Whether your kids enjoy elaborate pasta dishes or simply want plain noodles, Noodlemania! 50 Playful Pasta Recipes covers a wide range of recipes that will put a smile on any kid’s face. Read more →
If you can ignore the nonsensical decision making, gaping plot holes, crazy movie-physics and the fact that pretty much every major plot point is obvious from miles away, then this is an awesome film. Read more →
In many ways British and American culture is very similar, we watch the same TV shows, see the same movies, and read the same books; but in some areas the differences are as wide as the ocean that separates our two countries. Children’s literature is one of those areas. While we might all be sharing our passion for the newest installment of A Song of Ice and Fire or impatiently awaiting Neil Gaiman’s latest offering, the books we’re reading to our children are often worlds apart. So here are seven books that British preschoolers are reading every day and that yours will probably love too. Read more →
Into the Void: Dawn of the Jedi is the latest Star Wars novel by Tim Lebbon and published by Random House Publishing. This is only my second Star Wars novel experience and it was very enjoyable to say the least. According to the chart at the front of the book, this title happens Before the Republic, 25,793 years before Star Wars: A New Hope and it shows. Read more →
Zenescope has books appropriate for children? Who knew? Not me that’s for sure. When I think Zenescope I think sexy grimms girls or Robyn Hood and her bow and arrow. Family Pets is the latest to come from Zenescope, by Robyn Hood writer Patrick Shand and artwork by Sarah Dill. Read more →
A lot of us here at GeekMom are Castle fans, and as with most successful TV shows, Castle has now spawned a spin off tabletop game. I was curious to how the police procedural would be translated into card game format whilst retaining the feel of Castle, and was lucky enough to receive a copy of the game to see what it’s all about. Read more →
The creators have turned one of my favorite rabbits into a ditz! What happened to my the female bunny who put the guys in their place and was the smartest one on the court? The entire episode Lola is either the damsel in distress or taking things so literal, she was hurting my head. Read more →
Just in time for National Superhero Day on April 28, SuperMe backpacks and messenger bags are here! It might seem like a really simple idea to put a cape on a backpack, and to make a functional bag with the entire superhero package and make a quality product for a reasonable price is a lot to ask, but SuperMe has done it. Read more →
Win some Disney swag–books and magazines featuring Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck! Read more →
Take a trip into The Great North Woods with The Woolyhoodwinks, a group of hand crafted friends who would be just as much home in the fictional worlds of Silverstein or Lear, as they are in their own story. Read more →