Reading Time: 5 minutes Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech This is a guest post by Shelley Sackier. See the bottom of this post for more information about this engaging and talented writer and her upcoming book, The Antidote. Shelley Sackier, used with permission. “So how ‘bout that whole folding of the fabric of time thing?” I asked […]
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Summer is approaching. If you’re a parent looking for a way to engage your kids’ brains and avoid a learning slump, coding is a great activity! [Sponsored]
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Learn how Joe Schmidt helped Graham Annable build a diorama for his new comic book, ‘Peter and Ernesto’!
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[Sponsored] As parents, it’s important to understand we don’t need to be STEM experts in order to advance our kids’ interests in STEM education—that’s where other well-trained minds can step in! Read on to learn about STEM summer camps for kids with iD Tech!
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Moms are modern day superheroes. They instill within us the concept that we can have it all—a brilliant career, a house, a partner, and a family—if we so choose. While most of us have ticked off the first three of these boxes by age 30, dreams of “having it all” can come crashing down with a diagnosis of infertility. [Sponsored]
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Jacqueline Resnick, author of ‘Raffie on the Run,’ shares this story about a viral video that gave her inspiration.
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Want to enjoy the full movie theater experience at home? Make sure you’ve planned a mix of snacks from the three major food groups: sweet, salty, and fried! [Sponsored]
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Rhyming books can be painful! Here are seven rhyming children’s books that are anything but cutesy and filled with rhymes that totally rock.
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Aaron Reynolds and Matt Davies, creators of ‘Nerdy Birdy Tweets,’ on kids and technology!
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Today’s guest curator is Nidhi Chanani, who picks 6 more great graphic novels for kids and young adults.
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Today’s Stack Overflow is curated by Tillie Walden, whose first graphic novel comes out this fall. She shares 5 of her favorite YA graphic novels.
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Check out this update from the PlaySmart Dice Kickstarter campaign! There’s going to be a live session online next Saturday, and they’re within 10% of meeting their preliminary funding goal, so join in!
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Check out the new “Defeat the Hydra” playsheet for the PlaySmart Dice Kickstarter Campaign!
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Want a fun way for your kids (and you) to learn math facts fluency while playing games? Want to tweak your RPG experience with new probabilistic models? Check out the PlaySmart Dice Kickstarter campaign!
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This year, we here at GeekDad thought we might ask advice from some folks who have seen more than a few holiday seasons come and go (and come and go, and come and go). We asked the immortal Greek Gods what books they might recommend for your young readers.
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The BoxTop Builder is like a laptop workstation for LEGO kits. It’s perfect for storing the parts for your latest build, and then it gives you a handy sorting tray and a stand for the build instructions. Check it out!
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Voice actor Eli Schiff was kind enough to attend and report on Long Beach Comic Con 2016. Come see why LA’s fastest growing convention is GeekDad approved!
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This guest post by Jon Waterhouse is an interview with Disney Imagineer Michael Roddy about “‘Star Wars’: A Galactic Spectacular,” now playing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Florida.
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This guest post is written from the perspective of a daughter on what it was like to grow up with a Geek Dad, and the kind of understanding you receive from a parent who fills your life with stories and hasn’t forgotten what growing up was like.
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Comic Con or Gen Con? Our guest poster picks Gen Con, and here’s why.
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If you are looking for an inclusive toyline with racial and gender diversity, GI Joe is there. With the recently announced line of GI Joe action figures Hasbro took a major step forward in addressing the lack of female action figures on the market, and increasing inclusiveness in the toy aisle in general.
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We’re thrilled to bring you a guest post by Chris Gall (author/illustrator of the ‘Dinotrux’ books, among others) in which he pulls back the curtain on his creative process and walks us through the steps required to bring a single image to the page.
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Gregory A. Wilson is a man who wears many hats. Not only is he a fantasy author, but he is a college professor, one of the hosts of the science fiction and fantasy podcast Speculate!, and a TwitchTV channel host! His latest endeavor as author is the upcoming graphic novel ‘Icarus,’ an epic fantasy about a pair of unlikely heroes who are bound together by their quest to free an entire people from slavery. This week, Greg tells us what made him geek out while writing ‘Icarus.’
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Every parent dreams of their children turning into adults with successful careers they love. But how can you tell if your kid has a bright future in one of the fastest-growing industries in the world?
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What’s your superhero height? The folks at Costume Collection share their superhero height chart, and remind us: “dressing up as superheroes is fun!”
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“There’s not much magic in your book, is there?” an early reader of ‘Updraft’ once asked me, before concluding, “It’s all engineering.”
What I wanted to say: Yes, there’s plenty of magic in my book. And, yes, it’s all engineering.
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One #BadDad makes his kids happy while breaking the law. The Catch-22 of being a GeekDad.
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Guest author Jim Kakalios, Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota, discusses the real physics behind the new Marvel mini hero hitting theaters today.
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A guest post by Ben Hatke, creator of the ‘Zita the Spacegirl’ series, about the importance of sketchbooks in his creative process.
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Learn how to celebrate Star Wars Day by assembling an Ewok lunch in this special guest post from Lunchbox Dad’s Beau Coffron.
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