Laura Grace Weldon, Author at GeekMom

The Man Behind The Man Who Is Not My Mother

February 19, 2014November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon3

Isaac Bloom’s hilarious Tumblr shows a baby’s-eye view of life with dad.

Stock Photo Bias: Kid Version

February 16, 2014November 26, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

How are young people perceived? Check stock photos.

A Playful Path: You Need This Book (and it’s free)

January 28, 2014November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon1

“Play is how we have learned to learn. Instructions? We don’t need no stinkin’ instructions.” Bernie DeKoven

15 Smarty Pants Ways to Enjoy Snow

January 23, 2014November 26, 2017Laura Grace Weldon2

Identify snowflake shapes, check your snow for particulates, learn meteorological symbols, make snow-based goodies, and much more.

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40 Cabin Fever Cures For Kids

January 7, 2014November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon4

Communicate via banana, use junk to learn science, build a working catapult, make the easiest cheese, plus dozens of other ways to have fun indoors.

Girls & Women Increasingly Shortchanged Onscreen

January 5, 2014November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon6

The big screen creates limited, limiting roles for women and girls. Here’s new data on the trends.

GeekMom 2013 Holiday Gift Guide: Created by GeekMoms

December 16, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

We’re lucky to have all sorts of talented women here on GeekMom. Consider the artwork, music, and books they’ve got available—perfect gifts for the geeks and non-geeks in your life.

Cookie Monster Spoofs The Lord of the Rings

December 12, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon1

Cookie Monster appears in a Lord of the Rings parody for kids.

MOOV Street Kit: What a Legacy Toy Looks Like

December 11, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon2

The engineer in our family is wildly enthusiastic about the MOOV Street Kit, a toy he deemed better designed and built than any he’d ever seen.

100 Family Outdoor Adventures

November 16, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon4

This family challenged themselves to do 100 new things outdoors. What did the kids think?

Toy Dinosaurs Wreak Havoc While Family Sleeps

November 14, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon3

Warning. Dinovember may come to your home next.

Dance Your PhD

November 11, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Vote for for this year’s Dance Your PhD competition.

Is There A “Perfect” Age?

November 4, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

What age do parents have in mind as they groom their kids for success? What age do kids have in mind as they imagine growing up? What age do adults have in mind as they try to look and act younger?

Smart Fun from Marbles: The Brain Store

November 4, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Brainy toys rock.

12 Reasons To Play Outside After Dark

November 2, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon3

What’s more magical than daytime play? Playtime for kids after dark, outside.

My Family's Experience of School Violence

October 22, 2013November 26, 2017Laura Grace Weldon9

My son was threatened by a gun-wielding fellow student. The experience changed our family in ways we couldn’t have anticipated.

Elephant Toothpaste Fail

October 22, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon8

We know the wrong way to create the reaction nicknamed “Elephant Toothpaste.”

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21 Resources For Raising Current Events-Savvy Kids

October 7, 2013November 26, 2017Laura Grace Weldon5

We want to raise kids to be informed and active citizens without subjecting them to an information overload or current events-related despair. Here some activities and resources to make that easier.

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Animate This Zombie Romance

October 6, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

The zombie romance song, “Your Undead Heart” hungers to become an animated music video.

Interstellar Times Have Arrived

September 18, 2013November 24, 2017Laura Grace Weldon2

Something amazing has happened, an achievement that will set the times we live in apart from any other in human history.