Web Coolness: holiday tech gifts, an easy Christmas craft, and a must-read post for every mother

Friday 14 December

Web Coolness: holiday tech gifts, an easy Christmas craft, and a must-read post for every mother

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you like them too!

Have you seen our Cool Mom Tech holiday tech gift guide? So many awesome goodies for everyone in your family, plus wow, fabulous $500 giveaway!

Let your kids make a Christmas tree with Washi tape as shown over at Modern Parents Messy Kids.

Liz shares her top 5 things to do with the kids this holiday on the Bing blog--and some of them might be surprising. How many of them does your family do?

We love this Hurricane Sandy Holiday Toy Drive to help out hard-hit kids in the Rockaways. Can you help?

The end-of-day bedtime struggle becomes a poignant moment between mama and daughter in Can I Have Your Hand?

Instruments created from recycled trash? The Landfill Harmonic film teaser has such an uplifting message, we can't wait to see the entire documentary.

Relive the art of storytelling with your family this holiday courtesy Design Mom.

Why You're Never Failing as a Mother reminds us not to be so hard on ourselves. Especially if you didn't forget your child at the grocery store today. You want to read this.

We're digging lil' sugar's Best Gifts for Nannies list, where all the ideas are under $50.

Can date night save your marriage? Kristen makes a compelling reason for getting a sitter and spending a little grown-up time together.

Pinterest Board of the Week: Marley Design's My Red and Turquoise Christmas Party board is a very festive and cool twist on the usual holiday palette.

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