Turn your phone into a photo booth, with HP Sprocket Printers

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech, Kids, Party Ideas, Tips + Tricks

If you’ve got teens, you know half their camera roll is selfies, group pics, and random snaps that will never make it beyond their phone. If that sounds familiar, the HP Sprocket Printer makes a great holiday gift. This tiny gadget takes all those digital memories and...

5 tips to help you take better holiday photos of your kids

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks

We know the holidays are full of photo opps, and lots of parents taking advantage of them. We also know that kids can be notoriously difficult to photograph, especially when there are presents and cookies to distract them from being their adorable selves on camera....

A free printable to help with Halloween milestones and mommybrain, all at once.

by serena | DIY

We all know that as your kids get older, it can be tough to remember their milestones, like which Halloween your kid was a vampire bride and which year they were the Arthurian knight with the helmet that wouldn’t stay on. Hopefully, I’m not alone in having...

Our favorite tech picks this week from Cool Mom Tech

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Cool Tech

Here are 5 of our favorite tech picks this week from Cool Mom Tech.   1. We think you’ll love these 21 unexpected ways to display your photos beyond frames. 2. We put together 15 Instagram tips we think every user should know. Helpful! 3. A new app that...

11 ideas for end-of-year family photo books to make them even more special

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

We are the first to admit that we get so caught up in getting gifts for others (and recommending them for you all!) that sometimes, we forget to devote the time to our own memory-making keepsake gifts. One great idea that Kristen puts to use every year: once the...

A comparison of our 11 favorite custom photo book services, for one of our all-time favorite gifts.

by Kate Etue | DIY

This is that time of year when I start thinking about putting together a photo book with all my pictures from the year, but I usually get hung up on wanting one that will actually last until my kids are adults, so they can enjoy them for years to come. There are so...

Animoto – The holiday cards guaranteed to make grandparents cry.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Life with four kids means there are a lot of last minute “oops” happening around my place when it comes to gifts and cards. This is also why I’ve been a fan of Animoto since we first featured them on Cool Mom Picks a few years ago. Their super...

Posterous – Safe and easy summer photo sharing for families

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

We’re thrilled to be working with Posterous, a free service helping parents safely and easily share photos and videos.With four kids and very photo-hungry grandparents, you can only imagine how much we get badgered every time we return for vacation. Before we...

5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week

by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech

Happy Mother’s Day to all you cool moms out there! When the pancakes are all eaten and the house miraculously cleaned without your help, here are some posts for you to lie back and enjoy while the kids massage your feet. They were all culled together for their...

Posterous groups – Making life easier for everyone. Mostly parents.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

We’re always on the look out for cool services that help make our busy lives easier. Over at Cool Mom Tech, we recently introduced our readers to our sponsor Posterous and their new smart Posterous groups service, and our readers were really, not surprisingly,...