by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety
Just when we parents were worried about all those scary parody videos on YouTube, an eight-year-old boy watched a regular old driving how-to video and decided to hit the road with his sister for a McDonald’s stop. Nope, we’re not kidding. Can you imagine...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
Just recently, mom and journalist Laura June discovered her 3-year old daughter had stumbled upon some pretty scary Peppa Pig YouTube videos. As it turns out, there are tons and tons of kid video parodies, most of which are aimed at adults, but all still pretty easy...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. The perfect shirt for STEM-loving feminists, just in time for International Women’s Day. How text alerts to parents are preventing kids from skipping...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too. Oh you know, just a Star Wars light saber umbrella. We hear it slays at the bus stop! You can now address Alexa (Amazon Echo) as “Computer” because Star Trek is...
by Kristen Chase | Holiday Picks
No firewood or matches needed, just a TV or computer screen and these videos featuring your favorite super heroes’ fireplaces. You’ll get hours and hours of a crackling fire in various settings, from The Guardian’s space ship to Tony Stark’s...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion + Accessories, Games + Gaming
My kids are obsessed with Aphmau, the hugely popular YouTuber, Vlogger, designer — and mom, by the way — who creates the Minecraft roleplay videos they devour like I used to watch, oh, Captain Caveman. I happened to click on the Aphmau Maker Shop link...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them too. The The ultimate Airbnb for video game lovers. You’ve got to see all these photos! We’re having way too much fun with this new Snapchat filter. A must-have app...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too. For your nerdy kid, these fun, free printable valentines! The case for teaching kids to code. Fun, geeky Valentine’s Day gifts, some of which you can still get before...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them too. Great news: Minecraft is coming to Nintendo Wii U! Have you caught the Instagram Husbands video yet? It’s hilarious. Girls Who Code are making their way into...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them too. You guys, it’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off as an 8-bit animated video game! This is awesome, parents: Be careful what you Google. Twitter’s custom emoji...