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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Category: Leisure
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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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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Henty CoPilot Backpack Review: Challenge Accepted
The folks over at Henty saw my review of the Tom Bihn Tri-Star and Aeronaut 30 travel bags and emailed me the following message: “This may end your love affair with Tom Bihn’s luggage.”
Challenge accepted…
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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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Family Travel and Camp Vibes With KOA
No matter the season, Kampgrounds of America (KOA) have almost 500 locations promising camp vibes and redefined camping tailor made for family travel. But what if you don’t like camping?
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GeekDad Travels: Red Wall Garden Hotel Is an Oasis in Beijing’s Insanity
Stay at the Red Wall Garden Hotel in Beijing, and it will likely be the touchstone property that you compare every other hotel to during your visit to China. It’s just that good.
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Review: Cycliq Fly6 Rear Cycling Light & HD Bike Camera
The Fly6 bike camera performs just like a really good rear bike light. You make sure it’s charged, you turn it on, and you start riding. But unlike a simple bike light, you get the extra peace of mind by having your entire ride recorded (but with no extra effort required).
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Wonders of Wildlife Is a Family Conservation Destination
Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium is a world-class facility bringing conservation history, education, and advocacy to America’s heartland.
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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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Shanghai Versus Hong Kong: An Incredibly Detailed Breakdown and Comparison of China’s Disney Parks
The purpose of this post is to give a detailed comparison between Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disney Resort. How do they compare? How are they different? If you can only visit one, which should it be?
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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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’50 Cities of the U.S.A.’ Featuring… Cheyenne, Wyoming!
To celebrate this week’s release of ’50 Cities of the U.S.A.,’ GeekDad takes us to Cheyenne, Wyoming!
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Make It a Safer Ride With the Coros LINX Smart Helmet
I truly believe you will be safer on the road with this helmet. As much as I love technology, the killer feature of this helmet is the extra safety it provides the rider and that is a feature that every cyclist needs.
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Exploring the Ocean With a Bathyscope
Your kids can use a bathyscope to get a clear, nearly distortion-free view of what’s going on beneath the water’s surface.
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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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Visiting the “Spiritual Home of Scouting”
My son and I recently had a chance to visit Gilwell Park, an important site in the founding of the Scouting movement.
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Cycling With My Kids on Biking Across Kansas
You might be asking yourself right now why on Earth would I want to go cycling with my kids on a 500-miles bike ride across the State of Kansas. Well, I have a very good reason for not only taking them with me but actually requiring them to go.
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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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JoCo Cruise 2018 Guest Lineup Announced
Join in the geekiest adventure on the high seas by booking your trip on the JoCo Cruise 2018.
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Geekdad Passport: Four Corners Monument
I’ve long been fascinated by the Four Corners quadripoint in the United States. So when we planned a three-week adventure across the United States, Four Corners Monument was one of our must-see destinations.
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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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Travel Easier With the Bugaboo Boxer Luggage System
We road tested the $1500 Bugaboo Boxer Luggage System system on a family trip to Europe. Can some luggage really be worth that much?
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Sponsored: TeamSnap Organizes Your Team
Anyone who has ever been involved with organized sports knows that there are an untold number of administrative tasks that somebody has to take care of. An app/website called TeamSnap offers an all-in-one solution.
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