Photobrix: If you’ve ever imagined yourself as a LEGO portrait

by Liz Gumbinner | DIY

Twitter isn’t generally the best way to pitch us, but when we get a Tweet like this, well…how can we resist?   @coolmompicks That’s an awesome profile photo, and even better in #LEGO by https://t.co/LK9Hyuz4UG pic.twitter.com/cQoriCzIFn —...

Love Mosaic custom photo books but hate the 20-photo limit? Meet Montage.

by Kate Etue | Photography

We’ve written here in the past how easy Mosaic custom photo books from Mixbook are to create. It truly takes just a few minutes, and you have the photo book in your hands within a couple of days. Pretty amazing. The only downside with their Mosaic books has been...

Lifecake: A new baby app for parents that, unlike any other aspect of parenting, does the work for you.

by Jeana | Best Apps

I’m a little embarrassed to admit that it took me about 9 months to print out pictures of my third baby and put them up around the house. When I think back to how diligent I was with baby #1 and (a little less diligent with) baby #2, I have vowed to be more...

Taste Savant: A new restaurant review site for discerning foodies. As in, not Yelp.

by Stacie Billis | Best Apps

I get you, foodies. You hop onto one of those mega restaurant review sites—you know, the ones where everyone and their grandmother can contribute to a a restaurant’s rating—and immediately realize that you cannot trust the masses. I know because I’ve been...

Going paper free just got easier and way more organized with FileThis.

by Kristin | Uncategorized

Are you drowning in paperwork like me, and dying to start going paper free as part of your spring cleaning routine? Between the kids’ forms, the manuals, the permission slips, the bills, the important documents, the health records, the receipts, the tax forms,...

Tips for getting kids excited about learning in the digital age. (And some very cool new educational apps.)

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps, Educational Apps

It’s no secret we love cool educational apps for kids that blend fun and teaching and getting kids excited about learning new skills. And now with summer around the corner, it’s even more important that we find ways to keep kids engaged to avoid that...

What does a scientist look like?

by Liz Gumbinner | Websites We Love

I am utterly taken with this website that features drawings of scientists by kids before and after meeting them. The seventh graders visited a Fermilab site, and it’s amazing to see some of the changes. While some of the kids had a good sense of what a scientist...

The Mommy Poppins app for Android is here, giving fewer kids the chance to say “I’m bored.”

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

Last night I was thrilled to join founder Anna Fader in celebrating the anniversary of Mommy Poppins, her terrific regional website network for parents looking for the best stuff to do with their kids. They’ve now been saving families (like mine) every weekend...

NYC implements social media guidelines for schools: Worth a look for parents wherever you live

by Kristin | Internet Safety

We finally decided to give our sixth grader a smart phone. And while I think the good has outweighed the bad so far, I really wasn’t prepared for how complicated things would get — and how quickly it would happen. So I can see why implementing social media...

5 of the coolest tech Pinterest pins this week

by Cool Mom Team | Link Roundups

If you hadn’t noticed, we’re addicted to Pinterest. Follow us! Then check out all of our cool tech pins, including these 5 stand-outs from this week.   1. Such a gorgeous crossbody bag that’s made for smartphone lovers. Isn’t that all of...