Cool Mom Picks Browsing the Atlantic Antic yesterday, the beloved annual Brooklyn street fair, I stumbled across some amazing leather jewelry and accessories amidst the…
The Wild Bird Fund’s Urban Aviary
The Kid Should See This The Wild Bird Fund is New York City’s only wildlife-rehabilitation center for sick, injured, and orphaned city birds, and it’s…
Spy Hippo spies on an underwater hippo spa
The Kid Should See This One of the many animal camouflage cameras created for the BBC/Nature PBS Spy in the Wild mini-series, Spy…
Two years of storm chasing in 3.5 minutes
The Kid Should See This A collection of lightning bolts crackle across the sky over and over again in Transient 2 by cinematographer…
Ireland with kids: Great tips and secret spots from our 4-day adventure on the Wild Atlantic Way
Cool Mom Picks This past summer, we spent four days of our British family vacation in Ireland. Because our trip was centered around a trip…
Muddy Waters live on stage: Honey Bee
The Kid Should See This Born “into the deepest poverty on the Stovall Plantation in the Mississippi delta around Rolling Fork, Mississippi,” McKinley Morganfield entered…
How to play Crokinole: The best game you’ve never played
Cool Mom Picks After someone I follow on Instagram mentioned that her family had a blast playing the game Crokinole, I decided to Google it,…
Is this octopus dreaming?
The Kid Should See This The octopus is a very smart animal. It can find its way through mazes, play, and problem-solve. It will make…
Microscopically reweaving a 1907 painting
The Kid Should See This Go behind-the-scenes at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City to see how creative conservators need…
How to make a Wildlife Camera (using a Raspberry Pi)
The Kid Should See This Watch Maddie Moate make a weatherproof wildlife camera to film all of the birds in her parents’ back…