We’ve written about the inventive EepyBird before. Some of the GeekDads have even seen them live. But the EepyBird guys, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz, really deserve a post of their own. Even if you don’t know the name, you …
Continue ReadingThis past Christmas, the kids got a couple Wii games, some new handheld games, and one got an iPod Touch. Besides the iPod Touch never leaving my oldest teen’s hands (even when asleep I believe), the one stand-out game that …
Continue ReadingGoogle announced several weeks ago they were going to select a city for a high-speed internet pilot. Several cities have done some crazy things to woo the Googleplex to their neck of the woods. Some are pretty funny, and it …
Continue ReadingIf you love paper crafts, or if you just appreciate excellent representations of things made out of paper, check out Canon’s Creative Park website. I was instantly amazed at the quality and diversity of the projects. The first one that …
Continue ReadingWe, and I suspect many other geekparents, struggle with the right balance between providing our child with productive learning time and free play time. Sure, we let the geeklet play games on the Wii and watch (pre-screened) movies, but we …
Continue ReadingIt’s a crazy sale! They’ve gone mental! Maker Shed is selling pinewood derby cars for ONE SINGLE SOLITARY DOLLAR EACH! But, you ask yourself, what would you do with a pinewood derby car? Unless you’re the parent of a Cub Scout, that is. Consider the example of Greg Flanagan. Last August, he asked his wife […]
Continue ReadingIf you encountered a lost robot, would you help it find its way? Would you nudge it in the right direction, watch its progress or just look the other way? Kacie Kinzer tested this in Washington Square Park in New York City, as Mission 1 of several of the Tweenbots project. She describes the project […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever been to a paintball fight, you know that the guns are heavy, the paint is really messy and doesn’t smell very good, and that the paintballs hurt when they hit you. And if you’ve ever wanted to bring your kids to play, you know that most places have a minimum age of […]
Continue ReadingThere are a lot of different kinds of ice cube trays out there. There is the standard cube-like shape from a tray, the kind that comes out of automatic ice makers, long thin bits of ice to fit in your water bottle and many other interesting shapes. IKEA, for example, has had fun ice cube […]
Continue ReadingNational Geographic Kids is decked out in green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, with a series of suitably themed activities available for kids. Features include facts on Ireland, a quiz about the history behind St. Patrick’s Day and a number of crafts like the candy shamrock pin. There’s a story on Green Invaders as […]
Continue ReadingHere in North Carolina, we don’t get hardly enough snow for something like this to be viable, but it still looks like a hell of a lot of fun. These guys have taken Fisher-Price Power Wheels and cranked them up a notch with gasoline engines. Watch as they cruise around a frozen parking lot, having […]
Continue ReadingLast week we asked you to help fellow geek dad and friend of the blog Wil Wheaton make it to the final round in Paul and Storm’s Geek Madness Tournament. And, man, did you ever come through! Wil made it to the final face-off with Joss Whedon with plenty of room to spare. But now […]
Continue ReadingThe Penultimate Four round in Paul and Storm’s Geek Madness Tournament is nearly over, and Wil Wheaton is losing! Yes, readers, our fellow geek dad and friend of the blog needs your vote and he needs it now to make it to the final round. As of this writing, Wil is 80 votes behind Gabe […]
Continue ReadingI started out as a graphics geek, long enough ago to remember pasteboards and waxers, and to define "font" as something on a strip of Compugraphic film. Then came digital type, and tools like Fontographer that suddenly allowed mere mortals to create their own fonts. Even then, getting your handwriting digitized was a premium service. […]
Continue ReadingJust a quick bit of weekend fun for you – a quick look into the world of mashing up Lego Minifigs and Spider-Man. Lots of creativity (and time) put into these… Enjoy.
Continue ReadingLast year I participated in International Moustache Month, one of the panoply of February’s celebrations of the fuzzy face. As I said back then, the Way of the GeekDad is about being a geek, but it’s also about being a dad. And nothing screams "Dad" as loudly as facial hair. The idea is simple: grow […]
Continue ReadingMAKE:television invited GeekDad to their premiere event in Minnesota this week. GeekDad John and I played with some of the projects they built on the air, met the host, John Park and got a preview of the series. It was a fun evening and a fitting start to a great program. MAKE, the magazine, is […]
Continue ReadingWhat do you get when you stack 49 microwaves in a large, empty warehouse, and set the timers? If you were expecting a snappy punchline, well…you’re out of luck. Fortunately the creative types at AKQA took it upon themselves to figure out an answer, and filmed the result. (Bonus: Viewable in high-def with the new […]
Continue ReadingWho should be the new U.S. Secretary for Geek Affairs? That’s what Paul and Storm, the funny and geeky musical duo about whom I’ve written recently, want to know. Since Barack Obama is, of course, going to be the first geek President of the United States, they reason, he ought to create this new post. […]
Continue ReadingOur 1970′s Lincoln Mark V had white leather seats, a big V8 and a huge carpeted trunk. Bags and bags of Christmas treasures were locked in that trunk, safe from prying little hands. My hands, however, were connected to a brain that remembered the remote trunk release. My younger brother and I had enough time […]
Continue ReadingOne of my kids’ favorite museums is the National Air & Space Museum’s annex near Dulles Airport. And, like most kids in the U.S. under 15, one of their favorite holidays is Halloween. Last night, at an annual event called Air & Scare, they (and my wife and I) had a chance to combine the […]
Continue ReadingNo, there’s no such thing as a Fixer Faire. But there should be. It’s an underserved market. How many of you get to spend more time creating gigantic Tesla coils than repairing broken stuff around your house? Exactly, some of us have to fix boring stuff around the house. We should have a place to […]
Continue ReadingTED just posted a talk by John Hodgman (of pretty-much-everything fame, but most notable as "PC") that should cut straight to the heart of any geek. I could say that it involves lost time, aliens, a summer day, tourism, Liberians, the reliability of buses, and true love, but that wouldn’t do it justice. Just watch […]
Continue ReadingWe carved the first pumpkins of the year today, following the trip to the Apple Orchard and Pumpkin patch yesterday. The boys added some Geek touches on their own. The eye was designed to hold a Bionicle Cordak blaster. Unfortunately, my pumpkin carving skills are not equal to their design skills and the blaster could […]
Continue ReadingWhat a treat! Our friends over at karvd sent us this Halloween surprise — a pumpkin carved with the October GeekDad theme, "Eeeeek Dad". Karvd pumpkins have been seen plenty of places, including a special, spooky Halloween nod over at Colbert Nation last year. If you’re looking for a DIY customized pattern of a loved […]
Continue ReadingOK, so he’s not a mutant, but he’s no ordinary cat. Mr. Lee has been outfitted with his very own CatCam, designed and built by his owner, J. Perthold, from a keychain digital camera and some custom circuitry. The CatCam provides a peek into the daily adventures of Mr. Lee as he prowls the neighborhood. […]
Continue ReadingMy kids and I love Chinese Buffets, but for different reasons. I just like to eat . The crab legs offer a biology lesson for one son and food for the other. Neither one willingly eats much beyond jello, pudding and garlic bread yet, but they both love the fortune cookies. I’m wondering if I’ll […]
Continue ReadingYou’re reading a post on a blog called "GeekDad," so whether you’re a dad or not, the odds are you’re a geek…or at least you think you are. If you’re not completely sure you qualify as a complete geek, or just want to be more secure in your geekiness, this ten-question quiz may help. (If […]
Continue ReadingImage via WikipediaTo become a GeekDad or GeekMom, one must first find a partner willing to put up with the… quirks of living with a geek. Jessica Merritt over at the Soul Mating blog has just posted a very long (50 items!) and detailed list of the reasons why dating (and hopefully ultimately marrying) a […]
Continue ReadingCan’t you just see him standing onstage, lollypop mic in hand, asking the crowd if it’s ready to rock? Jukebox Hero Baby – The best bloopers are here Now I’m trying to think of songs I can teach my two year old.
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