by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
I have waited three months for the Ubisoft Just Dance 2 for Wii to come out. Three months! Because that’s how long it’s been since the Cool Mom Picks team monopolized the display model at the Blogher conference, challenged our friends at Mamapop to a...
by Cool Mom Team | Tech CMP-Style
5 ways to watch movies at home, since we parents never get to the theater! (Hmph.)A simple web based to-do list organizer designed by a mom, graphic designer, and one of our favorite bloggers.Great video cams under $500. Or really, under $250. Because who needs to...
by Melissa | Family Travel
Calling all Yo Gabba Gabba fans! I know from the gazillion times my son has been entranced by the show that it’s always full of surprises (ie Erykah Badu appearing out of nowhere). Well the live show that’s launched yesterday promises to be the same way...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media
As Cool Mom Picks’ de facto kids’ music reviewer, I’m as big a fan of indie, family-friendly music as even the fans who are oh, 30-35 years younger than I am. But, that’s not going to stop me from pogoing around the Kindiefest Festival on...
by Mir | Helpful Services
I’m a somewhat nervous traveler, but unlike most of our kind, it’s not the flying I hate. More like I need to know exactly what we’re doing when. My husband, on the other hand, is happy to just plan “camping” and “figure it out when...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings
I’m starting to see the signs of spring everywhere: Robins on the front lawn, crocus buds poking through the soil, and the kids lugging out the big jug of bubble juice so that they can blow bubbles outdoors to their hearts’ content. They are right on cue,...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media
If you’re looking to make the most of your final hours together with the kids before school starts up again, hit the local theater and see the excellent The Princess and the Frog, stat. Even this cynical, princess-wary mama fell in love with the hip story, the...
by Mir | Entertainment + Media
Sure, there’s no shortage of ways to rent movies nowadays; whether you go in-store, via mail service, or even streaming over the Internet. Still, ’tis the season to be mindful of where every penny is going, so maybe it’s time to check out Redbox,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media
I firmly believe that anyone who does not love Mr. Rogers has no soul. So when I got word that PBS Kids is hooking up the next generation with my own generation’s favorite TV icon, I was so happy, I took off my shoes and put on some sneakers in solidarity. The...
