preschoolers and little kids
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Help for kids with anxiety: 4 excellent mindfulness podcasts to help soothe the scaries of the world
Read Essay →: Help for kids with anxiety: 4 excellent mindfulness podcasts to help soothe the scaries of the worldIf you need help for kids with anxiety, I am so grateful for these terrific mindfulness podcasts for kids. We…
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Our guide to the best headphones for students, from kids to teens | Back to School Guide
Read Essay →: Our guide to the best headphones for students, from kids to teens | Back to School GuideWe’ve spent the past several years evaluating the best headphones for students for remote learning, and while kids are back…
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5 fun YouTube Kids Halloween video playlists and channels to get your kids in the spirit!
Read Essay →: 5 fun YouTube Kids Halloween video playlists and channels to get your kids in the spirit!Here are some fun Halloween-themed playlists that your kids may enjoy on YouTube. Yes, YouTube. Now that YouTube Kids has…
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Toniebox, the cool screen-free entertainment center for little kids
Read Essay →: Toniebox, the cool screen-free entertainment center for little kidsMy son’s just at the age he can start listening to stories on his own, but I’m not in a…
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11 awesome reading apps for preschoolers and little kids. We’ve got this, parents!
Read Essay →: 11 awesome reading apps for preschoolers and little kids. We’ve got this, parents!With back to school right around the corner, or as we’re calling it “back to schooling,” we’re trying to help…
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15 awesome podcasts for kids that you’ll enjoy too, parents.
Read Essay →: 15 awesome podcasts for kids that you’ll enjoy too, parents.We’ve been busy rounding up everything from helpful homeschooling resources to online learning apps and websites for the quarantine, but…
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Jooki: Why we adore this 21st century jukebox for kids | CES 2018
Read Essay →: Jooki: Why we adore this 21st century jukebox for kids | CES 2018Wow was I excited to discover Jooki at CES 2018. I mean, I saw a whole lot of new tech for kids,…
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6 of the best new coding toys for kids | Best of CES 2018
Read Essay →: 6 of the best new coding toys for kids | Best of CES 2018I’ve been back several days from CES 2018, the Consumer Electronic Show, and I’m so happy to discover so many…
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How to disable an iPad touchscreen using Guided Access: A huge lifesaver for parents
Read Essay →: How to disable an iPad touchscreen using Guided Access: A huge lifesaver for parentsMy youngest child loves watching movies on our family iPad, but if your kids are like her, they can’t help tapping…
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Get more sleep with the help of Ooly
Read Essay →: Get more sleep with the help of OolyWhen the end of Daylight Savings hit a couple weeks ago, I looked at all the well-rested, bright-eyed people around…
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The Octopus wearable teaches little ones more than time, it teaches time management. Awesome!
Read Essay →: The Octopus wearable teaches little ones more than time, it teaches time management. Awesome!With three kids ranging from preschooler to tween, time management is always an issue for us. Especially when it comes to…
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Endless Spanish: Our cool free app of the week
Read Essay →: Endless Spanish: Our cool free app of the weekMis Amigos! One of our favorite early-reading apps, Endless Reader, has gone espagñol with the Endless Spanish app, an adorably playful and educational…
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If you can’t get your kids to brush their teeth, maybe a little help from The Dark Lord is in order.
Read Essay →: If you can’t get your kids to brush their teeth, maybe a little help from The Dark Lord is in order.Leave it to Firefly to come up with a new, high-tech toothbrush that may get even your most reluctant dental hygiene practitioners…
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7 of the best science museums for kids that you should know about. Yay for hands-on STEM education!
Read Essay →: 7 of the best science museums for kids that you should know about. Yay for hands-on STEM education!We’re huge fans of STEM at Cool Mom Tech (no surprise, there), and in fact we started this site in…
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ChatterPix Kids: Our cool free app of the week
Read Essay →: ChatterPix Kids: Our cool free app of the weekI sometimes think I have the sense of humor of a ten-year-old, which comes in handy since I do have…
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Can you teach coding to preschoolers? Here are three toys that will try
Read Essay →: Can you teach coding to preschoolers? Here are three toys that will tryCoding is certainly one of the new buzzwords in education, along with STEM, STEAM, and now, believe it or not,…
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Sago Mini Friends: Cool free app of the week
Read Essay →: Sago Mini Friends: Cool free app of the weekWhen your preschooler wants to play, but you really need a few uninterrupted minutes to finish some work or get…
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The cutest geeky DIY Valentine’s Day card mailbox
Read Essay →: The cutest geeky DIY Valentine’s Day card mailboxWe recently put together a really fun collection of 11 DIY Valentine’s crafts for preschoolers and young kids, and in the…
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Baby’s first retro gaming remote
Read Essay →: Baby’s first retro gaming remoteSince we first featured the wooden iPhone baby teethers at 3Princesses Store on Etsy a few years ago (has it…
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Sponsored Message: An educational gaming system from VTech that turns screen time into learning time
Read Essay →: Sponsored Message: An educational gaming system from VTech that turns screen time into learning timeThis is a sponsored message from VTech Today’s preschoolers are a far more digitally connected and savvy group than we…