Holiday Crafts for Cheapskates: Gift Card Glitter Globes
GeekMom Lisa has a post-Christmas craft for those used holiday gift cards.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Lisa has a post-Christmas craft for those used holiday gift cards.
Continue ReadingThe GeekMoms wish you and yours a Happy Holiday!
Continue ReadingEvery family has its holiday traditions. One of ours is to pile the kids into the SUV the night before Christmas Eve for a tour of the city and its holiday decorations. Hot chocolate is a requirement, as are blankets — even though it’s warm in the vehicle, something about being wrapped in blankets makes the drive a little more festive. Canadian weather doesn’t always cooperate. Some years have seen blizzards that push the four wheel drive sled to its limits while cutting visibility; this year was rather green, drizzly and dreary (so much for The Great White North). Methodology has changed tremendously, too. Many of the more popular displays are synchronized, computerized light and music shows (I still have a soft spot for the old school decorations that have clearly been collected over the course of decades). Instead of word of mouth or random exploration, there’s now an app that maps the holiday light hotspots. And, of course, my kids have grown. There’s a high school student riding along with us now — when did that happen? No matter what traditions your family celebrates, here’s hoping this holiday season finds you healthy and happy.
Continue ReadingThere was no Christmas tree in our house. There were no stockings, and Santa never came down the chimney. This is how I grew up. 7% of Americans do not celebrate Christmas. That includes members of many religions (including some Christians) and other Americans for whom, for whatever reason, it’s just not a holiday.
Continue ReadingWhat do you get when you cross a Time Lord, an Earth holiday, and the BBC? The Doctor Who Christmas special, of course!
Continue ReadingGive the gift of “YES!” with a coupon book for the kids.
Continue ReadingLast minute prep: Geek out your house for your holiday party!
Continue ReadingLooking for a last minute stocking stuffer? Looney Labs have done it again with Holiday Fluxx.
Continue ReadingMy son is a ninja fan, and I am most certainly Pro-Pirate. How does this play out at Christmas?
Continue ReadingThis tutorial shows you how to cheaply make a Mickey Mouse wreath like the ones I saw on vacation at Walt Disney World.
Continue ReadingEnjoy this (slightly wonky) video of our holiday light display synced up to Blue Christmas by Scott Bradlee and the Postmodern Jukebox.
Continue ReadingDownload the free PDFs for these Lego ornaments and have fun building the decorations for this year’s tree.
Continue ReadingOh, who wants the same old boring lyrics to our holiday favorite tunes? Add a geeky twist!
Continue ReadingIt’s called the Advent Calendar of Ideas, and it’s just the sort of geeky idea I’ve come to expect from the folks at Sugru. For the next 24 days or so, Sugru will be offering up a daily tip or trick or just plain cool hack that can be done using Sugru.
Continue ReadingHo Ho Ho! Look who the Doctor is visiting with this Christmas.
Continue ReadingLet us help you comparison shop on the stuff your geek families want from Black Friday sales.
Continue ReadingOver the weekend our own Matt Blum discovered this delightful oddity at the Tysons Corner Mall in Northern Virginia.
Continue ReadingFair warning: this is a rant.
Continue ReadingWhen exactly should you stop wearing your Christmas sweater?
Continue ReadingCome join us as the Christmas and Pirate Playmobil Advent Calendars are opened and hi-jinks follow…
Continue ReadingWith just a few hours left before Christmas music is a thing of the past — at least until next November — you’d think I could survive another few moments of traditional classics. And you’d be wrong.
Continue ReadingOn behalf of the entire GeekDad family, I’d like to wish the happiest of holidays to you and yours.
Continue ReadingGeekMom playlist has the 2013 rewind, random videos, and holiday fun! Check out what you missed, and what to share!
Continue ReadingThere’s nothing like the smell of fresh pine to put you in the holiday spirit. Put your own spin on this festive tradition without busting your Christmas budget.
Continue ReadingHere then are some classic Christmas tunes from the UK to inject new life into your iTunes Christmas playlist (admit it, you have one).
Continue ReadingWhen a boy’s favorite things are Christmas and Lego bricks, it’s easy to make him happy.
Continue ReadingOne of my personal favorite holiday traditions is anxiously combing through my RSS feeds throughout the month of December in anticipation of new seasonal songs. There are a number of regular annual musical merrymakers, but there are two that never fail to satisfy.
Continue ReadingAll those times I tried to convince my parents that Santa Claus did not exist.
Continue ReadingEverybody knows the classic winter holiday movies, and most of them are fine, but they can get a bit repetitive. Here are some alternatives that probably weren’t on your family’s list… possibly with good reason.
Continue ReadingGeeks indulge in holiday goodies at least as much as others. Here are some of my traditional and non-traditional favorites.
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