Whether you’re readying for this summer’s total solar eclipse (in North America) or just want to study the sun, this portable Celestron telescope from ThinkGeek is a perfect entry-level solar telescope.
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Engong awoke as the guards roughly locked her into the stockade. She could hear Baräsh in the stocks next to her softly humming a dragonborn hymn. “Great,” she thought, “he’s here.”
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A finely dressed man sat alone at a table in the corner. Conspicuous due to his brightly coloured shirt with extended cuffs and ruffled collar, exposing a rather hairy chest and large gold medallion. The man introduced himself as Rictavio,
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When I recently began DMing ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ games for a group of friends, it made absolute sense to me to incorporate my other favorite hobby: LEGO. After all, it was a resource I had in plentiful supply.
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Last night was the sixth session of our Curse of Strahd campaign. We awoke in the morning, refreshed. We felt rejuvenated and happy for the first time since we met in the abandoned caravan site a few days earlier. And then the memories of the past days’ events came back to us.
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So you’ve played through the Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition starter set and your party has reached the dizzying heights of level five, but where do you go from here?
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We were in a dark crypt below the church. The stairs leading back had been covered in a magical grease, the fighter was feeling the effects of bad cheese poisoning, there was a wild magic storm going on. What’s more, our enemy seemed to hardly have suffered any damage at all. We were on the ropes …
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Boating season is upon us. Take the time to educate your kids in boating safety. The LEGO City Fishing Boat is a great place to launch your conversation.
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We had just escaped the Death House (barely), and it was time to move onto the story proper. Last session, my character died and came back as one of ‘the returned’ and I was eager to see how this would affect the rest of the party. This week we faced our first vampire.
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The LEGO Park Street Townhouse is the latest in the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 series of residential building kits!
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This DIY guide will teach you how to make a waterproof pouch to store your Cascade Platinum ActionPacs right on the dishwasher.
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When life-size gardening is beyond your scope of interest, gardening on a tiny scale may appeal to you. Think bonsai and fairy gardens!
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‘DC Kids’ is an all-new web series hosted by kids for kids, debuting Friday, March 3.
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Commit to do something for yourself every day for a month. And then do it again.
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Making stuffed animals is pretty doable if you use the Howtoons strategy of simple shapes.
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Feel like writing letters? Why not participate in 2017’s A Month of Letters!
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I thought I was doing my daughter and the league a favor. I had no idea how much I would get out of the experience.
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Remember, collecting should be fun. If it isn’t, you’re doing it wrong.
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One of the most cost-effective ways to get a cool prop for your cosplay is to buy a resin kit.
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Kickstarter promises to grow edible greens fast and effortlessly.
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IfOnly is a very special kind of online marketplace and the inspiration for GeekDad’s “Top 5 Geeky Experiential Gifts for the Holidays.”
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If you’ve ever had the itch to make something from wood, Nick Offerman’s book is the perfect way to learn (or improve) that skill.
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It’s October (already?), which means it’s time for Inktober!
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Thanks to ‘Humble Bundle,’ now I actually go through the ‘Make:’ books’ contents, reading up on all the fascinating project ideas.
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One of the latest additions to our camping gear collection immediately proved its worth: the Coleman Point Loma All Day Dome Shelter. It provides plenty of room for a family to shelter from the sun and the rain.
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My son likes making and tinkering, and so do several of his friends. So we decided to have a “Tinker Birthday Party. Our project? A small alarm system!
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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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There are definitely familiar aspects to this game, but when joined together, Obama Llama feels new. The humor in the game is quirky in just the right way and the more oddball the scenario, the better.
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Looking for a fun way to reinforce learning at home while introducing your kids to the basics of tabletop role-playing? Playground Adventures offers an array of short and educational scenarios designed for after school gaming.
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Cooking is a great hobby for young makers and crafters, as it gives them skills they’ll need anyway, and it may seed a real passion for the art.
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