Every year more than 50 million people, 3.5 million in the New York area alone, watch in person or on television one of the most popular parades in the world, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, best known for its gigantic shaped balloons celebrating pop culture icons from different generations. With Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) taking […]
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Art therapy has never been more important for our family than it has these past two years, and one of our favorites is Paint by Numbers. We recently received a kit from Craft-Ease, and it exceeded all of our expectations!
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Full disclaimer: I did not watch the Olympics. Despite hailing from a Sports-Obsessed country, I genuinely have absolutely no interest in the Olympics; Summer or Winter. However, I am fascinated with Japan. From professional studies to my all-around personal love, I absolutely believe Japan deserved all the attention it could get from the Olympic coverage. […]
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Tego is now a transformer-like multi-tool for carrying toiletries, tools, tech accessories, or pretty much anything else you might need to organize and make portable.
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You can draw, no matter where you find yourself in your artistic journey.
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Two exclusive Virtual Reality Experiences are launching at Harry Potter New York putting fans right in the middle of the magical world.
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We spent part of this month at a lake house in Maine. Five glorious days of polar dips, evening kayaking, and lots of general splashing around. Part way through the day on our fourth day there, I told my entire family to go put their cozzies on, and they all looked at me like I […]
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Throughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Follow the Pride Month tag to find all the content in one space (including LGBTQ content from previous years) and keep checking back for more throughout the month. Today’s book review is The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons. Please note: This post contains affiliate […]
Continue ReadingThanks to the lockdown and the parks closing, Epcot’s Flower Garden Festival ended a few months early last year. A lot of people were upset because the weekend it closed was the pass holder Orange Bird magnet distribution. I’m just happy I was able to go in at least once before it all shut down. […]
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Humans are tactile animals. Being able to use my sense of touch has always been important to me. I want to pet my dogs and cat, hug my family, jump in fluffy snow, and put our feet in cool summer grass. Seeing and hearing about different places in a book or on a video is […]
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Though not every artist is fortunate enough to be able to afford a dedicated space in which to create, everyone has to live somewhere. Creating some forms of art doesn’t usually take up a lot of room, such as writing, smaller handicrafts, and the like. But many artists’ work takes up larger spaces, and many […]
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A promise aptly fulfilled.
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One of the most important things we can do with our kids is spend time with them, playing games and building projects together. The GeekDad books are filled with great, geeky projects for parents and kids of all ages to share and enjoy.
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The Deeper Chirp brings technology to your fishing trip by adding high-end sonar to your phone or tablet.
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The Kelty Range 2.0 trekking poles can be use individually as hiking poles. Constructed of anodized aluminum, they are light, adjustable, and include features like spring-loaded shock absorption and cork/EVA grips.
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Train cab view videos are a relaxing, enjoyable experience that will let you see the world in some form, even if you can’t leave the house.
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While making real espresso requires specialized equipment, you can get remarkably close using an AeroPress and a Prismo attachment.
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This is the sixth and final article in my series about commonplace books, which highlights a number of products that can come in handy when keeping a commonplace book.
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Working out together as a family can be a great way to fight social distancing-induced stress.
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A magical merger of massive magnitude as Cartamundi, the world’s leading manufacturer of playing cards, acquired The United States Playing Card Company, known for brands including Bicycle and Bee.
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If you read books at all (and I mean even if you read just a little) you should consider keeping a commonplace book. I am writing a series of articles about commonplace books and this is the second article in the series, which talks about why someone would want to keep a commonplace book.
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Now you can build the famous Canterbury Cathedral on a tiny scale!
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Here’s a look back on my Etch-a-Sketch drawings for Etchtober!
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Collecting books about art-making is my guilty pleasure.
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“Where should we go next?” you ask? The folks at Atlas Obscura have hundreds of suggestions.
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It’s always a good time for a bad joke. Halloween gives us all kinds of monsters and mayhem to play with. We think it is a ghoulishly good time for some ammunition when the neighborhood kids need a little trick with their treat. Enjoy these fun and awful Halloween jokes!
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Sick of eating through batteries to power LEGO Motors? A little bit of work and a few dollars of electronics and you can plug Power Function LEGO Electronics into the wall!
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New York Comic Con is a massive event taking place from October 3-6. It would be impossible to cover the con in full. But the GeekFamilyNetwork is going to do their best to bring you as much as possible in way of New York Comic Con coverage, concentrating on the stuff they love. Be sure […]
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Searching for some superhero t-shirts, we stumbled on a New York City staple – Rags-A-GoGo has been serving up pop-culture since 1990.
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What are YOUR tips, tricks, and hacks for pulling off great backyard cooking?
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