by Delilah S. Dawson | Best Apps
If there’s one word to describe my life since becoming a mom of two, it’s scattered. And also distracted. And busy. Luckily, there’s now a terrific new app called The Daily Mom that aggregates all the news that parents need to know online into one...
by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Gear + Hardware
I love the feel of a real book in my hands, but I have to admit I really love the convenience of ebooks when I’ve just finished The Hunger Games and I can’t wait more than five minutes to get Catching Fire downloaded on my iPad. But what do you do when...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
The library has always been the classic way to get a ton of books without spending a fortune. Then Kindle and Nook came along, occasionally offering crazy ways to get free ebooks. Now there’s a new way to save money on an entire library: A single USB. An...
by Cool Mom Team | Photography
I’m pretty sure we can claim to know cool mom, author, and photographer Tracey Clark “when,” since we featured her first book way back when we first started our site. She even took our first official Cool Mom Picks photo, back when we each only had...
by Cool Mom Team | Photography
A few years ago, I ditched my point-and-shoot camera for a fancy DSLR, and while I was almost instantly taking better photos of my kids, I really had absolutely no idea how to use any of the actual settings. Without time to read the huge instruction manual or take a...
by Lexi Petronis | Best Apps
We love everything about Press Here, the amazing “interactive” children’s book by French artist Herve Tullet. So we are thrilled to see that it’s now an app. And honestly, there’s no better book to make the transition from page to iPad...
by Pilar | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Farm animals, banjo music, red and white gingham–it’s the stuff of knee-slapping, toe-tapping hoedowns. I know, I rolled my eyes a bit initially, too, until I realized that the Barnyard Dance app is an adaptation of one of Sandra Boynton’s most...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps, Educational Apps
I have always been a huge Beatrix Potter fan, so I find it thrilling that my own kids are just as enthralled with the artwork and easy prose. And now they’ve got an extra reason to enjoy her works: One of my favorite tales now comes to life beautifully on iPad,...
by Cool Mom Team | Social Media
As a former music therapist, I worked with kids with autism and their families for a number of years–way back before blogs even existed–and I saw how challenging it was for them to find support and assistance. Knowing how much mom blogs helped me as a new...
