Karen Walsh, Author at GeekMom

LEGO MiniMasters 4: Area Arena

March 19, 2020March 18, 2020Karen Walsh

Kids love LEGO. Why not inspire their creativity with it while they’re home with nothing to do?

LEGO MiniMasters 3: Estimation Station

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020Karen Walsh

LEGO MiniMasters Challenge 3: Estimation Station focuses on planning a space station, estimating bricks needed, and resiliency.

LEGO MiniMasters 2: Community

March 17, 2020March 16, 2020Karen Walsh

With this challenge, you need to design community out of bricks and minifigures. Your community can be anywhere—space, Earth, fantasy world—that your imagination takes you.

LEGO MiniMasters 1: Ecosystem

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020Karen Walsh

Home with the kids for the foreseeable future?? Karen provides us a daily dose of LEGO Builds that will keep the kids busy and (shhh!) they’ll learn something along the way.

4 Reasons Tweens and Teens Should See ‘Jagged Little Pill: The Musical’

March 14, 2020March 13, 2020Karen Walsh

If you’re a huge Alanis fan, then you’re probably one of those people questioning whether or not a musical based on the album is going to be a hit or miss. My friends, it is a hit.

The Coronavirus Survival Survival Guide

March 13, 2020March 12, 2020Karen Walsh

Things are getting real here in the US, and having everyone home all together while trying to stay sane and be productive is going to be a struggle.

LEGO Education: A Real-World Case Study in Philadelphia

February 4, 2020February 3, 2020Karen Walsh3

Paula Don, from the Philadelphia school district, proves that all schools can implement LEGO Education’s hands-on learning principles.

Small Business Saturday: Shop Geeky, Shop Moms

November 30, 2019November 28, 2019Karen Walsh1

We love to support other geek moms so we put out a call on our Facebook group, collected small business owners, & we’re here to share them.

#WorldsOkayestMom

November 7, 2019November 6, 2019Karen Walsh

In today’s Twitterfied, Instagrammed world, every mom looks better than me. Beautiful family pictures show kids in matching clothing. Clean homes have floors you can eat off of. Kids are always smiling. We live in a world where, increasingly, moms find themselves continuously “on trial.” A quick Google Search for “cops kid walking to park” […]

‘She-Ra’ Season 4: A Discussion Guide for Parents and Kids

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019Karen Walsh

Want to talk about subjects raised by the new season of the show with your kids? Here’s a ‘She-Ra’ Season 4 discussion guide.

NYCC 2019: Interviews with She-Ra’s Cast and Writer/Producer

October 23, 2019October 22, 2019Karen Walsh

NYCC 2019: Exclusive interviews with She-Ra’s Noelle Stevenson, Aimee Carrera, Karen Fukuhara, AJ Michalka, and Lauren Ash.

An Interview with LEGO Education President Esben Staerk Jørgensen

September 26, 2019September 25, 2019Karen Walsh

LEGO Education’s President, Esben Staerk Jørgensen, discusses working with low-income schools, making a difference, and being a parent.

LEGO Education: Rebuild The World By Rebuilding Confidence

September 25, 2019September 24, 2019Karen Walsh1

LEGO Education’s holistic preschool through high school educator geared sets can help “Rebuild the World” by building student confidence.

Rebuild the World: What LEGO Systems Mean for Children’s Futures

September 21, 2019September 20, 2019Karen Walsh

LEGO Rebuild the World is more than a marketing campaign, it’s a way for parents and educators to support kids for successful futures.

LEGO Braille Bricks and Audio Instructions: In-Depth Interviews

September 14, 2019September 13, 2019Karen Walsh

In this interview, we spoke with Matthew Shifrin, LEGO, and the AI Institute about expanding LEGO to include blind children.

LEGO Hidden Side: The Next-Level LEGO

September 12, 2019September 11, 2019Karen Walsh

With LEGO Hidden Side, children can keep one hand in the physical world and one in the digital world while they build and play.

SDCC 2019 Exclusive Creators Interview: ‘Wizards Unite’ for Families

August 2, 2019August 1, 2019Karen Walsh

‘Wizards Unite’ creators talked with GeekMom about how the game allows people to bring magic to our world and find their own way to be heroes.

SDCC 2019: ‘Wizards Unite’ Panel

August 2, 2019August 1, 2019Karen Walsh

If you missed the SDCC 2019 ‘Wizards Unite’ panel, we have the full summary here so that you can learn more about the game’s creation.

SDCC 2019: Magic of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ and Exclusive Nicholas Podany Interview

July 30, 2019July 29, 2019Karen Walsh

The “Magic Team” from ‘Cursed Child’ shared some secrets at SDCC 2019, and Nicholas Podany (Albus Potter) gives an exclusive interview.

SDCC 2019: ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ Panel

July 29, 2019July 28, 2019Karen Walsh

Everything you wanted to know about the SDCC 2019 ‘She-Ra’ panel – teasers about Season 3, character notes, and Bow’s feeling on Shadow Weaver.