Want to get into the spirit of the Halloween season? Take your family to a “haunted” restaurant this October. Read More
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A Spirited Family Dinner in a Haunted Restaurant
Make a Haunted Mansion Pet Vampire Bat
What better time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Disney’s Haunted Mansion than October, when spooky thoughts abound? Read More
Some Sweet Tips for Stress-Free Cake Decorating
GeekMom Lisa has extensive experience in cake decorating failures, but she learned a few sweet tricks over the years. Read More
Taking Kids Ever Upward With the Young Eagles Program
The EAA Young Eagles program is helping to create the next generation pilots and aviation enthusiasts, one free flight at at time. Read More
Make Your Own ‘Little Helper’ Like Gyro Gearloose
‘DuckTales’ fans can make a their own Gyro Gearloose “Little Helper” with this easy craft for parents and kids. Read More
Spreading Creativity: The Art of Sharing Your Art
Why keep your creativity to yourself? Discover some ways to share your artwork with others, and maybe get some back in the process. Read More
Be the Artist: Art Today! Sketch Cards and Art Sharing
As another summer Be the Artist series closes, we finish are time traveling with some favorite art trends of today! Read More
20 Fun and Geeky Facts about the Haunted Mansion’s 999 Happy Haunts
The original Haunted Mansion in Disneyland Park turned 50 this month. Here are some fun facts and rumors about its ghostly residents. Read More
Be the Artist: Patrick Nagel and the Look of the 80s
The art deco pop culture style of artist Patrick Nagel was everywhere in the 1980s. Here’s a project taking his look to the 1880s! Read More
Time Traveling Adventures in Tucson, Arizona
In just a couple of days, our visit to Tucson gave us a journey through more than a century of history and culture. Read More
Be the Artist: Peter Max and His Cosmic Art
Time travel back to the end of the 1960s with a project inspired by the comsic art style works of Peter Max. Read More
‘Sons of Chaos’ Tells a Tale of the Greek War of Independence
“Sons of Chaos” writer Chris Jaymes shares the “story of the war that quietly shaped the Western world” through the eyes of one Greek hero. Read More
Be the Artist: Max Fleischer and His 1920’s Toons
In the early decades of the 20th century, Max Fleischer was the “Dean of Animation” with his iconic characters and style. Read More
The Fine Art of Procrastinating With Creativity
Heard of the unstoppable force meeting the unmoving object? It is nothing compared to writer’s block meeting an overactive imagination. Read More
Be the Artist: Beautiful Tesserae Mosaics of the Ages
Mosaic art has been found for centuries from many cultures throughout the world. Try a fun, geeky twist using 8-bit images. Read More
Family Time at the Funeral Museum
My family stopped into our city’s new Funeral Museum for an hour or two, and we had a really good time. Read More
Be the Artist: Parietal Art From the Stone Age
The 2019 time-traveling Be the Artist series begins with some of the earliest form of visual storytelling, cave art. Read More
Be the Artist 2019 Ready to Travel Through Time…and Art
The summer Be the Artist series begins next week with some looks at some art styles in method through the centuries and beyond. Read More
Make a Retro Black and White Cartoon Party
Walk into the past by creating a black and white party area, inspired by classic retro cartoons and games. Read More
‘John Wick 3’ Inspired DIYs for Your Own Safe Haven
Geeky parents can class up their own “safe havens” with a pair of DIY projects inspired by ‘John Wick: Parabellum.’ Read More
