In the debut novel of Anna James, ‘Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers,’ the titular character literally gets carried away in a book. Read More
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Adventures in Bookwandering
Something Hinter This Way Comes: ‘The Night Country’ by Melissa Albert
In her 2018 ‘New York Times’ Bestseller ‘The Hazel Wood,’ Melissa Albert introduced us to the Hinterland, a world of fairy tales that some sought to run from and some ran straight into. At the end of the book, most of us were left wanting more. Albert’s conclusion to ‘The Hazel Wood’ arrived in bookstores this week. In ‘The Night Country,’ we don’t quite return to ‘The Hazel Wood,’ more like ‘The Hazel Wood’ returns to us. Read More
“I’ve Had the Perler of My Life” Burger
GeekMom Sarah and her family engage in a Perler bead frenzy, discovering that 8-bit games and irreverent cartoons make for great patterns. Read More
A Holiday Stroll Down Peppermint Lane
Introducing the Peppermint Lane collection from Funko. Frosty, Santa, and Mrs. Claus welcome you to town. Swing by the diner for a cup of cocoa! Read More
A Christmas (Reading) List
Whether you participate in Jolabokaflod or just have a love for books, we have a selection of family Christmas books guaranteed to jingle your bells, from a recycled Christmas tree to a magic snowman (no, not that one) to an English pig. Read More
A Non-Fiction Party
In a world obsessed with social media, where research and Wikipedia sadly go hand in hand, keenly researched and expertly put together non-fiction for kids is vital. National Geographic has been educating us for over a century; in their books for kids they seek to ground the next generation in research and fact, to understand the difference and place of the real and the mythical. Read More
Walking in a Frozen Wonderland
Sarah can’t get over the wide variety of ‘Frozen II’-themed merchandise there is this holiday season. Overwhelmed? She covers the spectrum from ‘Frozen II’ gum to a rideable Sven. Read More
An Evolution in Building From LeapFrog
We recently got to check out the Leap Builders Food Fun Family Farm set, and had lots of family fun at the farm. Read More
Carols for a Cure
There are two genres of music that I love beyond all others: Broadway show tunes, and Christmas music. Read More
What to Do? Just Grab on to ‘Munchkin: Disney Duck Tales’ (A Woo Woo)
Since the early 2000s, Steve Jackson games have been entertaining us with ‘Munchkin’ and its various offspring, and just when you think there’s nothing else to expand with, well here come race cars, lasers, aero-planes. Read More
Look Out For Fun: The Paw Patrol Mighty Lookout Tower
It is the question that parents have asked since the dawn of plastic toys. Do you let the kids unwrap the factory sealed box on Christmas morning, or do you assemble the toy before you wrap it, for immediate play. I myself have always favored the sealed box option. As a kid, there’s just something… Read More
The 12 Days of Thanksgiving: A Survival Checklist
If you need some games to play, or jokes to tell on Thanksgiving day…if you are in need of something to point the conversation away from politics, we’ve got you covered. Read More
A Thanksgiving Reading List
Before we transition to full-blown winter next Friday, we are taking a deep breath and enjoying some turkey time. Read More
Family Games for the Holidays: ‘Home Alone’
During October and November, we will be reviewing a selection of new games ideal for families during the holiday season. Today’s pick is ‘Home Alone.’ Read More
The Advent of Advent
While my Christmas music has been playing since September, and I am generally the exception not the rule, it is not too early to start thinking about Advent. Read More
Online Thanksgiving Adventures With “Bon Appetit”
My husband and my seven year old have a comfortable routine that they dip in and out of. In the wee small hours of the morning, they snuggle up on our couch, before the rest of the house is awake, and watch videos on the iPhone. For the longest time it was ‘Good Mythical Morning’; these days it’s cooking shows. Specifically, the Thanksgiving cooking shows put out by ‘Bon Appetit’ magazine, across their varied line of video series. Read More
I’d Rather Be a Toys “R” Us Kid
Toys “R” Us is gone, but the memories of those of us who grew up with it live on. Read More
Essential ‘Toy Story’ Play Time
One of the things that all three of my children agree on, at ages four, seven, and ten, is that the ‘Toy Story’ movies are all awesome. Read More
Nineteen Years and Counting
Nineteen years ago, Commander William M. (Bill) Shepherd of NASA and cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko of Roscosmos arrived at the International Space Station. Read More
An Impromptu Un-parented Game Day
Recently we had an unplanned, and unprepared for, day at home. While Dad cleaned the kitchen and I worked on a project, what would the munchkins get up to on their own? Read More
