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6 great Apple TV+ original shows to try, if you’re still on the fence about subscribing

Have you been wondering if there are enough Apple TV+ original shows to make it worth adding another streaming service to your menu? I get it, we have a lot—and I mean a lot—to choose from these days, and my family is on a budget. Since each service charges their own...

Is this the end of the movie theater? 6 gift ideas for families setting up a home movie theater this year.

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

Did you all see the huge announcement from Warner Bros. yesterday? For 2021, they’ll be streaming all their new release movies directly to HBO Max the same day they hit theaters. That means Wonder Woman, Dune, The Matrix 4 and every other movie from the studio...

Binge watch free television during Roku’s first Stream-a-thon starting December 26

by Christina Refford | Entertainment

If there’s ever a time when we deserve some extra hours parked in front of a screen, it’s the week after Christmas when we are all coming down from the excitement of the holidays. And if you are a Roku customer, make sure you check out Roku’s first...

5 free parental controls for cable TV that you may not know about

by Cool Mom Staff | Entertainment, Tips and Tricks

One of parents’ biggest concerns about kids today, is the access they have to inappropriate content. Parents are often asking us for parental control devices, services and apps to help them moderate what kids’ can see and keep them safe. And there are...

Web coolness: Summer science fun, Alexa is spying on you, and freaking awesome cardboard TETRIS

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are a few cool tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Father’s Day is coming up! Check out our Father’s Day Gift Guide, with fun ideas like the personalized iPhone case shown above. (And don’t miss these cool...

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...

The new YouTube Kids app. For parents with children who love YouTube. AKA all children everywhere.

by Kristen Chase | Fun Apps for Kids

I cannot tell you how excited I am about the new YouTube Kids app that just launched today. Over the years, we’re continually asked how to find great videos for kids on YouTube by parents, and while we’ve shared various safer YouTube apps as well as our...

Oscars online resources: Live backstage feeds, red carpet interviews, celebrities on Twitter, and more.

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment

Not all of us will be able to focus on every moment of the red carpet entrances (kids needing dinner), the Oscars monologue (kid needs to use the bathroom), or even the one award you’ve been waiting for all night (kids have to go to bed) but you can get a ton...

Where to see all the Super Bowl ads. Because sometimes that’s the best part

by Nicole Blades | Entertainment

Football fans or not, millions of viewers flock to the Super Bowl for the commercials. Pretty much everyone wants to see the ads that will have everyone buzzing the next day — or in real time on Twitter. But if you want a pre-game sneak peek at the Super Bowl...

2 new YouTube channels for kids that are smart, fun, and free

by Nicole Blades | Entertainment

Trying to find appropriate content on YouTube for kids can be a challenge. Because you know, YouTube isn’t always super kid-friendly — especially YouTube comments. Good news: we found two new kids’ channels on YouTube that I think parents will love...

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