Geek Bending With Avatar: The Last Airbender

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“I’m gonna be Aang for Halloween!” That’s music to this GeekMom’s ears, and not just because the costume is as simple as greasepainting a blue arrow on my preschooler’s shaved head. No, I’m delighted because my son picked a first-rate cartoon role model. It’s true that he’s a little younger than the target audience for Avatar: The Last Airbender, but little kids can’t help looking up to big kids, and I’ve seen no better kids on television than Team Avatar.

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Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as civil engineer. He became the Publisher of GeekDad in 2007, and the owner in 2010. He also wrote the NYT bestselling GeekDad series of project books for parents and kids to share.