by Kate Etue | Entertainment
Are your kids going as stir crazy as ours are with this Polar Vortex and other crazy weather? We’ve exhausted every board game and put together every puzzle we have in our house. So, TV. And child friendly entertainment on our computers. With more parents...
by Cool Mom Team | Link Roundups
Are you following our Cool Mom Tech Pinterest boards? You should be! Take a peek at all the tech coolness you might be missing. 1. How cute is this DIY earbud case? 2. This amazing app helps you ditch the annoying junk mail. So handy! 3. We’re drooling over this...
by Shari | Gear + Hardware
We were excited to have a chance to put together a MiiPC review, considering there’s pretty much nothing that causes a modern parent more angst than monitoring your kids’ online life. Keeping them safe, limiting their screen time, making sure they...
by Liz Gumbinner | Random Coolness
One of the most fascinating things I’ve seen so far at the International CES in Las Vegas is actually a tech invention for dogs. Yes, dogs. It’s a digital collar called Voyce that just launched yesterday, and if you’re a dog owner I think...
by Jeana | Tips and Tricks
Ever since my kids started elementary school, I have always tried to volunteer and chaperone whenever possible, especially in these years that the kids still actually want me to be there. But with many different opportunities to help out in the classroom, school...
by Kristen Chase | Best Apps
Like millions of people, I’ve got “get in shape” at the top of my resolution list this year, but not a ton of time to spare. So while I figure out if I’m going to join the gym or start running again, I decided to give the 7 Minute Workout App a...
by Kristen Chase | Fitness + Health
When it comes to fitness bands, the Jawbone UP vs FitBit Flex are the two comparisons that come up in every conversation I have. So for the last few weeks–yes, even during the holidays–Julie and I have been using them both to track our own activity and...
by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Studies (and real life experience) show that kids learn foreign languages so much easier than adults do, which is why there are starting to be so many great foreign language apps for kids. I think it has something about their brains being more plastic. Or maybe...