How Geeky Was Your Holiday Haul?
Did you get any particularly geeky presents? Share your geekiest gifts with us in the comments, or on social media!
Continue ReadingDid you get any particularly geeky presents? Share your geekiest gifts with us in the comments, or on social media!
Continue ReadingSpecial brews, bottles, and old family drink recipes are a staple of the holidays. What are your favorites?
Continue ReadingBooks have been very popular with our writers and readers this year. Here is a list of 22 of the books we have bought or recommend to our friends and family.
Continue ReadingLooking for some excellent ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ gifts? Look no further, GeekDad has collated 10 of the best ‘D&D’ gifts to suit all sizes.
Continue ReadingIf you wait all year for October to roll around so you can break out the skulls and cobwebs and jack-o’-lanterns, this Stack Overflow is for you! Here’s a mix of picture books, comic books, and fiction with a gamut of monsters, witches, and other spooky subjects.
Continue ReadingIt’s always fun to go do a little reading at Wikipedia and other resources to learn just how relative the facts of history are. But what are you doing to celebrate the 4th?
Continue ReadingIt was July 3rd and I was returning home from a business trip. My flight was late getting in and I was beyond ready to be done with the traveling. I left the Kansas City Airport parking lot to begin …
Continue ReadingIt’s that time of year again – when geeky dads everywhere get ‘Star Wars’ ties, LEGO coffee mugs, or their first Arduino kits. But most important, they need to be reminded that they ARE geeky dads. They need to be reminded they’re GeekDads. They need the GeekDad books!
Continue ReadingToday is International Women’s Day, and the team behind ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ have a message for you!
Continue ReadingPower pop trio Kids Imagine Nation bring the jingle for their holiday music CD.
Continue ReadingThe Star Wars Storyteller series continues, plus the latest Transformers Keepsake.
Continue ReadingNow that we’re into December, I figured it’s finally time that I can share some books about Hanukkah and Christmas!
Continue ReadingThis year, up your Halloween game by decorating with LEGO, or even giving LEGO treats out.
Continue ReadingFollowing up with last week’s column about scary-but-not-too-scary stories, today I’ve got creepy (but maybe not too creepy) comic books, for younger kids up to adults.
Continue ReadingFobbles is a new machine that lets you add fog-filled bubbles to your party or holiday display for tons of fun!
Continue ReadingIt’s that time of year again – when geeky dads everywhere get ‘Star Wars’ ties, LEGO coffee mugs, or their first Arduino kits. But most important, they need to be reminded that they ARE geeky dads. They need to be reminded they’re GeekDads. They need the GeekDad books!
Continue ReadingCelebrate Pi Day with fun educational activities from NASA JPL while your Pi Day pie bakes (or gets laser etched). Then upload your math geekery to share with the world!
Continue ReadingThis Valentine’s Day, tell someone you love them with a heart made of LEGO.
Continue ReadingHappy New Year! What are you hoping or planning to read this year? Here are some of our own reading resolutions (or non-resolutions) for 2018.
Continue ReadingHere’s the plan: I will introduce my boys to 20 new boardgames in January.
Continue ReadingStarting on Christmas Eve, you can use OnStar in your Chevrolet vehicle to get up-to-the-minute updates on where Santa is right now.
Continue ReadingWant a cheap way to buy a great deal of wrapping paper that is useful year round? Look no further–kraft paper is your friend!
Continue ReadingWinter approaches, with snow for some and thoughts of holiday traditions. These picture books celebrate the changing of the seasons and have some fun with St. Nick.
Continue ReadingLearn how to make and control your own ‘Stranger Things’ Ouija wall with LED Christmas lights, some circuitry, and a Raspberry Pi microcontroller.
Continue ReadingSet up your own Care Bear party with some tips from the author, inspired by Fun.com’s Halloween costumes.
Continue ReadingHere’s an extra-big stack of titles for Halloween that put the “boo!” in books!
Continue ReadingHalloween is just around the corner, and that means time to start thinking about decorations. In a perfect bit of timing, AtmosFX sent me a digital decorating kit to try out. The $199 package includes a projector with tripod, window projection material, and 14 scenes (eight of which are Halloween-themed). Is the all-in-one digital decoration kit worth it?
Continue ReadingSix Flags Fright Fest is the place to go when you want to immerse yourself in a horror movie.
Continue ReadingIf everyone gave the perfect gift every time, life would be a magical place. Unfortunately, geeks like me fail to grasp social norms right away, and we need rules to help us do things correctly. Read here to find the 10 rules that govern my gift-giving practices.
Continue ReadingIt’s that time of year again – when geeky dads everywhere get ‘Star Wars’ ties, LEGO coffee mugs, or their first Arduino kits. But most important, they need to be reminded that they ARE geeky dads. They need to be reminded they’re GeekDads. They need the GeekDad books!
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