If your family is anything like ours, books are big. And especially books with, well, shall we say, magical elements. And that just happens to fit the bill for the kind of books we see from Sterling Publishing. Sterling has a lovely Children’s imprint, as well as many others, and you’ll often see their logo […]
Continue ReadingLiving simply is important to me. I also love to give gifts. I reconcile this by giving ethical presents whenever possible. You know what I mean, purchases that help out a worthy organization. You can often buy such gifts at your local museum, house of worship, or any non-profit knowing that a portion of […]
Continue ReadingI’m not much of a jewelry wearer myself, so I think it’s funny that I keep meeting people who make amazing jewelry that is so perfect for GeekMoms. Awhile back I wrote about Tammy Stellanova and her wonderful steampunk style creations. Today, I have to share the work of scientist-turned-artist Raven Hanna. Featuring designs that look […]
Continue ReadingI have fond memories of playing Monopoly from my childhood. We had our own rules of course, every family does. You could buy a house on any property you owned when you landed on it again, even if you only owned one. I was virtually unaware of the need for a monopoly until I was […]
Continue ReadingI got my first glimpse of First Second’s new Nursery Rhyme Comics at Comic-Con this summer. Several of its contributors attended a gathering for children’s book writers and artists I’d helped organize, and they had a hot-off-the-presses advance copy of the book to pass around. For me, it was love at first page-turn. Comics creator […]
Continue ReadingIf you’ve got a LEGO fanatic in your household as I do, you will appreciate that what looks like a simple 8-stud LEGO brick is actually a USB drive. Mind you, it’s not an actual LEGO brick (nor is it a LEGO product), but what better way to proclaim a love of all things LEGO […]
Continue ReadingWe recently gave the same gift to two very different people—a seventy-something gentleman who is retiring and a twenty-six year old woman receiving her master’s degree. Both were ridiculously pleased. The gift? Wisdom. That is, a book by that name filled with insights by prominent people who have had at least sixty-five years of […]
Continue ReadingThe Star Wars Fan – This is as simple as arranging for a Star Wars movie marathon, kids optional. Get the living room spic and span, move the couches together, and get creative. Consider making some blue milk for the …
Continue ReadingI’ll tell you who could use more praise, more recognition, more rewards. We could.
Continue ReadingIf your family is anything like us, you take gaming seriously. My husband and I have an amazing group of friends with whom to play games, but none so dedicated as our D&D group. We’ve been campaigning for about two and a half years, now, and I’ve got to say, I never imagined it could […]
Continue ReadingWe’re geeks. We love giving geeky, technology-related gifts. We don’t (always) like being the default technical support for said gifts. If you’re familiar with the “For Dummies” series of books, then you might just have an out on the tech …
Continue ReadingOur sponsor KwiqApps just announced a new title just in time for the holidays. 12 Days of Christmas is an interactive music game, full of holiday spirit, right on your iPod, iPhone, or iPad. From their description: It blends the game play of Rock Band with a hint of Whack-a-Mole that will delight kids of […]
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Regardless of what holidays you celebrate, the end-of-year festivities are right around the corner. If you choose to purchase gifts online, you need to order then in advance to allow for shipping time, backorders, and comparison shopping. We at GeekMom are here to help you with ideas for anyone on your gift list, from babies […]
Continue ReadingOccasionally I find my reality thrown into harsh perspective. It started the other day with a car wreck. Not my car wreck, some other poor unfortunate souls played real life bumper cars, therefore I got stuck in traffic. Normally this would not have been an issue except that dinner time was fast approaching and I […]
Continue ReadingOne of the more popular shirts for adults at ThinkGeek, their Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt, is now available for kids! The shirts are short sleeved, but don’t let that stop you from rocking out this winter. (You can always wear …
Continue ReadingFull disclosure: I’ve never really liked hand-held games. I’m a console girl, and I love my XBox, thankyouverymuch. And sadly, even though the Wii was cool at first, it failed to impress me overall. We ended up selling ours after a few months since we just didn’t get much mileage out of it, unlike the […]
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While it’s always great to meet geeks from around the nation, and the globe, I always find it thrilling to connect with local geeks doing amazing things. North Carolina-based Harris Educational is one of those such local connections, doing awesome science right here. The best part? The offerings from Harris Educational are both geeky and, […]
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Regardless of what holidays you celebrate, the end-of-year festivities are right around the corner. If you choose to purchase gifts online, you need to order then in advance to allow for shipping time, backorders, and comparison shopping. We at GeekMom are here to help you with ideas for anyone on your gift list, from babies […]
Continue ReadingThis season’s hottest gifts run the gamut of motion sensitive gaming systems to harmonizing toothy creatures with inexplicable appeal. But now that Black Friday is done, Cyber-Monday wrapped, and the prices back up to what we normally pay, there is still a chance to save some money and get some great gifts for those left on […]
Continue ReadingAs the holiday season approaches, and you make the list of all the new tech gadgets you’d like to find under the tree, let me offer one suggestion. Do the research on that iPad, play around with the Sony Reader and that amazing new Kindle, but then do one more thing: Go to the website […]
Continue ReadingOver at Serious Eats, their column, Cakespy (dedicated to all things cake), featured these cute little jarred pumpkin cakes. Great for those neighborhood or church Halloween parties, or sharing with friends, family, or co-workers for the holiday. What fun it would be to create little costumes for the jars with felt or construction paper with […]
Continue ReadingThe Star Wars Fan – This is as simple as arranging for a Star Wars movie marathon, kids optional. Get the living room spic and span, move the couches together, and get creative. Consider making some blue milk for the …
Continue ReadingWith this gift guide, we conclude our gift suggestions for the year. I hope you enjoyed our guides and were inspired by them. I personally would like to thank the other GeekDad contributors who wrote up their favorite present ideas …
Continue ReadingThis week’s installment of the GeekDad gift guide covers science gifts as well as green gifts. Please leave a comment if we missed any, and don’t hesitate to click on the graphic above to see more gift suggestions. Mythbusters Science …
Continue ReadingThis is my favorite of the guides, because of all the weird stuff that’s in it: T-shirts, posters, video games… even a little mystery! Check it out, and if you’re looking for more, don’t hesitate to click on the graphic …
Continue ReadingToys and games — what an great category! Is that present for mom or dad, or one of the kids? Does it matter? A lot of these present suggestions really are good for the whole family, cliche or not. Click …
Continue ReadingWhat GeekParent doesn’t love his or her gadgets? This year’s Gadget Gift Guide is replete with useful and semi-useful electronica. And if you can’t find what you’re looking for, click on the gift guide logo (right) to see the aggregated …
Continue ReadingThis summer went so fast. 2009 has gray hairs and already the holiday season is upon us. We at the GeekDad blog once again present our gift ideas, carefully collected over the past year. Here they are: Absinthe & Flamethrowers …
Continue ReadingGeeklets and (geek)moms, looking for a gift for Dad for Father’s Day? Check out our humble list, painstakingly assembled by the various GeekDad contributors. (For even more ideas, make sure to check out last year’s gift guide, part one and …
Continue ReadingIf you’re a parent, you’ve probably, at some point, looked at your young child’s drawings of strange and wonderful creatures and wished there were some way you could bring those creatures out of the 2D world into the 3D one. I wrote an article last week about software that would let you design a plush […]
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