Geekiness Is…
Take a moment and enjoy the little geeky things that make up our life’s adventures.
Continue ReadingTake a moment and enjoy the little geeky things that make up our life’s adventures.
Continue ReadingNew Year, New Devious Plans. I need some new hardware but I’m not sure which laptop best suits our Evil Genius needs. So, ASUS sent me two. *grin
Continue ReadingI married a nice Catholic boy a decade ago. For ten or so years now, we’ve been doing both Christmas and Chanukah.
Continue ReadingThe only thing left now is your Christmas travel. Oh, I feel your pain! But I have the App for that: Tripit Pro.
Continue ReadingWe don’t do Christmas. There. I said it. Why? I’m Pagan. EG Dad is Atheist. Instead, we celebrate the Solstice. Best of both worlds.
Continue ReadingWhat do you say, are you ready to teach your kids code, and learn along with them? It is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Continue ReadingVisit the ‘Avatar’ planet of Pandora with your family in this new exhibit that brings the movie to life.
Continue ReadingSanta’s Village is the perfect holiday theme park.
Continue ReadingWe can say family time is important, but look at your schedule to find out where your priorities truly lie. It doesn’t take a lot of time or effort to play table-top games with your kids, and the pay-off is close family bonds.
Continue ReadingCharlie Brown glistens in Gaylord Palms ICE! this year.
Continue ReadingCute figurines, fun challenges, and the chance for my kids to outsmart me. Again! 4 out 5 floating minions for a new tabletop game, HOP!
Continue ReadingEvery year on Veterans Day in the U.S., we on GeekDad and GeekMom like to take a moment to remember our American veterans. We ordinarily deal with far less serious matters, but as most of us are American, we feel it is important that we remember all those who have given part of their lives in service to our country’s military.
Continue ReadingBreak out the Kleenex. Patricia shares her own military homecomings and features YouTube videos of some of the best ones to hit you right in the feels as a way to honor our veterans.
Continue ReadingA new expansion is available for ‘No Thank You, Evil!’ Well worth the investment.
Continue ReadingTalk Like a Pirate Day is merely a starter for the Language of My Foremothers. Talking the talk is fun, but knowing your heritage is even better.
Continue ReadingLast year’s Oz Comic-Con Cosplay Champion took home the global Crown Championships of Cosplay at C2E2. So what did Sydney 2016 have on offer?
Continue ReadingKeep your family and friends entertained with these small games that travel anywhere.
Continue ReadingSmartphone-controlled tanks battle it out on or off magnetic snapped-together battlefield, creating a fun interactive experience for kids, families and friends.
Continue ReadingWe’ve been here for less than two weeks, and I haven’t really seen myself in that time – though now I am beginning to wonder if it’s been a lot longer. And whether that really has anything to do with the inability to see my reflection.
Continue ReadingYou think the Convention Season has finished? Not when we have 4x family tickets to giveaway for Oz Comic-Con!
Continue ReadingSending a kid to college can be tough on a parent, so Rebecca Angel spent an entire weekend reinforcing geeky ideals to her son.
Continue ReadingOnce again, ConnectiCon provided Rebecca Angel and her son with a weekend of games and entertainment.
Continue Reading‘No Thank You, Evil!’ is an excellent starter kit for gamers who want a role-playing campaign that works for the entire family.
Continue ReadingAn engaging game for people of all ages; comes with three game modes for prereaders up through adults. Mine some gems and test your luck of the draw with the spell cards in this two to four player game. Five-year-old tested and approved.
Continue ReadingRebecca Angel has been attending ConnectiCon, a multi-genre convention, for a decade. As a musical guest, to playing games with her children, it has always been a memorable weekend of fandom and fun.
Continue ReadingIt is time for a change. It is time to let our little boys into “the girls’ world” and our little girls into “the boys’ world.” Here’s how.
Continue ReadingSupanova Sydney 2016 had a light side, and a dark side. Here you can read all about the fluffy, happy, fun stuff I found. And then you can duck over to my parallel ‘Supanova 2016’ post on the … less-fun parts.
Continue ReadingLike the Designated Hitter in baseball, or the Designated Driver in drinking, to a parent the Designated Grown-Up is the person we count on to take care of things when we can’t.
Continue ReadingMegaCon 2016 was a blast and Dakster gives her reasons why.
Continue ReadingIf your kids struggle to connect to math, here are some ways that math connects to our lives.
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