Frozen’s Anna and Elsa, now teaching kids to code: Do you want to build a snowflake?

by Liz Gumbinner | Websites We Love

While I don’t think that it’s essential to turn everything princess-themed to get girls coding and engineering, I do think that relatable themes and properties, whatever they may be, will bring more female enthusiasts into the fray. My own girls love...

Sponsored Message: Peppa Pig’s new apps are free and loaded with fun

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

This is a sponsored message from Entertainment One Family   Preschoolers can’t seem to get enough of Peppa Pig, one of the coolest new cartoons to hit the tube in the last ten years. Probably because Peppa Pig likes a lot of the same things your own kids...

KidJamz headphones for kids: Great for kids who still want to have their hearing when they’re our age.

by Stephanie Mayers | Uncategorized

Looking into headphones for kids can be intimidating at first. I mean I know how crappy so many sets made for adults are, so I am always skeptical of dedicated kids’ headphones that I can confidently give my daughter for solo listening. So how thrilled am I...

STEM education: 7 awesome ways to get girls excited, from apps to clubs to cool websites

by Julie | Websites We Love

I feel pretty lucky to have a couple of daughters who dig STEM — that’s science, technology, engineering and math, in case you’ve seen the acronym floating around. While there are so many exciting developments in the last few years designed to get...

When the T in STEM stands for tat

by Nicole Blades | Tech Toys

You may already know we are big fans of Tattly, the way cool temporary tattoos we first told you about at their launch three years ago. (See? Ear to the ground over here.) Well, they’ve grown hugely since then with literally hundreds of designs, and now just in...

6 smart, easy tips for teaching kids photography

by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks

I’m often asked for tips for teaching kids photography, because as my friends know, it’s one of my favorite things in the world. Whenever my son asks to use my camera to take a photo, I do whatever  I can to maintain my chill. Meanwhile, inside I’m...

Featured Partner: Reading Eggs helps kids to read. And yes, it’s fun.

by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love

This is a sponsored message from our partner Reading Eggs. It’s back to school time, and that means new threads, fresh kicks, and time to turn reading from an easy summer hobby back into an essential skill. Whether you’ve got younger kids heading to...

Kid Dad Fun app. Yep, just what it sounds like.

by Julie | Best Apps

Long before we had kids, I knew my husband was going to be a fun dad. (I also knew I was going to be the uptight mom who shook her head and sighed a lot.) So when I checked out the Kid Dad Fun app, I started cracking up immediately. This app was made for our family,...

The Jyrobike: Science meets technology meets whoa, my kid is finally riding a bike.

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

Editor’s Note (April 2015): Due to numerous issues with order fulfillment and reports about non-response from this company, we are compelled to rescind our recommendation of this company. We’re deeply disappointed by this because we value the awesome...

Google’s Made with Code: Watch our girls take over the world. (Then watch Icona Pop.)

by Liz Gumbinner | Websites We Love

I could not have been more delighted to be a part of this week’s kickoff for Google’s Made With Code, a timely, multi-million dollar initiative to bring more girls into coding and engineering and creating and solving problems via technology. Because as...