Eating out just got way more family-friendly

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

When it comes to eating out with my kids, we make sure to go to our favorite family friendly restaurant early in the evening with an arsenal of activities to keep them occupied. Seriously, I think planning a wedding is easier. But thanks to Knock Knock’s fun new...

It’s true, fish really is brain food

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

So it’s become pretty clear that iPhone apps can be God’s technological gift to parents wanting to avoid toddler meltdowns in restaurants and pediatrician offices. Some of my favorite apps for the younger set come courtesy of Duck Duck Moose, which is...

Exercise baby’s memory, crave fudge ripple

by Mir | Toys + Playthings

I scream, you scream, we all scream for… well, okay, I lied. I didn’t scream over these adorable soft ice cream-festooned beanbags, but I did squeal just a little bit. The Baby Gardner brings us Lisa Bacigalupi’s exclusive hand-stitched take on the...

Car games. Remember those?

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

Long ago when my parents would drag us on a 10 hour family road trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina, my brother and I would occupy ourselves with all sorts of fun travel-friendly activities, none of which included a DVD player. Imagine that!While I definitely pack our...

Easy Readers

by Christina Refford | Books for Kids

Even though I homeschool, I’m more than okay with farming out some subjects. Especially if my kids will do them happily on their own, instead of fighting with me for an hour. So, when Headsprout asked if my five year-old beginner reader would like to test out...

Computer games for toddlers that we can get behind

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

I first discovered Kneebouncers about a year or so ago, back I was looking for easy toddler computer games that my kids could play on their own. But since then, the completely free computer games for toddlers website has undergone a pretty hefty...

Discovery LIFE – it’s no trip to the zoo

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

The epic new documentary series, Discovery LIFE isn’t for everyone. I mean, surely there are people out there who just don’t like cool things. Who don’t like watching some of the most miraculous animal footage every filmed. Who would find a komodo...

We built this city on nouns and verbs

by Mir | Books for Kids

The first thing I thought when I checked out the Grammaropolis website is that it’s like Grammar Rock and the Mr. Men books had an adorable love child. You’ve got the catchy music, the little cartoon parts of speech (the verb is a superhero ready for...

Get sentenced to family wordplay

by Mir | Toys + Playthings

Family game night getting a little stale? Gather round for a whole new game of speed, literacy, and I’d say, hilarity with this dandy little game I’ve found right here for you mamas of older kids.You’ve Been Sentenced! is deceptively simple; each...

Want Your Enfant To Passez La Baguette? There’s An App For That

by Catherine | Cool Tech

I have this fantasy of one day living in Paris, in some old, sunwashed apartment on one of the old arrondissements. Trouble is, although I read French – a hangover from graduate studies – I don’t speak much of it, and what little of it I do speak is...