My 30-Day LEGO Build Challenge: The End Result
Learn what happened when I built 30 different LEGO Architecture Studio structures in 30-ish days.
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Bring Order to a Chaotic World With ‘How to Make Hand-Drawn Maps’
Design and make your own custom hand-made maps using the inspiration and step-by-step instructions in this gorgeous and informative book.
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My 30-Day Build Challenge: LEGO Architecture Studio
Kicking off a 30-day LEGO build challenge with an architecture theme.
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Welcome Springtime With LEGO
Build on the season’s beginnings with some themed and some new LEGO sets.
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Happy 40th Anniversary to the LEGO Minifigure!
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the LEGO Minifigure. Which one was your first?
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Itty Bitty Books: Uncovering a Lost Storybook From Queen Mary’s Doll’s House, Plus Make Your Own Tiny Book Library
Shrink yourself down to size and step into Queen Mary’s (or your own) dollhouse library, reading tiny literary works.
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Discover Your Roots, Part #4: Using Local and More Obscure Records to Focus Your Search
Some of the most helpful or enlightening documents are often some of the most obscure or hard to find. Here I give some examples of documents to look for as you research your family history.
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GeekDad Paints! Use Zenithal Shading for Quick and Easy Highlights
Sometimes, the most daunting part of painting a miniature is getting started. Here’s a trick I’ve started to use to add visual interest to my primed figures and get me painting faster.Â
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6 Facts We Learned About ‘The Toys That Made Us’ From Producer Brian Volk-Weiss (Including What’s Next)
We interview the Brian Volk-Weiss, the creator and producer of the Netflix series ‘The Toys That Made Us,’ about some behind-the-scenes aspects of making the show and what’s in store for viewers in the future.
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GeekDad Paints: ‘Star Wars: Imperial Assault’ – Luke, IG-88, Jyn Odan, Mak Eshka’rey, Rebel Saboteurs
It’s been a long couple of years, but my initial primed ‘Imperial Assault’ figures are finally all painted! Does this mean the series is over? Far from it…
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LEGO Celebrates 60th Anniversary With NYC LEGO Brick Stunt!
Today and this weekend, go to New York City’s Flatiron Plaza to check out LEGO’s 60th anniversary stunt!
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Staff Picks: 7 Criminally Underrated YouTube Channels
Battling for views and subscribers is hard, and for every channel with one million or more subscribers, there are hundreds with only dozens of regular viewers. Here are seven of our favorite hidden gems that we hope will soon become yours.
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Leviathan—Your New LEGO Ideas Ship In a Bottle
LEGO had announced our newest obsession, a LEGO Ideas ship in a bottle. This kit features a battleship named Leviathan, and is available starting Feb 1, 2018.
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Brand New, Open-Ended LEGO Sets Celebrate the Brick’s 60th Anniversary!
Build your way through 2018 with these brand new, open-ended LEGO sets to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the LEGO brick!
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Discover Your Roots, Part #3: Collecting, Generating, and Archiving Primary Sources
To discover your roots, learn to find and preserve primary sources from previous generations, and begin collecting your own records for posterity.
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Dig Into Your Genetic Origins With Living DNA
Research your ancient genetic roots with Living DNA, a new-ish genetic history service based in England.
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Discover Your Roots, Part #2: Building Stories and the Anatomy of an Ancestry.com Record
Our family histories are more than just a series of names and dates. Create a narrative of your ancestors’ lives at Ancestry.com.
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Teaser: Are You Ready for a Guardians of the Galaxy Pinball Machine?
Stern Pinball once again looks to fictional galaxies for a real-world hit with the new Guardians of the Galaxy pinball machine.
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Discover Your Roots, Part #1: 7 Steps to Get Started With Genealogy and Ancestry
It’s National Family History Month, the perfect time to get started on (or dive back in to) your family history projects. Here is the first in a new series detailing how to go about it and how to chronicle your family tree’s records.
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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 28
Last night was the 28th episode in our Dungeons & Dragons online Curse of Strahd campaign and it was tough, tense and very nearly ended in total disaster.
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Crumbs Brewing: Beer That’s Better Bread
Crumbs Brewing is a community brewery that makes beer from old bread. After a successful Amber Beer, it’s looking to crowdfund its next bread-based brews.
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Introducing LEGO House: Home of the Brick!
LEGO’s new masterpiece of an attraction, LEGO House, opens in Billund, Denmark, on September 28, 2017!
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Turn Words Into Art With ‘Hand Lettering A to Z’
Turn your own words (or those of someone else) into artistic masterpieces through hand lettering projects.
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Beat the Summer Boredom Blues With LEGO!
Check out the LEGO Creator Space Shuttle Explorer for summer afternoon fun for you and your kids!
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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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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 18
As the heroes crossed the fields to the south, Vallaki burned behind them. Thick black clouds billowed up from the town in immense pillars that pushed back the sky. Engong and Her Associates felt no guilt.
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Movies + LEGO = Stop Motion Fun With Klutz’s ‘LEGO Make Your Own Movie’
Getting started with LEGO stop-motion animation is easier than ever with Klutz’s ‘LEGO Make Your Own Movie’ book and kit.
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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 16
At that moment Engong came smashing through the window. She had climbed to the roof and used Kosef’s rope of binding to swing heroically into Victor’s dormitory. Stunned and panicked, Victor began furiously turning the pages of his mystical tome.
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‘D&D Curse of Strahd’ Player’s Report: Session 15
Everyone in the tavern heard Izek’s body break. His two henchmen stood, paralyzed by the shock of what they had just seen. Irwin drew his shortsword for the first time in many years, “EVERYBODY GET OUT!” he shouted. “You have doomed us all.”
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Bringing Coding for Kids Into the Real World: littleBits Code Kit
STEAM education and coding for kids are huge industries right now, but how do you pick the best of the best? The littleBits Code Kit covers a lot of ground in this educational space while giving kids a fun way to learn.
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