by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings
Raise your hand if you’ve ever “accidentally” bumped your kid’s Candyland piece toward the finish to speed up the game? Hey, I get it. I often like (or need) family board games that are fast to play, too. And it doesn’t change as your...
by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech, Living
It’s here! It’s Amazon Prime Day, a shopping extravaganza for Prime members that starts today, July 16 at 3 p.m. EST/12 p.m. PST and runs a full 36 hours this year. And, lest you think it’s all just a lot of hoopla over crap you don’t want, we...
by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks, Cool Tech
As my daughter edges closer to 14 with high school starting this fall, it’s admittedly become more challenging for me to stay connected to her. Don’t get me wrong — she’s lovely — but she’d much rather spend her time locked in her...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Holiday Gift Guide
We have to admit that picking favorite gift ideas from our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide is sort of like picking a favorite kid; it was really hard to do! But, we somehow managed, and we had a lot of fun doing it. Whether you’re smack in the middle of your holiday...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
This post is sponsored by Nintendo, who is awesome for letting us do this. The 80s and 90s were…quite a time. And so we cordially invite you to laugh with (at?) us as we depict some of the stuff we don’t miss a bit. From the hell of cassette tapes to...
by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings
This is a sponsored message from Seedling Kids love tech. Kids love stuffed animals. So of course kids are going to love Parker, the world’s first Augmented Reality teddy bear who’s here just in time for the holidays. Parker combines classic pretend play with...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks, Cool Tech
The number one concern we hear from parents when it comes to kids and their devices is online bullying. Which is why we think you’re going to want to know about the new Sarahah app. This personal bulletin board app has blown up all around the world, with a...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, School Gear
If your kids are like ours, they still can’t get enough of emojis and emoji accessories, whether on their smartphone cases, their notebooks, or their name labels. Insert praise hands emoji here. With World Emoji Day coming up (it’s July 17!), and back to...
by Cool Mom Team | Cool Tech, Family Travel
This is a sponsored message from Jiobit Keeping track of your kids just got a whole lot easier thanks to Jiobit, a location tracker designed to help give parents peace of mind. Don’t miss the special offer for Cool Mom Picks readers, below. The Jiobit works with...
by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings
When my kids get bored over the summer, their go-to entertainment, other than the Xbox (of course), is board games. So when we got a chance to try out the new Beyond Tablet — an electronic, but screen-free, tabletop gaming system — in advance of its...
