Laura Grace Weldon, Author at GeekMom

How to Get Kids Involved in the Community

February 5, 2015December 2, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Six ways to engage young people in the real work of building a stronger community, from volunteering to taking a role in civic affairs.

Hide Your Spoons

February 4, 2015December 2, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Spoon players are geeks of the music world.

Gift Guide to Offbeat Valentine’s Day Surprises

February 3, 2015December 2, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Stop! Don’t even consider giving a clichéd gift when you can adorn your loved one in the Milky Way, hang science from her ears, make hot sauce together, read aloud from a steamy steampunk novel, and much more.

Oddest Place You’ve Changed a Diaper

January 31, 2015December 2, 2017Laura Grace Weldon3

Sometimes there’s no choice. We do what we have to do, even if it’s in the car trunk or a on a mountaintop.

20 Quirky Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day

January 26, 2015December 2, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Un-cliché your Valentine’s Day. Create a heart out of something unexpected, commit anonymous good deeds, or try any of our other out-of-the-ordinary ideas.

Scarf From Hell

January 1, 2015December 2, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

What happens when yarn attacks.

Celebrate Slacker New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2014November 22, 2017Laura Grace Weldon1

Have an entirely relaxing New Year’s Eve celebration. Your kids will think it’s the best New Year’s Eve ever.

Ads on Pinterest, Sigh

December 31, 2014November 22, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Pinterest is now soliciting advertisers. Do you think this will change the way you use it?

Hidden Gems Are the Perfect Appetizers

December 29, 2014November 22, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Roll anything you want in the center of these crusty, cheesy appetizers. Better yet, you can make them in advance. Even freeze them. Betcha these will become a favorite with your family too.

Cooper, Hunter, Parker: Vocation Names For Boys

December 11, 2014November 22, 2017Laura Grace Weldon2

Popular baby boy names have their roots in vocations. Nearly all these occupations are obscure or long gone, so we don’t associate them with the work they once described.

The Swear Word You Say

December 8, 2014November 22, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

We hear it all the time. We probably say it all the time. I swear (hah!) it’s the curse of our era.

GeoToys: Smart Playtime Plus a 20% Discount for GeekMom Readers

December 1, 2014November 23, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Save money. Save your family from geographical illiteracy.

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GeekMoms’ Favorite Offbeat Gift Experiences

November 11, 2014November 23, 2017Laura Grace Weldon1

The GeekMoms share some of the favorite presents we’ve given or received.

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Let Your Girls Grow Up to Be Cowgirls

November 2, 2014November 26, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Real cowgirls have never been movie stereotypes, more like role models. These women defied convention by training horses, riding, doing hard physical labor, and constantly proving themselves capable well before women commonly wore pants. Or had the right to vote.

Why My Son is a Cooking Geek

November 1, 2014November 23, 2017Laura Grace Weldon1

It didn’t take my son long to get as geeked out about cooking as he is about his other interests. He’s experimenting and learning in all sorts of culinary directions.