Great tech gift for a kid, even from tech-averse gift givers
Even since I was a kid, gifts with batteries were somehow considered higher on the Awesome Gift Continuum™ but still, I get that not every parent wants a child’s head buried in a screen. So this is one gift that fulfills all the techy fun a kid would hope for,...
My, what beautiful pixels you have there!
There’s always something fun about high-tech meets low-tech, especially when it comes to art and creativity for kids. Â So how great is this Pixel Coloring Book? It looks like a great coloring book whether or not your kids recall the joys of 8-Bit Mario jumping...
10 amazing tech gifts at Target. (Do we have to pick? Can we have all of them?
For years I’ve been a huge fan of Target. I know I’m not alone in saying I walk in needing two things and walk out with a whole shopping cart full of…you know. More things. So what’s super thrilling is that through the holiday season, I’m...
Putting other hula hoops to sad, dark, dismal shame
File this one under “for the kid who has everything” — unbelievably, outrageously, way super cool LED hula hoops. If it weren’t for the splurgey price, I’d snatch up a few of these rechargeable LED hula hoops immediately. Should you need...
Angry Birds break out of the screen. And they’re still angry.
If you made my kids narrow down to the two things they think are really cool about technology, they’d come up with: 1. Making really goofy videos of themselves, and 2. Angry Birds. Yeah, I’d have to agree, though I bet I have more people who will join me...
Star Wars collectibles give new meaning to “must-have Droids.”
As someone who has memorized most of the lines from the original Star Wars movies, I am all about celebrating the original, mint-in-box goodness of those heady Jedi days. And if you’ve got the credits, you can even buy a piece of geek history starting tomorrow...
Using technology to get kids outside to play
Understand that I am happily in the “throw the kids outside periodically and let them figure it out” camp of kids and exercise; I think that for many kids, that’s all it takes to make sure they’re moving around enough. But for some kids, you...
Web Coolness: Tips for tech owners, Nooks for kids, FourSquare for Snooki fans
Here are some things we’ve liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. If you want to know what’s going on at CES this week, follow our own Beth Blecherman on Twitter at @techmama. She seems to be everywhere at once! Smart tips at Real...
Best Buy Wish List: Gaming (whoo!)
Best Buy Wish List is a sponsored series in which we feature the things we’re coveting at Best Buy–and then give away gift cards so you can buy them yourself. Whee! It’s no secret that we have a thing for gaming around here. Must be all those years...NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week
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We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.
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