Mibblio’s new Hanukkah play along music app keeps you going through all 8 nights. Because we’re only halfway done!

by Stephanie Mayers | Entertainment, Kids

It’s no secret there are few solid Hanukkah songs out there. In fact you could probably count them on one hand with a few fingers to spare. But this year we are in luck as Mibblio, the fantastic app developer who has been making excellent moves in bringing top...

Holiday Tech Gifts 2013: The coolest tech gifts for kids

by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts

We’re so excited to launch our 2013 Holiday Tech Gift Guide with the very coolest tech gifts for kids. Boy, this was a tough year to pare down our very favorites, but pare down we did, leaving you with 16 tech gifts for kids of all ages that we think...

Happy Thanksgiving, cool geeky moms!

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

We’re wishing all of our geek chic readers a relaxing and tech-light Thanksgiving–heavy on the carbs, easy on the holiday crazy. We’ll be unplugging a bit ourselves, but of course we’ll return tomorrow with lots of cool techie shopping...

A gorgeous Advent Calendar app takes Christmas anticipation high-tech

by Shari | Holiday Picks

I’m not kidding you when I say that every year, I plan to do one of those cool advent calendars with little toys or candies in every counting-­down window, and every year, I don’t follow through. (Sad face.) That’s why this adorable advent calendar...

Our favorite road trip apps to help you survive a road trip with kids

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Taking a road trip with kids any time of the year can be an ordeal, but especially during the holidays, what with all of America doing the same thing on the exact same days. That’s where travel apps come in to make our lives so much easier if we’re hitting...

A new online card service that lets you customize and send without leaving the warmth of your laptop. Also? Threadless.

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

There are now so many services to help you make your own custom holiday cards online, our jobs are getting harder as we try to weed out the lame ones for you. But there is one new one that caught my eye, in part because of the technology, and in part because of the...

Cool tech stocking stuffers under $10, all in one place

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks

I’ve always loved Kikkerland Design, because guaranteed, every time you click over you’ll see something you never noticed before that you kind of have to have. Or at this time of year, that you have to give to someone else. Then hope they let you borrow...

Kids’ music download of the week: Hanukkah, O Hanukkah (Introducing the Menurkey!)

by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids

You knew this was bound to happen: With this once-in-a-lifetime overlap of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, there is already music to go with this holiday. And this twist of a traditional Hanukkah tune may give you some ideas for how to celebrate your own special way this...

Checked Twice: A visual holiday wish list registry that keeps your whole family on the same page

by Kate Etue | Uncategorized

We’re not newbies when it comes to online gift wish lists and registries, but now there’s a new one that just may be smarter than all the rest. I have the same problem every year at Christmas with gift-giving: My kids see something they want, I...

8 awesome geeky Halloween pumpkins that you can actually make.

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

Halloween is made for geeks, as we’ve said before, and I think these awesome Halloween pumpkin carving ideas prove it. Yes, if you’re a professional artist with a shed-full of carving tools you can do some more complex designs, but I like these for the...