by Delilah S. Dawson | Random Coolness
Do you growl through the holiday card aisle, wishing there was a smart card as geeky as your smartphone? Is your holiday card in another castle? Are you missing out on the 011010100110111101111001? (That’s joy in binary, BTW.)Geeks rejoice! We’ve got...
by Cool Mom Team | Tech Toys
If you’re a social media geek like me, you’ll understand why I cracked a smile the second I saw the #WhatIWishIGot / #WhatIGot wrapping paper. The outside represents “hope” (or greed, depending on the recipient) in which you can imagine your...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here, and it’s starting to sound that way too. Consider freshening up that tired holiday playlist with a lovely new collection of classic Christmas carols from none other than Dan Zanes himself. Our family...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Confession: My handbag addiction has now extended to iPhone cases. And since I don’t wear much holiday garb, I figured that a holiday smart phone case might be a better option. So while I was perusing my favorite shop Case-Mate, I stumbled upon Jessica...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’m holding onto my Christmas cheer with two hands, refusing to let it be sullied by the endless ads and 1,000th version of Dominick the Donkey. And I’ve also got the prettiest and, yes, sunniest Christmas song on heavy rotation from one of our favorites,...
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 Delilah S. Dawson | Games + Gaming
If you grew up playing Tetris on your Game Boy during family road trips, these adorkable gift tags are probably making your thumbs twitch right now. Just look at those juicy red buttons. And how fun and awesomely ironic would it be to tie one onto the box of a...
by Cool Mom Team | Travel
With holiday car travel hitting its peak this week (oh lord, I’m fearing I-95 on Wednesday), we know that the iPad has become the new DVD player–a good way to keep the kids occupied, happy, and of course, quiet. Here, just a few of the cool gadgets...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
While most people are dreaming about what foods they are going to (over)eat on Thursday, my picky eater is already loudly proclaiming everything he hates about Thanksgiving: Mashed potatoes are yucky. Turkey is yucky. Pie is yucky. You get the idea.In this spirit, my...
