Get Kids Designing With ‘3D Printing Projects’
If you’re a camp instructor or parent who is looking for something to help with learning 3D modeling, you’re going to want to check out DK’s new book, 3D Printing Projects.
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Tiny Men and Enormous Beauty–‘Inis’ Review
Beauty abounds in the rolling hills, wind-blasted moors, and jagged crags of the island of Inis. But don’t be fooled by the picturesque landscape… There’s war afoot and only the most cunning and ambitious clan will be able to rule this stunning land.
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Learn to Color Comics With K Michael Russell + Interview
Learn to color comic books from an industry pro: K Michael Russell. Lessons are available both on YouTube and his course website. Join GeekDad for an exclusive interview.
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Stack Overflow: 3 Manga Titles for the Japanese Foodies
These manga titles explore Japanese cuisine from different viewpoints.
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Seize and Conquer in ‘Vye: The Card Game of Capture and Control’
In ‘Vye,’ a cutthroat game of strategy, place and claim land cards to assemble the biggest connected territory.
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Find a Reprieve From Winter in ‘Indian Summer’
As the theme implies, playing ‘Indian Summer’ is like a calm walk in the woods on a warm autumn day.
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Throw a ‘Wrinkle in Time’ Party in the Comfort of Your Own Home Laboratory
Reading Time: 5 minutes Perfect for late-night visits from mysterious strangers during hurricanes. After many weeks of me blathering about the book in anticipation, the new A Wrinkle in Time movie comes out this weekend. Maybe your family wants to turn movie day into a day-long event. Maybe some fan has a birthday coming up […]
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Crack the Code in ‘Decrypto’
Transmit coded messages to your teammates using your code words… but be sneaky, because your rivals are trying to intercept your messages!
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Reading ‘The Hobbit’ Aloud? Make It a Punk Rock Sing-a-Long.
Image courtesy of A.J. O’Connell Our family reads The Hobbit aloud every winter. It’s awesome—we love telling the story, we love spending time together just reading, and we love doing the voices. We have a family headcanon about some of the characters and we even do activities, like drawing the scenes for our preschooler […]
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Reclaim the Silence With Dog Silencer Max
With the Dog Silencer Max, the author has reclaimed the quiet of his back yard after moving next door to a bored and very vocal dog.
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Don’t Add to the Clutter! 10 Gift Ideas That Aren’t More Needless ‘Stuff’
Why not spend your money on things your loved one will appreciate without adding to the clutter? Here’s 10 gift ideas that aren’t just “stuff.”
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There’s No Place Like Disneyland for the Holidays
Perry Como sang that “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays,” but that’s because he never visited Disneyland in December.
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Making a Portable ‘Stranger Things’ Ouija Wall
Learn how to make and control your own ‘Stranger Things’ Ouija wall with LED Christmas lights, some circuitry, and a Raspberry Pi microcontroller.
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Between the Bookends: 9 Books We Read in Oct-Nov 2017
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Lisa, Rebecca, Melissa, Sophie, and Chris share their favorite books from the last month.
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Why the Art-o-mat Vending Machine Is My Kind of Art Gallery
Art-o-mat has repurposed cigarette vending machines into one-of-a-kind art galleries and has given a creative outlet to arts and art lovers of all kinds.
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Experiencing History First-Hand: The Somme and Compiègne
Join my family and me as we tour two key World War I sites: its bloodiest battle and the place where it ended
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GeekDad Visits Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary and Esther the Wonder Pig
Have you heard of Esther the Wonder Pig? She’s a pig—the name kind of gives that away—and she’s been the subject of a ‘New York Times’ bestseller book and a social media star. She’s also the namesake resident of the Happily Ever Esther farm sanctuary near Toronto. My family took the tour and met Esther.
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The Rebirth of ‘Zendo’
‘Zendo’ has been around for a while: it was one of the games you could play with Looney Pyramids back when they were called Icehouse Pyramids. Now it’s back, with some awesome new pieces.
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Fantastic Voyage: GeekDad Reviews ‘Super Mario Odyssey’
Run, jump, glide, and laugh your way through ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ for the Nintendo Switch.
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10 Pieces of Inadvertent Nightmare Fuel for ’80s Kids
They say speaking about the trauma is the first step towards recovery. Here’s ten pieces of inadvertent nightmare fuel for ’80s kids.
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‘Deckscape’: An Escape Room in Your Pocket
Check out one of the newest tabletop escape room games: the Deckscape series!
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Stack Overflow: 7 ‘Science Comics’ from First Second
In today’s column, I’ll take you on a trip through the ‘Science Comics’ library from First Second!
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Before You Summit, You Must Avoid the Yeti in ‘Dicey Peaks’
Mountain Climbing would be a lot more fun if it wasn’t for the whole die-on-the-side-of-a-mountain-and-leave-your-body-there-forever thing. A new press your luck, dice-rolling game circumvents that little hurdle.
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Geek Out With Me: ‘Kids Incorporated’ Then and Now
From the clothes, hairstyles, and music of the ’80s to the arcade games in the malt shop and the free-range kids with no curfew, ‘Kids Incorporated’ is peak Americana.
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It’s Espionage for Two (or More) with the Excellent ‘Codenames Duet’
‘Codenames’ returns with a cooperative version for two (or more) that also includes a campaign mode.
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Holy Cats, Batman: Tim Hanley’s ‘The Many Lives of Catwoman’
Discover Catwoman’s complex history in Tim Hanley’s ‘The Many Lives of Catwoman: The Felonious History of a Feline Fatale’ from Chicago Review Press.
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Wear Your Geekdom, Make New Friends
I don’t know how it took me so long to figure this out: if people are advertising their love for your favorite things through their clothing choices, you can easily find potential friends. I guess sometimes it IS okay to judge people by what they wear.
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Cultural Diversity in Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Bring diversity into your reading world with these four books action-packed with magic, dystopian futures, mutant creatures, and time travel.
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15 Key Differences Between ‘Starfinder’ and ‘Pathfinder’ RPGs
‘Starfinder’ is born of ‘Pathfinder,’ but the designers had a chance to streamline. What are the big differences between the systems?
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Stress Reduction GeekDad Style; There’s No Place Like 127.0.0.1
Summer is almost over and stress is at an all-time high. Find out how one GeekDad approaches stress reduction and let us know if it sounds familiar! Share your own geeky stress reduction tips in the comments or on social media.
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