the lead singer of Shine and the Moonbeams which brought down a...
by Christina Refford | Websites We Love
Hi Cool Mom Tech! Any suggestions for websites that have a good selection of free online games for kids (3rd grade/elementary school level) that are educational, but also FUN for them…so they won’t realize that they’re actually learning? I’d...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’m not sure my kids or I could ever pick out our favorite Justin Roberts song–there are just too many good ones from his dozen or so years as a kindie musician. So I love that he’s currently offering a handful of singles to download totally free....
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps
I have a deep and abiding love for catalogs, even more than for magazines; I can spend hours curled up with a pile of shiny catalogs, dog-earing pages and tearing out examples of how I want my life to look. Don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m...
