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Author: Jenny Bristol

Jenny Bristol is Editor-in-Chief of GeekMom and an Editor at GeekDad. She is a lifelong geek who spends her time learning, writing, facilitating the education of her two wickedly smart kids, losing herself in history, and mastering the art of traveling on a shoestring.

Votes for Women! Resources for the 19th Amendment’s 100th Anniversary

February 20, 2020August 18, 2020Jenny Bristol

This year is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. Here is a list of some resources that can help you learn more about the amendment and a few ways to celebrate this landmark achievement.

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End of Year Reflections: Looking Back at 2019 and Forward to 2020

December 16, 2019December 18, 2019Jenny Bristol

The end of the calendar year is a great time to look back at your year, evaluating how it went, and looking forward toward the next year. What do you want to happen? How will you get there?

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Harry Potter Is Always in Season: 3 New Books From the Wizarding World

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 4 minutes In our nerdy home, it wouldn’t be the Christmas season (November 1-December 31, as far as I’m concerned) without a bit of Harry Potter. The banners, feasts, and thoughts of the warm, fuzzy sweaters of the Weasley family—along with the fun rivalry of most of us being in different houses—all add […]

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‘Invasion of the Cow Snatchers: Mooove the Magnets Logic Game’ Is Out of This World!

September 29, 2019September 28, 2019Jenny Bristol

Fire up your tractor beam and let’s abduct some cows! Logic game style…

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There’s an Escape Room Inside My Puzzle!

September 13, 2019September 12, 2019Jenny Bristol4

Assemble a puzzle, solve the mysteries, and escape from the room in this line of escape room jigsaw puzzles!

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New Logic Game ‘Domino Maze’ Is a Topplingly Good Time

September 9, 2019September 8, 2019Jenny Bristol

Take logic puzzles into the third dimension with this new logic game from ThinkFun.

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PIVOT! Brand-New ‘Friends’ LEGO Central Perk Set Comes Out Today!

September 1, 2019September 1, 2019Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 2 minutes Designed by a fan and implemented by the very intelligent folks at LEGO (they knew that a certain segment of their fan base would appreciate this set very much), the new LEGO Friends Central Perk set is out today! (Not to be confused with the LEGO Friends line of toy sets.) […]

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Savor Stephen Fry’s Reimaginings of Greek Myths in ‘Mythos’

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 3 minutes Stephen Fry can be at once hilarious, melodious, and serious. And cheeky. Often cheeky. He has managed to combine all of these qualities together in the book Mythos, with a new U.S. version out today from Chronicle Books (it was previously published in the UK to wide acclaim). In Mythos, Stephen […]

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Apollo 50th: Celebrating ‘Apollo’s Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings’

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 3 minutes This year, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest news stories of the 20th century, the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. Capturing the interest, hearts, and intellect of countless people around the world, the space race, leading up to the first moon landing, was a serious […]

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Backyard Neapolitan Pizza in About a Minute With the Ooni Kona

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 5 minutes I grew up eating the occasional homemade pizza, and we still make it sometimes ourselves. I’ve tried countless recipes, baked in my standard oven, but, while usually tasty, none come out quite like you’d hope, quite like you’d expect from a pizza joint. Well, the likely reason for that is the […]

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Learn Entry-Level Astronomy With National Geographic’s ‘Backyard Guide to the Night Sky’

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 4 minutes Learn about astronomy with your kids! Image used with permission. Now that the nights are starting to get warmer (in some places, at least!), it’s time to start considering some outdoor activities. But after all the hikes, cookouts, and kite flying, what’s a good activity after dark? After you’ve filled up […]

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Announcing the 2019 Mensa Select Tabletop Game Winners!

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 2 minutes As they do every year, the folks at American Mensa hold a weekend o’ games, Mensa Mind Games, where Mensa members play, rate, and rank tabletop games submitted for that year’s competition. This year’s was held just last weekend, and the 2019 Mensa Select winners have been announced! The winners are […]

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‘Power Up: Your Incredible, Spectacular, Supercharged Body’: We Are All Made of Energy

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 3 minutes Did you know that there is enough energy in just your little pinky to power an entire city? That’s how this book of wonder begins, explaining how marvelous our bodies can be. Power Up: Your Incredible, Spectacular, Supercharged Body, written by Seth Fishman and illustrated by Isabel Greenberg, looks at energy […]

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Announcing 19 New LEGO Sets for ‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’!

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 2 minutes Since The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part will be released in theaters on February 8, 2019, LEGO has released 19 (nineteen!) new LEGO sets based on the new movie. They will all be available starting December 26, 2018. There is something for everyone in this collection, with prices ranging from […]

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Step Back in Time With Your Kids for Shrinky Dinks’ 45th Birthday!

November 10, 2018November 10, 2018Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 5 minutes Images: Shrinky Dinks TIL that Shrinky Dinks came out the same year that I did: 1973. October 19th, to be exact. I remember playing with them as a kid. Most kids of my generation will remember coloring and cutting out Shrinky Dinks as a playtime or party activity. My first memories […]

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New Epic Harry Potter Books Include a 3D Map of Hogwarts

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 4 minutes As the world of Harry Potter expands, so do the offerings for enthusiasts and collectors. These three books are all solid options for adding to your home’s Harry Potter library. Whether you like to sit and gaze, explore and uncover, or get in on the action yourself, there is something for […]

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‘Kid Scientists’ Takes Us Back to the Childhoods of Science Superstars

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 3 minutes We all know that kids are curious. Science-oriented kids are often curious in, shall we say, unexpected ways. They may challenge the laws of physics. Or chemistry. And they often do a lot of, “Oh, I just wanted to see what would happen if…” kinds of things. Famous scientists were no […]

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Get Your BASIC (and Retro Gaming) On With TheC64®Mini

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 4 minutes Those of us of a certain age can be a bit nostalgic for the BASIC era, the same way we are for rotary dial phones. BASIC was never flashy (pun intended), but it was fun, straight forward, and accessible to kids with no more than a basic understanding of how computers […]

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Kickstarter Alert: Solve Puzzle Mysteries From ‘The Enigma Emporium’!

October 2, 2018October 1, 2018Jenny Bristol

Love escape rooms but not the price tag? A new Kickstarter launches today that will give you hours of puzzle-solving fun without the hefty price tag.

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It’s Elementary With ‘The Element in the Room’

September 22, 2018September 22, 2018Jenny Bristol

Reading Time: 3 minutes Image: Laurence King It’s never too early to introduce your kids (or your neighbor’s kids or your sister’s kids or your grandkids) to the elements that make up our world. A brand new book, The Element in the Room: Investigating the Atomic Ingredients that Make Up Your Home, will help you […]

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