Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Mother’s Day is May 14, so let’s get shopping!
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Author: Sarah Pinault
Flexing the Rules with Uno in 2023
Since 1992 families around the world have been yelling a single word at each other at irregular intervals. They have also been yelling “You didn’t say it! You didn’t say it!” for just as long. This year, popular card game Uno is flexing it’s muscles with some new cards and some new rules. Uno made […]
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Parenting Through a Prescription Shortage
Once upon a time in a faraway land, I might have thought that I had a changeling in my house.
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Sleepy Sheepy Is Not Sleepy
Sleepy Sheepy is NOT sleepy. Finally, a picture book that captures the nightly battle of parents everywhere!
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Nerf Guns: Lifting the Ban
This past Christmas Sarah’s family lifted their family’s self imposed ban on Nerf guns. How did it go?
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Pages & Co: Discovering The Treehouse Library
Welcome back to the world of bookwandering in the fifth and penultimate Pages & Co novel from Anna James, The Treehouse Library.
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Happy Boobs, Happy Baby With Tommee Tippee
Nursing mamas, rejoice! Breast pumping technology has come a long way in the past decade and happy boobs make for a happy baby! Introducing the Made For Me In-Bra Wearable Breast Pump from Tommee Tippee.
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‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ Game Review
It’s that time, special time of year, time for new Christmas board games for game night! Whether or not you are a ‘National Lampoon’ fan, you are sure to love this dice game from Funko.
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GeekMom/GeekDad Holiday Gift Guide – Stocking Stuffers and Last Minute Gifts
The holidays are still a few weeks away, but your shipping deadlines are looming! As you start wrapping up your wrapping, we’ve got some great suggestions to stuff your stockings and to add some last-minute fun to your last-minute purchases.
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An Interview With Melanie Zanetti
GeekMom Sarah sits down “for real life” with Melanie Zanetti, the voice of mum Chilli Heeler on the acclaimed kids’ TV show ‘Bluey.’
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Prepping For the Holidays: English Edition
GeekMom Sarah ponders the English Christmases of her youth in that magical time – the eighties – and waits impatiently for December to begin in earnest!
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Happy Funko Friday
Three of Funko’s most popular holiday picks this year are 50% off for Black Friday at Target and would be great additions to your family traditions.
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Destination Bookstore: Northshire Books, Vermont
GeekMom Sarah takes a journey to the wonderful world of Vermont to explore a new-to-her bookstore in Manchester. Northshire Bookstore is everything you have ever wanted a bookstore to be.
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GeekMom/GeekDad Holiday Gift Guide — Toys
We’re kicking off our Holiday Gift Guide this year with all kinds of toys, toys, toys! Whether you are looking for a kid or a kid at heart, we’ve got the list for you!
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Just The Right Book
What could be better than a new book? A new book every month hand selected by a Connecticut bookseller of course!
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Review: The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths
When nonagenarian Peggy passes peacefully in her assisted living flat by the sea, there should be nothing suspicious. But when her caregiver Natalka finds a business card for “Peggy Smith, Murder Consultant”, she can’t help but wonder. Join DS Harbinder Kaur in this murder mystery from Elly Griffiths.
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Donkey Hodie and the Enduring Joy of Fred Rogers
It’s a beautiful week in the neighborhood! From June 6-9, Fred Rogers Productions will be premiering a week of new ‘Donkey Hodie’ episodes on PBS Kids that will be full of tributes to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. GeekMom shares exclusive clips.
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Underrated Movies of the Jurassic Park Franchise: Part Two
In preparation for the third Jurassic World movie, GeekMom Sarah revisits her love for the third Jurassic Park movie.
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Underrated Movies of the ‘Jurassic Park’ Franchise: Part One
Thirty years of love for ‘Jurassic Park’ comes to a stunning conclusion next month, but what about the original sequels? GeekMom Sarah shares her love of the original trilogy.
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Review: The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea by Axie Oh
In The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea YA author Axie Oh gives us a feminist retelling of the Korean legend The Tale of Shim Cheong.
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