Top 10 Things I Saw at Toy Fair 2017
Toy Fair 2017 in New York was, as always, a smorgasbord of awesome new toys, collectibles, etc. What stood out the most?
Continue ReadingToy Fair 2017 in New York was, as always, a smorgasbord of awesome new toys, collectibles, etc. What stood out the most?
Continue ReadingCosplay Family Spotlight is a new recurring segment where I interview and spotlight a cosplay family. This week, I interview Rachel and Pat Dooley.
Continue ReadingThe Force has never felt more real, thanks to the new Force Band coming September 30 from Sphero.
Continue ReadingWant to make steak worthy of a Time Lord? How about making tea with a Droid? Underground Toys has your geeky food prep needs covered.
Continue ReadingSphero has released an update for their popular BB-8 droid that allows him to “watch” ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ with you at home, so we gave it a try.
Continue ReadingOver recent years, I’ve taken to Etsy for my Valentines Day card shopping. I wanted to share some of my favourites with you, many of which are perfect for handing out at school.
Continue ReadingThis Star Wars: The Force Awakens painting is so quick and easy, you might end up with a BB-8 art gallery in mere minutes!
Continue ReadingAn academic and thorough breakdown of the intertextuality in The Force Awakens that was used to bind the old and new together.
Continue ReadingAfter braving the ‘Star Wars’ marathon on Thursday, we took Captain Owen to see ‘The Force Awakens’ on Friday morning. WARNING: This episode contains major spoilers for ‘The Force Awakens.’ DO NOT listen yet if you haven’t seen the movie and do not want to hear spoilers. However, if you do want to hear about a two-year-old discussing seeing his first ever ‘Star Wars’ movie in a theater, please listen!
Continue ReadingIt’s just possible you’re aware there’s a new ‘Star Wars’ film opening this week. What should you know before you take your kids to see it, or even before you see it yourself? (No spoilers!)
Continue ReadingWhen I heard that the Apple store ten minutes from my house would be providing an in-store class for kids, I couldn’t get my kid signed up fast enough.
Continue ReadingLess than two weeks before Episode VII hits the theaters, the Star Wars Toronto Exhibit opened its doors in Toronto. The one of a kind exhibit shows off life sized replica props and exclusive merchandise.
Continue ReadingDisney is teaming up with Code.org for The Hour of Code, and kids can make their OWN Star Wars game!
Continue ReadingIn my experience, it is nearly impossible to teach a child something they’re not interested in learning. Before I begin discussing codes and programming languages, I wanted to get my son interested in the subject at a surface level.
Continue ReadingSign up for e-mail updates on what’s sure to be one of the hottest new toys of the year! Sphero is working on their own toy version of astromech droid BB-8 from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Continue ReadingThis incredible manicure puts BB-8 from the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ trailer right on your nails.
Continue ReadingWhen the first 90-second teaser for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ released in November of last year, I just had to write a speculation heavy, shot-by-shot dissection for GeekDad. Well, with yesterday’s release of the second, and dare I say even better teaser trailer at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, I had to do it again.
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