Road Trippin’: Creative Games for the Whole Family
These road trip games require no pieces, few rules, just kids and a whole lot of imagination.
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Tag: Educational
Reaping the Rewards: ‘Zoo Webs’ Animal Conservation Game
In “Reaping the Rewards,” we take a look at a crowdfunded project in its final form. Today’s project is ‘Zoo Webs’, a card game that helps kids learn about animals and conservation.
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Get Some Artistic Perspective With 'Perspective Made Easy'
Robbie Lee’s ‘Perspective Made Easy’ is a great guide for anyone just getting started with illustration and offers a nice refresher for more accomplished artists.
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Kickstarter Review: ‘Zoo Webs’ Tabletop Game
‘Zoo Webs’ is a new all ages tabletop game that launched on Kickstarter today. The game was developed by Clint Clark and his five-year-old son, a budding animal activist. The game promises to be both fun and educational for all ages.
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GeekMom Video Playlist
LOTS of entertainment to help you procrastinate! From that crazy German supermarket commercial, to the physics of ice-skates, to zombie romance, to Tom Hiddleson winning a dance battle.
Continue ReadingPokemon Typing Adventure Is the Collectification of Education
We try out the Pokemon Typing Adventure game with a FGTV family to see if it’s both a good game and good educationally.
Continue ReadingFree Learning Apps This Week From Wombi!
I’ve reviewed a number of iPad apps from Wombi for GeekDad — they have some great (and simple) little learning games in their library that they’ve shared with my son, Decker, over the last year. Well, I’ve been informed that it’s …
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What Do Smart Zombies Want? Apps For Better Brains!
I’m not sure what kind of geeky conversations go on in your households, but a common lament in my house is the lack of quality zombie apps on the market. Rather than listening to this diatribe yet again, I suggested that my son write it all down. Here’s his take on the state of the […]
Continue ReadingGrace’s Diary Is An Educational Adventure Game
As my kids grow up I’m aware that they need to build their own social networks. At the same time though I’m also aware how intense those relationships can be. Grace’s Diary is an adventure game on the PC that …
Continue ReadingEven Assassins Have a Family
Video games don’t usually bear very much resemblance to real life. Not only a lack of consequences, and super powers, but the characters often seem to exist in a post-human state without jobs, mortgages or families. It was with some …
Continue ReadingBuild Your Own Dinosaurs With DinoMixer
Don’t you ever wish you could combine the head of a Triceratops, the body of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the spiky tail of a Stegosaurus? (No? Okay, maybe it’s just me.) Now you can, without all the cutting and stitching …
Continue ReadingGet Yourself a Ticket To Ride
We’ve had some great feedback for our family anecdotal video game reviews on Game People. So this week we’ve been trying our hand at reviewing board games in the same way. Rather than rating them, we want to inform and …
Continue ReadingRevisit a Misspent R/C Youth
Building and racing Radio Controlled cars is a strong and vivid childhood memory for me. Now my kids are getting a little older I’ve been keen to get them as enthused about these super-fast model kit cars as I am. …
Continue ReadingTeaching Your Kids To Be Programmers
I’m always keen to get my kids into video gaming, although I’m not sure why. Perhaps because of this, I was really taken by a story told by a friend (@Pixelh8) who reviews games on Game People with me. He …
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