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 cl…
Over the years, I've carried many bags, and collected a whole lot of things in them. Helicopter toy? Check! Hand sanitizer? Always. 40 broken crayons? Got 'em. Ah, parenting. But, save the rare date nights when I'm carrying a small clutc…
On a recent press trip to Michigan, I was invited by Chevrolet to drive a 2018 Chevy Traverse for the weekend, and discovered a very cool safety feature that I haven't stopped thinking about. In fact, now that I'm back to my regular mini…
We are enamored of those tees for our kids featuring superheroes, pop culture references, rock bands, and sports teams. And they love them. In part because they know that we love that stuff, and they're pleasing us to show their allegian…
Technology has the amazing power to simplify the lives of parents, which is exactly the case with the our newest sponsor, Wemo Mini . This little plug can turn any small appliance -- think lamps, fans, humidifiers, coffee makers -- in a …
Back-to-school shopping with tweens and teens is like a whooole new thing. They have pretty strong opinions about what they love and don't love. Even more than preschoolers, if you can believe that. (Though at least they don't insist on …
Any mom who's used a breast pump recently knows that the old, tried-and-true breast pump design has been in need a serious makeover for a while. As a new mom myself, I feel so lucky to be nursing just as some of the coolest innovations i…
It would hardly be 2017 -- or heck, the 21st century as a whole -- without a look at the coolest unicorn school supplies as part of our annual back to school shopping guide . Because if there's one theme our kids show no sign of getting …
As if we weren't legitimately excited enough already about the total solar eclipse on August 21, the limited edition Coach Space collection has us over the moon — so to speak. Because now we have an excuse to buy some of the coolest spac…
If you're like most parents (us included!) you spend a whole lot of your time in your car. Whether it's shuttling the kids to and from school, activities, sports, and playdates, running errands, or just hitting the road on the weekends. …
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…
What no one tells you about becoming a parent is the total and complete lack of sleep you'll suffer. Sure, we all know it's rough when they're new babies. But, spoiler alert: It lasts way beyond the infant years. We know moms who can't f…
It's Prime Day! Which means those of us savvy shoppers are kind of glued to our screens today, checking in just to see if there are any amazing deals on stuff we would be buying anyway. That being the operative phrase. Whether it's kitch…
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, be…
This is a sponsored message from KOOV For kids who love STEM -- and those parents who want to foster their kids' passion -- KOOV is a remarkable educational kit to help kids 8 and up create and control their own robots, bringing their ow…
This is a sponsored message from Kiddo If you want a way to keep track of your child's health and well-being in real time, meet Kiddo , a new wearable health tracker designed to do just that. This wearable gadget gives you real-time insi…
Wonder Woman -- let alone an exclusive all-female screening of the Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman movie -- does not frighten the boys and men in my life, and for that I am grateful. I mean, what kid wouldn't want to look up to a bad…
We are always on the lookout for tips and tricks to help us save money when we're at the supermarket. Because really, who wouldn't love to save a few bucks (or uh, a lot of bucks) on groceries? We all know about coupons and price compari…
This hard core tote lover hasn't been so excited about a bag in a very long time, let alone a backpack, but just a few hours into carrying around the new Dakota laptop backpack that our friends at Dagne Dover sent me and I want to tell e…
Our kids never cease to amaze us. Those minds are just so fluid and open, they're always coming up with brilliant ideas and creative inventions that our cynical adult brains would probably nix before the ideas got halfway off the ground.…
Our whole staff pshaw-ed the idea of a smart water bottle until our Editor Kate gave it a try for a week. Turns out, it can actually help you drink more water, which so many of us really need to do. Not only does the Hidrate Spark track …
Last week, we introduced you to 3 cool kid inventors who we actually got to meet and chat with on behalf of our sponsor Autodesk . Well, since then, my tween Quinlan, who actually interviewed the inventors on Facebook Live (so fun!), has…
To my nieces, screen time is like water. Without it, I think they'd go all limp and cockeyed. So I love discovering apps for them that encourage both tech literacy and imaginative play. The two come together together beautifully thanks t…
We're firm believers that kids can change the world. In fact, there are kids doing it right now. So we're sharing three kid inventors we're absolutely thrilled to know about because their work is so mind-blowingly amazing, it gives us re…