I am one of those (awful, judgy) people who will unfollow people on Instagram if their feed is filled with too many type-heavy, horribly designed promotions or...
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I could not have been more delighted to be a part of this week’s kickoff for Google’s Made With Code, a timely, multi-million dollar initiative to...
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This is a sponsored message from our partner Reading Eggs. It’s back to school time, and that means new threads, fresh kicks, and time...
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I have just discovered the new ingredients database, TellSpecopedia, and I warn you, click over and it will be hard to leave. This clean, easy...
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More and more classrooms are going digital with volunteer signups these days, which means room parents get to avoid the hassle of collecting rounds of...
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Have you ever been going somewhere specific, but you take an early turn and end up somewhere completely unknown and completely fantastic? You feel...
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I was once a struggling engineering student, so I have a special appreciation for the courage and creativity of kids who really want to...
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I feel pretty lucky to have a couple of daughters who dig STEM — that’s science, technology, engineering and math, in case you’ve seen...
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While I don’t think that it’s essential to turn everything princess-themed to get girls coding and engineering, I do think that relatable themes and...
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3D printing hasn’t exactly taken off yet, but based on glimpses we’ve seen — like food, makeup, and super cool small stuff — we’d love to see...
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If last week’s Hour of Code got your kids fired up to learn more about computer science, then we’ve got an awesome gift recommendation...
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As a homeschooling parent of three, my older kids and I are big fans of the Crash Course educational video series on YouTube which has helped...
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Lately I’ve gotten sucked into a new website called If It Were My Home, which compares countries around the world to your own hometown,...
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Some of our kids are really picky when it comes to books — not too long, not too short, with just the right plot...
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Every year when our kids ask us about 9/11, we turn to BrainPop to help us tackle this challenging topic. This year, we’re adding...
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I tend to browse lots of places looking for cool fonts that I may never use. (When it comes to typefaces I’m more of...
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While we always share the coolest advent calendars on Cool Mom Picks each year, though none might be quite so 21st century as the genius, photo-a-day...
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One thing that’s become abundantly clear to me after a year of following Black Lives Matter tweets and listening more closely to what people...
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Yes, we went with the slightly sanitized version on the name, because this is a family show here. But that doesn’t take away from how much we love the hilarious, crazy-popular FB page turned full-fledged blog, I F’ing Love Science, also known as IFLScience. Created four years ago by Elise Andrew, a 26-year-old British blogger and biology nut, IFLScience […]
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Choosing your baby’s name is serious business. You want one that will be meaningful but not cheesy, unique but not weird, and cool but not a passing fad. No pressure, right? Well, here are 2 of the best baby naming websites that were huge helps to us when we were choosing names for our kids. These sites […]
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