Netflix brings choose-your-own-adventure TV to kids and it is awesome!

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

Remember those awesome choose-your-own-adventure books we all loved as kids? Well Netflix has just launched their first in a series of choose-your-own-adventure TV shows, and mama? It’s so much fun! The first episode, Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale stars...

Calling all STEM lovers: Here’s how to get free storytelling lessons for kids from Khan Academy and Pixar.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Well this is cool, parents! Khan Academy is partnering with Disney and Pixar to offer free online classes in storytelling for kids of all ages to show them how STEM helps make movies. The initiative is called Pixar in a Box, and we’re pretty sure it’s...

The HopperGO lets you take all your favorite shows with you, no cords, wires, or Internet required | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment

This is a sponsored message from DISH HopperGO Ever wish you could take all of your favorite shows on the go, without having to download them all to your mobile device? And watch them without the worry that you won’t have access to WiFi? Well, now you can,...

CINEMOOD brings family entertainment to your wall (or anywhere) in a really cool new way

by Jeana | Entertainment

I love family movie nights, especially on those rare occasions when it takes less than 15 minutes for the kids to agree on what we’re going to watch. So when I heard about a new wireless projector called CINEMOOD that lets you bring family movie night with you...

Catch those new releases on FandangoNOW (and not two years later on TV)

by Jeana | Entertainment

It’s pretty rare that I watch a new release or an Oscar-nominated movie in any kind of timely manner, but today’s launch of a new service called FandangoNOW may make the impossible possible. We primarily know Fandango for movie listings and advanced ticket...

Could parents actually get to watch an Oscar-nominated movie this year? Common Sense Media to the rescue.

by Jeana | Entertainment

Every year around this time, I hear the buzz around Oscar-nominated films and roles, and every year around this time, I realize that I have seen, oh…none of them.  I know a lot of you feel me. But with this compilation of flicks from the Common Sense Media 2016...

Organization help: Decluttr app gives you cash for unwanted CDs, DVDs, and games. But is it worth it?

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

Since starting to Konmari, or “tidy,” my  home almost a year ago, I’ve found myself avoiding certain categories of stuff left to purge, like the four large bins of CDs we’ve had stored in our basement since switching all our music over to...

Cutting the cable cord: 5 things that happened when I finally did it

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment, Tips and Tricks

I’d been considering cutting the cable cord for about a year before I actually took the plunge. My kids and I rarely ever watch cable, and pretty much never use the landline (I don’t think I ever actually learned that phone number!), so it didn’t...

Where to stream or download your favorite Christmas and holiday movies right now

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks

Ah, remember the days that you’d run to Blockbuster Video Christmas eve to find there was like one copy of Silent Night, Deadly Night left and that was pretty much it? No more! We asked our staff and our Facebook fans for their favorite Christmas and...

Common Sense Media: How to know what to watch with your kids, and when

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment

It’s been awhile since we first mentioned Common Sense Media on Cool Mom Picks back in 2009. Since I check it so often, like to remind myself whether there are any pikes through the head in Hunger Games, or whether The Bad News Bears is totally inappropriate for...