A couple of months ago, I received a lovely email from the folks over at Long Weekend asking me if I would like to try out a new story book app they were developing called, “Juliette and the Shiny Red Balloon.” It’s a bedtime story app that you can read or be read to in […]
Continue ReadingWe are huge Ghibli fans in this house. So we’re VERRRRRY excited for the upcoming release of The Secret World Of Arriety! Disney has been sending out coloring pages for us to while away the time until release… I’ve been using glitter glue to decorate mine. Wanted to wash my hands, but I […]
Continue ReadingBeing a geek is no longer geeky. Role-playing games are being used in classrooms, “graphic novels” are considered literature, conferences about geek pop culture are in major cities with thousands of attendees, and every cool kid is going to see the latest Harry Potter in the theaters. After this movie about magic and monsters, what’s […]
Continue ReadingMy Dad was an engineer so I had lots of toys for which building was a part of the playing. We had an infinite number of Legos and Tinker Toys and an Erector Set that sort of scared me in it’s complexity. In fact, I don’t remember doing much with that one, although I remember […]
Continue ReadingIn this episode Nicole Wakelin is joined once again by GeekMom Jules Sherred to talk about games, games, games! Jules has been working on putting together a fantastic assortment of panels and guests for the GottaCon gaming convention on February 3-5 in Victoria, British Columbia and she shares all the details. They also talk about bridging the […]
Continue ReadingThe GameChanger is an accessory that turns the iPad into an interactive board game. Since I have a really big weakness for iPad accessories, I was excited to try it out. The technical specs are simple: – Compatible with the original iPad and iPad 2 – The app is free to download – It’s so […]
Continue ReadingAnybody who knows me personally will know that I am an enormous Disney geek. Interestingly, for me it is not so much about the films as it is the theme parks. There are paintings all over our house of the parks, I have a collection of plates and collectables and several boards full of trading […]
Continue ReadingA friend of mine recently published her professional website after months of preparation. One of her premier posts shared 30 things she would like to do this year in honor of turning 30. It’s not a milestone birthday year for me, but the idea made sense. In an effort to set reasonable goals instead of unattainable […]
Continue ReadingGeekMoms Corrina Lawson and Cathe Post join Nicole Wakelin to talk about how to catch ’em all with your kids. It’s more than just a collectible card game that sucks the cash out of your wallet. Kids learn everything from sportsmanship to genetics. No really, give it a listen and you’ll see just how much […]
Continue ReadingThe Commodore 64 turns 30 this month! In January 1982, a state-of-the-art home computer made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show – the Commodore 64. The C64 housed less than a megabyte of memory, but boasted color graphics, perfect for little kids making their first journeys into computer gaming. My twin sister and I […]
Continue ReadingMillie and the Lost Key is a storybook app for young children from Megapops LLC and available on both the iPad and iPhone. Millie is a playful pup who leads children on an interactive story adventure. In Millie and the Lost Key a walk in Central Park becomes an adventure as children help Millie on a quest to find The […]
Continue ReadingJanuary 13: Friday the 13th The upcoming year offers us three chances to enjoy Friday the 13th. What a great reason to read a scary book and show a scary movie. It’s also a perfect opportunity to make some creepy foods that normally only show up at Halloween parties. We suggest meatball mice, breadstick fingers, […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been another wonderful science-driven holiday season! We’ve experimented with balloons that blast-off, nearly unsinkable dinghies, delicious math candies, stackable liquids, desiccated dancers, split light, and put a minature Jaques Cousteau in a bottle. Tonight we’re going to give Hanukkah a fine send-off with another trick of the light. I got the idea for […]
Continue ReadingDriving into work this morning, my husband commented on the abundance of giant cardboard boxes waiting for trash pick up. Giant cardboard boxes with pictures of flat screen televisions on them. It must be the gift of the year. I like the idea of a family Christmas gift. When my son was a newborn, my […]
Continue ReadingYou might call me a Star Wars fan. You’d be right. Of all the franchises out there, this is the one that stole my heart first and never let it go. I was seven when I saw the movie in theaters and it single-handedly ignited my love for the genre. Without Luke and Leia and […]
Continue ReadingThe other morning, while getting my sons ready for school, I heard an interview on NPR between Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep and Business Week’s Brad Weiner. The two journalists were discussing a new line of Lego brick sets hitting the market right after Christmas in the U.K. and U.S. The line is called “Lego […]
Continue ReadingCongratulations to Kristina, the winner of our Puff the Magic Dragon, the Pop-up giveaway! And thank you all for entering. What wonderful memories! And also congrats to Facebook user Shannon, who also won a copy. If you aren’t one of our lucky winners, don’t fret. Keep an eye out here, on Twitter, and Facebook, in the […]
Continue ReadingTo say my house is full of Lego bricks would be an understatement. Having collected endless sets on every holiday and birthday for almost twenty years, multiplied by four children, it all adds up to a mountain of colorful bricks. My kids have created just about every kind of structure you can imagine, from things […]
Continue ReadingHaving a baby seems to disrupt things in your life, but that’s to be expected. But I didn’t expect some of the things that fell to the wayside. Now that my daughter is three years old, I’m finally getting back into a groove with some of the geeky pursuits I had put on the back burner. I […]
Continue ReadingThere are a lot of apps on the market geared toward kids right now. Some of them just kill time, and some aim to educate, but not many of them manage to pull off both for more than a short time before kids get bored. That’s not the case with Go Go Kiddo! which […]
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