Random Coolness Archives | Cool Mom Picks

Yippee is the safe, ad-free streaming service you don’t have to watch over your kids’ shoulders | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Staff | Entertainment + Media, Tech CMP-Style

This is a sponsored message from Yippee Let’s be honest, we’re all spending a lot more time in front of screens these days, and that goes for our kids too. Which is fine. We just all want to make sure they’re safe when they’re scrolling the web...

The best homeschooling resources right now for newbies: ELA, science, math, and social studies home learning.

by Kate Etue | Tech CMP-Style, Tips + Tricks

With all the school closures right now, we know so many of you are looking for the best homeschooling resources. (Like, a lot of you!) We hear you! So first, I suggest you read my post on a homeschooling mom’s tips for teaching your kids at home during school...

Here’s how your budding young scientist could win $25,000!

by Cool Mom Staff | Tech CMP-Style

If your kids are like ours, they’ve always got some pretty creative solutions to everything from getting out of eating vegetables to extending their bedtime just a little bit longer. (Why do they need so much water at 8pm?). Well, thanks to our sponsor Discovery...

Web Coolness: What Kristen is reading this week

by Kristen Chase | Random Coolness

I’m excited to bring back our old school (or skool?) web coolness, and share some of the articles I’ve been reading this past week. Consider this all stuff I’d share on my own personal Facebook and Twitter feeds. And if you’re already following...

Web coolness: What Liz is reading this week.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best of the Web

Oh hey! It’s been a while since we brought you Web Coolness, our roundup of the stuff we’re reading and liking around the web. Well, we’re bringing it back to life, only different. (Kind of like a Pet Semetery thing, ha.) It’s going to be more...

15 cool gifts for the guy who has everything. Except…well, these.

by Liz Gumbinner | For the Menfolk, Holiday Picks

Oh, men. We love them, we love shopping for them, but we hate when they seem to already have everything they need — maybe because we’re all such amazing gift givers? Ha. Fret not! Over the years, we’ve put together a lot of fabulous guides to cool...

The best deals on men’s gifts at Zulily right now: 5 gifts we love, for the men we love

by Liz Gumbinner | For the Menfolk, Holiday Picks

If you’re already up on your holiday shopping, good for you! If you need a little nudge, then our partner Zulily just may give you the motivation you need to get it going. You’ll find thousands of products up to 70% off including gifts for men. (And if you...

4 smart, simple tips to help kids make good media choices with their screen time.

by Cool Mom Staff | Tech CMP-Style, Tips + Tricks

We write a lot about the importance of raising good digital citizens. The way we see it, the internet isn’t going away, and the older your kids get, the harder it is to start teaching them good behavior. So we start young, so that as kids get older,...

How the new HomeHawk by Panasonic makes home monitoring simpler, easier, and way less expensive | Sponsored message

by Cool Mom Staff | Living, Tech CMP-Style

This is a sponsored message from Panasonic HomeHawk If you don’t yet have a smart home monitoring system, it can seem overwhelming to get started. Systems can be expensive, and complicated, with professional home-wiring to schedule, and installation to figure...

Can we please stop freaking out about kids and social media? : How to raise responsible digital kids | Spawned Ep 170

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast, Tech CMP-Style, Tips + Tricks

After seeing so many discussions in our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook community filled with parents who seem panicked — or at least very concerned — about kids and texting and social media, we thought it would be helpful to devote this week’s episode...

Plant Package: A brilliant way to give the gift of a green thumb

by Cool Mom Staff | Random Coolness

This is a sponsored message for Plant Package Whether you want to start a garden yourself, or give a gift that grows to someone else, Plant Package makes it so easy that even your kids could do it. (In fact, mine did). They ship beautiful, hand-picked seasonal plants...

Coding with Kids: The live, online classes that get kids of all ages excited about coding | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Staff | Kids, Tech CMP-Style

This is a sponsored message from Coding With Kids If you’re trying to balance fun and educational after school activities for your kids this year, Coding With Kids has you covered with both at once. Because, coding! For five years, Coding for Kids has taught...