Christina Refford

Thirty years ago, a sledgehammer flew across our television screens during the Super Bowl, heralding the birth of the Apple Macintosh personal computer on January 24, 1984. Today, many of us will celebrate the Macintosh anniversary by sh…

As we remember the life of Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie , a song about baseball legend Jackie Robinson, introduces our children to another man who broke through racial barriers and paved the way for so many others. Off long-time kindie…

I still remember the thrill of hearing No school today! which is why today's fast-paced tune from Boston's Josh and the Jamtones is so perfect for this week in particular. Snow Day starts with the same type of cheer you'd hear from your …

If you need a little musical escape to the tropics as we muddle through this season of cold weather and post-holiday ennui, check out this new tune from Seattle's Recess Monkey, one of our long-time favorite kindie bands . With its gentl…

Whether you like the newer songs or the old classics, we asked our Cool Mom Tech writers to pick out their favorite coolest Christmas music to play with their families and wow, what a variety we got! From Johnny Mathis to Ella Fitzgerald…

If you have been so busy decking the halls that you haven't gotten around to sending Christmas cards, have no fear! Time is ticking, but you can send cards online using your iPhone, Android phone, tablet or computer, with help of these 6…

Kids already bubbling over with excitement that Santa will be on his way in just a few more days? Santa apps for kids can be a really magical way to bring the story to life, only we've tried out plenty and sheesh, some of them belong on …

We've wrapped up some free Christmas music for you to download from some of our favorite kids' music artists who also happen to be pretty great at singing Christmas songs too. If you love what you hear, go ahead and grab the entire colle…

The coolest new digital camera for the holidays may be one that doesn't even work. Well, not until you put it together and learn a whole bunch about the technology behind a point-and-shoot. And I know more than a couple of kids who would…

If your kids are no longer enchanted by SIRI, there's a new robot in town that is ready to enter their iPhone and make things fun again. Known as ROMO , this programmable robotic pet is part educational, part adorable, and part little fu…

We were thrilled to see some of our favorite kids' music artists nominated for a Grammy for Best Children's Album this past Friday night. And if you are looking for some great music to download (perhaps onto that new MP3 player that Sant…

Need a very special gift for that techy fashionista in your life? Let us give you a hand. Or a glove. And not just any old glove. These touch-screen gloves are all beautifully made of super-luxurious materials and let you swipe, text, an…

Congratulations to one of our favorite kindie bands, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, for winning a Latin Grammy for Best Children's Latin Album! Their Spanish-language kids' CD ¡Fantastico! will turn your Sunday into a fiesta filled …

We've been big fans of Charlie Hope's lovely voice and sweet lyrics since her debut CD in '09. And our favorite song off of her newest release Sing As We Go!! will wrap you up in the same feel-good sentiment we've come to expect from her…

You knew this was bound to happen: With this once-in-a-lifetime overlap of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, there is already music to go with this holiday. And this twist of a traditional Hanukkah tune may give you some ideas for how to celebr…

Don't tell our beloved, drooly Black Lab, but my kids have been spending an awful lot of time with another adorable pooch. This one has been sneaking into their hearts with a series of totally cute iPad stories that combine funny storyte…

Ahhhh Sunday--the day when school-aged kids everywhere realize they forgot about that big homework assignment due this week and send us parents into a tizzy. And to top it off, we were all up this morning at 5 with the end of daylight sa…

Every year, the team at Cool Mom Tech gets a little silly with the hilarious Halloween JibJab cards that make it look like we are shimmying and breakdancing to any number of catchy songs. And now, for our younger kids, we're thrilled tha…

If you need ideas for decorating a Halloween pumpkin, we've got loads of them at Cool Mom Picks . And if you'd like a musical accompaniment to go along with your afternoon of carving, we've got the perfect new tune. From the hard-rocking…

Want some family-friendly and totally cool tunes to get your little ghosts and goblins in the mood for Halloween? We've scared up a collection of nine great kindie tunes from Cool Mom Picks' favorites like Justin Roberts and Key Wilde & …

I'm waiting for the kids to settle on a costume idea for more than five minutes before buying a single thing for Halloween. Sound familiar? Then you may also love the lyrics and video for this Halloween music for kids from two popular ki…

Over the years of covering the best family music, we've gotten to know so many talented, hardworking artists like Brady Rymer, who was a huge success on his own then went on to join Laurie Berkner and her band. Now Brady is joining Miche…

If you've been thinking about grabbing one of the awesome Jawbone Jambox Bluetooth speakers but haven't quite pulled the trigger, now there might be one very big new reason to get one. Which is very small. Proving bigger isn't always bet…

It's funny to think that not-that-long-ago, The Beatles were freaking parents out with their rock-and-roll music. In contrast, I couldn't wait to play The Beatles for my kids, mainly because I find so many of their lyrics and melodies so…