Our favorite Santa apps that make the magic even more magical.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Holiday Picks

We’re big fans of Santa around here, as you might have guessed. What, us risk making the naughty list? Never!) So if you’re looking for some fun Santa apps to help bring the big guy to life on your phone, tablet, or laptop and make believers out of any kid...

The Hubble Telescope Advent Calendar: Who says faith + science don’t mix?

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Picks, Websites We Love

While we always share the coolest advent calendars on Cool Mom Picks each year, though none might be quite so 21st century as the genius, photo-a-day Hubble Telescope Advent Calendar. Visit the Atlantic online each day for a new, remarkable photo from Hubble, starting...

The Kid Should See This: A smartly curated collection of cool videos for kids (and their parents, too)

by Nicole Blades | Entertainment

We’re always looking for cool educational videos for kids, whether they’re the funniest videos on YouTube, or educational videos and YouTube channels that our own kids love. In fact, we’ve joked that we could just do that, full time, every day. But...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces #MetKids: A fun site made for kids, by kids (and cool enough for parents, too).

by Nicole Blades | Kids

Often, when I see something that claims to be made “for kids, by kids,” my suspicious brow goes up and I prepare myself to be underwhelmed. Not the case with #MetsKids, a new website that is — ahem — made for, with, and by real life kids from...

4 cool apps and websites to help your kids learn more about the moon on National Moon Day

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Seeing as how we live in an age where everything from Nutella to x has its own national day, I should not be surprised that today is National Moon Day. At least it celebrates something totally real and inspirational, and if it’s marketing anything, it’s...

Piquing our geek: Can SmartFeed make our kids’ media more mindful, not mindless?

by Christina Refford | Internet Safety

Trying to manage my three kids’ time spent and content viewed on all of the various devices we have in this house is one of the most thankless, naggy job out there. They don’t fully understand why I say “no” to the newest app, or why YouTube...

Rebrickable helps breathe new life into your kids’ old LEGO sets.

by Christina Refford | Tech Toys

I’m usually hesitant about buying a big, expensive LEGO kit because, after my kids put it together once, then what? Sometimes kids keep playing with it, sometimes it ends up dissembled with random bricks I discover all over the house months later. Which is why...

The cool site that makes your kids realize they have it pretty good. Or, maybe they don’t.

by Kate Etue | Websites We Love

Lately I’ve gotten sucked into a new website called If It Were My Home, which compares countries around the world to your own hometown, or any other location you designate in their search engine. You’ll get a quick snapshot of all kinds of comparable stats...

6 of the most fun Santa apps for kids that offer proof the big guy is real.

by Kate Etue | Holiday Picks

My daughter came home from school last week, begging for a video chat with Santa. How very 21st century. But what was more surprising was that my ever-practical, Elf-on-the-Shelf-mocking, not-believing-in-Santa kid flip-flopped! And I owe it to these creative and fun...

Bitsbox: A cool website and subscription box for aspiring young coders

by Julie | Tech Toys

If last week’s Hour of Code got your kids fired up to learn more about computer science, then we’ve got an awesome gift recommendation for you. Bitsbox is a cool free website where kids can learn and practice code, and now they’ve launched a fun...