Pi Day is a big deal in Princeton, NJ. The town hosts an annual weekend-long extravaganza featuring pi recitation competitions, Albert Einstein look-alike contests, a slew of running, biking, and walking events, and even a pi-rade. Unfortunately, this year’s event was held March 12-13 and my daughter is a purist. So, we made our pilgrimage on that frigid, rainy Monday instead.
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This week’s poll: what’s your favorite geek holiday?
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Can you imagine a better way to spend a sunny Saturday afternoon, the one just before Pi day, than by going to a Pi day celebration at your local university? Well, my eleven-year-old and nine-year-old sons agreed with me that they simply could not, so they donned their Pi Day t-shirts, hopped in the momivan, […]
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It’s almost here…
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It’s 3/14/15 9:26am (at least on the East Coast), so Happy Pi Day, everyone!
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What do you get when you take green cheese and divide its circumference by its diameter?
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Can you use Pi to solve these problems from NASA’s JPL before Pi day this Saturday?
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This year for Pi Day, dress the part with a Pi Bow Tie from the Speicher Tie Company.
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It was Pi Day and GeekMom Nicole had nothing. No Pi pie. Not even a lame store-bought pie.
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When you’re sitting with a friend and a couple beers in pint glasses in front of you (mostly drained), propose this counter-intuitive fact: the circumference of the base of the glass is actually longer than the glass is tall. How could this be? It’s obviously so much smaller!
Continue ReadingMarch 14 — or 3.14 — is Pi Day! And this year, it’s also Pie It Forward Day, in honor of the new book of pie recipes by master baker Gesine Bullock-Prado. GeekMom sponsor Abrams gave us a chance to look at the lusciously-photo-illustrated Pie It Forward and talk to her about how to step […]
Continue ReadingMarch 14 — or 3.14 — is Pi Day! And this year, it’s also Pie It Forward Day, in honor of the new book of pie recipes by master baker Gesine Bullock-Prado. GeekMom sponsor Abrams gave us a chance to …
Continue ReadingJanuary 13: Friday the 13th The upcoming year offers us three chances to enjoy Friday the 13th. What a great reason to read a scary book and show a scary movie. It’s also a perfect opportunity to make some creepy foods that normally only show up at Halloween parties. We suggest meatball mice, breadstick fingers, […]
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Hands-on projects are great learning tools for kids, especially when they involve the word ‘secret’. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Pi Day (March 14 or “3.14”) with kids than to help them unlock the circle’s secret and discover Pi! This fun activity uses common office supplies and household materials and is […]
Continue ReadingHands-on projects are great learning tools for kids, especially when they involve the word ‘secret’. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Pi Day (March 14 or “3.14”) with kids than to help them unlock the circle’s secret …
Continue ReadingHappy Pi Day from the GeekDads! 3/14 is Pi Day. Pie and/or photo by Jade. (cc)
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