We here at GeekDad and GeekMom love to support geeky parents creating things to do with their kids. Today, we’re bringing you a giveaway and Kickstarter preview for just such a project: SpaceGym.
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‘5 Minute Really True Stories for Family Time’ is another great way to spread a love of reading, culture, science, and the world around us with younger children.
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Speculative Fiction loves to reimagine the World Wars. These four books tell the stories of wars that never were.
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‘I Am a Book, I Am a Portal to the Universe’ is a visually stunning books that will switch on young and inquisitive minds.
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Earlier this year I reviewed Fire Team, a small box game by Games Workshop available through more traditional retail outlets. This month I’m back to look at Bladeborn, which is being released in the same format. The two games share much of the same DNA, with similar rules mechanics. Bladeborn takes the world of Warcry and smashes it into the hexes […]
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Last year, I reviewed By Force Alone, an Arthurian retelling that pulled no punches and reinvented the famous legends around Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Like all Lavie Tidhar novels, it was an invigorating read. By Force Alone, it turns out, was the first novel in a quartet: The Anti-Matter of Britain. Now the second […]
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Doctor Who The Edge of Reality brings back everyone’s favorite timelord in a sequel to 2019’s Doctor Who the Edge of Time.
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Great hardware combined with fantastic software make the CZUR Shine Ultra an ideal scanning solution
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If you are a GeekParent of a certain age then the word MEGO holds a special place in your heart. So here is an update on the state of MEGO!
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A lot has happened in the six years since the Harmonica Pocket last released a collection of songs. The Okee Dokee Brothers have moved into their particular space for gentle, nature- and family-oriented music and won a Grammy Award. But does that mean there isn’t room for two acts with a similar sound and sensibility? That’s like asking a […]
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Padmate releases some amazingly good and affordable earbuds with their new Pamu Z1. I am very jaded when it comes to earbuds. I have owned a lot, tested a lot, and have thrown out a lot of would-be great hearing devices. So when I received a new set from a Chinese company that had been […]
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‘It’s Up to Us: A Children’s Terra Carta’ is a picture book primer to sustainable living. It has been released to coincide with COP26.
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Today, October 21st, 2021, marks the 80th Anniversary of Wonder Woman.
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Geekdad tries to assemble a Skaven Warcry warband using only a single box of models. I manage to get 10 different fighter types out of one box!
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‘The Left-Handed Booksellers of London’ by Garth Nix is an immersive urban fantasy filled with folk legends, magic, and bookshops.
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What does STEAM mean in education?
What is STEAM? STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.
In a way, I was predisposed to hate Muppets Haunted Mansion. I’ve loved the Muppets since I was a kid, and it’s no exaggeration to say that our mutual appreciation for them is one of the reasons my wife and I fell in love. I was a bit of a latecomer to Disney parks, since […]
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Looking for a smart meat therometer for those smaller cuts? The MeatStick MiniX might be just what you’re looking for.
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‘Kid: A History of the Future’ is a captivating dystopia featuring VR, quantum entanglement, and the London Underground. What’s not to love?
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Immerse wants to take your spatial gaming audio to the next level with their new Immerse Gaming Hive working with the new Razer Barracuda X.
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Find a convention near you this Labor Day weekend, including Dragon Con, ReaperCon, Fan Expo Boston, and more.
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It’s a very long time since I’ve posted a GeekDad Paints! post but in the last 12 months, I’ve been painting more than ever. The arrival of Kill Team: Octarius means I’ve switched from Warhammer Underworlds to the Warhammer 40,000 universe. I don’t have much experience with these types of models, but I loved the grimdark […]
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Remember when going to a place with a lot of people was normal? This was a reminder.
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Find a convention near you this weekend, including MegaCon, FarleyCon, Monster-Mania Con, Anime Magic!, and many more.
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One of the strong points of ‘Kill Team: Octarius’ is its narrative play. We take a deep dive into the game’s exciting new campaign system.
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The Ironjawz are huge hulking brutes than long for nothing more than a good scrap. Here I try to put togehter a decent warband for Warcry.
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‘Kill Team: Octarius’ sees a massive overhaul of skirmish combat in the Warhammer 40K universe. The set looks to be by far the best yet.
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Find an in-person or virtual convention this weekend, including Crunchyroll Expo, Otakon, CONvergence, and more.
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Chernobylite is a new survival horror RPG set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone from developer The Farm 51 and publisher All in! Games.
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Xround is bringing has quality sound in a small portable form factor to your Bluetooth devices and gaming consoles with the Aero True Wireless earbuds.
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