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Meet Robotics Engineer Barbie, and how she’s helping get girls excited about STEM

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Barbie has come a long way over the last couple of years, with everything from Curvy Barbie to Game Developer Barbie, and now, Robotics Engineer Barbie. But this goes beyond a STEM-loving girl with a stylish pair of lab glasses. Barbie has teamed up with Tynker and...

Listen up! 5 fantastic storytelling podcasts for kids.

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment

Podcasts can promote your child’s creativity and imagination without spending more time in front of a screen. And while there are more and more awesome podcasts for kids popping up all the time, we wanted to specifically highlight storytelling podcasts. Think...

American Girl goes STEM with Luciana Vega, the 2018 girl of the year

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Big news today, especially for American Girl doll lovers. They announced their 2018 girl of the year, who just so happens to love STEM. How cool is that? Related: Finally, the first American Girl boy Doll Meet Luciana Vega, the 2018 girl of the year, who is an...

5 cool TV shows for kids that are all about STEM

by Georgette Gilmore | Entertainment

With STEM (and STEAM, because yay art!) a major focus in education these days, you’ll find toys, books, and apps for kids of all ages that highlight science, technology, engineering, and math. Being big fans of STEM at Cool Mom Tech, we’re so glad to see...

Web Coolness: Women in STEM, new unlimited data plans, and how Instagram and Snapchat are affecting your teen’s body image

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. A women in STEM book that you need to add to your library. Wow. One of our favorite organizational apps is free for a limited time. Hurry! Must read, parents: How...

A friendship bracelet maker that brings them back with a really cool, high-tech twist.

by Kate Etue | DIY, Tech Toys and Random Fun

I grew up in the 80s, so friendship bracelets were always layered up my wrists by the dozens, usually made at sleepovers while we gossiped about boys. While I’m happy to let a my formerly 80’s essentials go (I’m looking at you, Aqua Net), this is one...

$Making math fun: 8 ways to help get teens excited about math$

Making math fun: 8 ways to help get teens excited about math

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks

If you have a teen in your household, as some of us do, you’ll know that their math homework is getting much more challenging and sometimes (we’ll admit it) frustrating. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t ways for making math fun in really...

Project CSGIRLS: A fantastic organization getting more girls excited about STEM.

by Liz Gumbinner | Causes and General Do-Gooding

If 2014 was the year that we really started seeing widespread efforts to get more girls engaged in STEM interests, 2015 could be the year that it becomes so common, we can take it for granted. But…not yet. So we continue to be excited to share organizations like...

18 of the coolest kids’ tech toys and gifts: Holiday Tech Gifts 2014

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Tech Gifts

We’ve shared our favorite cool tech toys and gifts for younger kids, and now our Holiday Tech Gift guide series continues with the coolest tech toys and gifts for older kids. Whether you’ve got a grade-schooler who’s outgrown a learning tablet, or a...

Cool artwork for girls who have heroes too.

by Kristen Chase | Art + Decor

Sometimes it feels like there aren’t enough strong heroes for girls in TV and movies for my own daughters to look up to, which is why I love how artist Scott Park has illustrated 80 phenomenal female heroes and put them into in his spectacular Hall of Heroes...

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