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Backyard Brains brings neuroscience to everyone with their cool STEM kits

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys and Random Fun

We hear a lot about STEM concepts, but not so much about neuroscience, which is where Backyard Brains is hoping to fill a gap. Their super cool neuroscience experiment kits that give kids first hand experience on how the brain really works. What a fantastic New York...

Web coolness: Star Wars and Louis Vuitton together, Nintendo goes low-tech, and the popular app we all can’t stop playing.

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Star Wars and Louis Vuitton together? Yes, please! We found your next family trip: Check out this real-life Mario Kart. Nintendo goes low-tech with high-tech...

6 of the best new coding toys for kids | Best of CES 2018

by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys and Random Fun

I’ve been back several days from CES 2018, the Consumer Electronic Show, and I’m so happy to discover so many innovative new coding toys for kids this year that are giving new meaning to “best coding toys for kids.” Wow, how far we’ve...

American Girl goes STEM with Luciana Vega, the 2018 girl of the year

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Big news today, especially for American Girl doll lovers. They announced their 2018 girl of the year, who just so happens to love STEM. How cool is that? Related: Finally, the first American Girl boy Doll Meet Luciana Vega, the 2018 girl of the year, who is an...

We found 10 of the best Amazon tech deals right now. Hurry!

by Liz Gumbinner | Around the House

Like so many of you, I’m like, whoops — 9 days til Christmas and my list is not done at all! So I just clicked over to Amazon and whoa. Deals galore. Here are 10 I think are awesome that you might want to check out too. Just know some of the “last...

12 entertaining and educational STEM toys for kids of all ages | Holiday Tech Guide 2017

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Tech Gifts, Tech Toys and Random Fun

STEM toys have become one of the hottest gifts for kids, and we couldn’t be happier. In fact, we think they’re especially great for those tweens who’ve kind of started to outgrow “toys” but still want something fun to play with around the...

Code your own Star Wars video game, you can. (And we will.)

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys and Random Fun

Raise your hand if you already have tickets to see The Last Jedi. Yep, we’re obsessed too at our house, so I’m (obviously) looking for hot new Star Wars gifts for my kids this holiday season. At the top of my list: Bloxels Star Wars. This cool hands-on...

7 fun STEM activities for the whole family. Because we all need STEM, not just the kids.

by Cool Mom Staff | Tech Toys and Random Fun

It’s fantastic to see the popularity of STEM over the last couple of years, with so many options that are truly inspiring kids to pursue their geeky passions. But we parents know that one of the best ways to get excited about something is to be excited about it...

Pixel Kit: It’s Lite-Brite for the 21st-century tech-savvy kid. And it’s awesome.

by Kate Etue | Tech Toys and Random Fun

If you were obsessed with Lite-Brite as a kid like I was, I bet you, er, your kids will love Pixel Kit, a new Lite-Brite-esque coding toy from Kano. It’s all the best of the quintessential ’80s toy, with the cool tech updates a 21st-century kid expects....

BB-9E is here, and he might just be the droid you’ve been looking for.

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys and Random Fun

May we introduce you to BB-9E, the newest Star Wars droid? This evil counterpart of the beloved BB-8 will make his appearance in the upcoming The Last Jedi movie. But if you don’t want to wait to see him on the big screen, you can bring him home thanks to...

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