Love ‘Minecraft’ (or Know Someone Who Does)? Let Gameband Take You There
Gameband + Minecraft is something special for fans of ‘Minecraft.’
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Tag: Minecraft
Fund This! Piper: A Minecraft Toolbox for Budding Engineers
GeekMom Samantha couldn’t wait for her usual Fund This! roundup of campaigns to show you this awesome Minecraft ToolBox for Budding Engineers!
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Boost Your Kid’s Programming Skills With Adventures in Minecraft
GeekMom Maryann shows you how to inspire your kids to improve their programming skills with Adventures in Minecraft.
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So Your Kids Want Their Own Minecraft Server
GeekMom Maryann shows you how easy it is to have your own GForce Minecraft Server.
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GeekMom’s 2014 Gift Guide of Books
Today’s gift guide is full of books: Historical books, storybooks, reference books, baby books, comic books, and more. There is something for everyone on this list!
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GeekMom’s 2014 Gift Guide of Clothes and Household Stuff
Expect a hodgepodge of giftable items, from things to use in the home to wearables. (Oh, and a tasty drink, too.)
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GeekMom’s 2014 Gift Guide of Video Games and Apps
GeekMom is here to plug you in to the best video games and apps we used this year. They may be perfect for someone on your shopping list!
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The Story of How the Creeper Backpack Joined Our Family
GeekMom Cathe gains a Creeper backpack as a new member of the family.
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Making a Reader Out of My Son With The Minecraft Essential Handbook and The Redstone Handbook
Minecraft used to just be an obsession for my son. Now it’s a learning experience thanks to the new Minecraft Guides by Scholastic Books.
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Youth Digital’s Minecraft Mod Design 1 Class: Final Assessment
Youth Digital’s online classes teach computer programming, game design, and many other topics to kids aged 8 to 14—and your kids will love it!
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GeekMom Video Playlist
Kid stories acted out by parents, Minecraft and Lego animation, and making fun of One Direction—all in this installment of the GeekMom Video Playlist!
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More Geek Loom Bands
Here are some more geeky projects to do with those little bands that seem to be distant relatives of Tribbles…
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Youth Digital’s Minecraft Mod Design 1 Class: First Impressions
Youth Digital offers computer science classes for kids in grades 3-7. We are checking out their Minecraft Mod Design 1 class.
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Toon Academy: Minecraft
By teaching other kids to play Minecraft using Toontastic, kids can win a prize package from MinecraftEDU and Launchpad Toys.
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How To Be A Super Minecraft Mom
How To Be A Super Minecraft Mom: Five ways to encourage your child’s Minecraft fandom.
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Weekly GeekMom Video Playlist
Summer vacation is here! Or, it is looming in the not-so-distant future. Either way, kids are getting edgy and are requesting video suggestions to keep them entertained for a few minutes. So, this week’s video playlist features videos the GeekMom writers’ kids enjoy.
Continue ReadingSee Your Project Become a LEGO Kit
Somebody develops all of those LEGO kits that kids clamor for – it might as well be you, right? With LEGO’s new Cuusoo, brick fanatics everywhere have the opportunity to create a project and see it transformed into a product for the masses. Builders share their ideas online and other Cuusoo users vote on […]
Continue ReadingSkyrim, Minecraft, and Nerd New Year: The allure of 11-11-11
Oh, humans, how we do like patterns in numbers. There’s even a word for it–apophenia, the hunt for meaning in meaningless data. Including today, there are only two days left in our lifetimes you’ll have to survive your Facebook friends marvelling at the wonder that is noting the time of 02:02:02 on 02-02-02 or 07:07:07 […]
Continue ReadingBalancing Board Games and Babies Part II
My Pokemon mentor once said to me, “The family that games together, stays together.” He couldn’t be more correct. A few weeks ago I shared with you how my husband and I balance being parents and gamers. My husband and I encourage our kids to play games as well. It doesn’t matter if it’s a […]
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