Educational reference materials don’t have to be dry and boring. There are ways to teach important topics to children (and adults) in ways that are interesting and entertaining, but most textbooks don’t lay out their material this way; we often must turn to supplemental resources for this kind of teaching. One author, Kenn Amdahl, has […]
Continue ReadingGather up the kiddies because it’s storytime! Meet Wind, a lonely triangle living on a flat, yet mysterious world. Watch as curiosity compels her to unravel those mysteries and change her world forever… (Warning: Spoilers below the clip!) “Wind and Mr. Ug ” is a shining example of education by stealth. It makes Möbius strips […]
Continue ReadingIs Jasper Fforde a geek? That’s still undecided (read his answer below). But he’s undoubtedly a mom ! Wait a minute, Jasper Fforde’s a man, how can he be a mum? Well, he deserves to be. If there was such things as GeekMom Awards, he’d get one for sure. For now, One of Our Thursdays […]
Continue ReadingIt’s funny sometimes how we discover new actors. I recently discovered Richard Armitage in a bit of a round about way. I began my path when I watched Downton Abbey on PBS, the period drama recently done by the same guy who did Gosford Park (Julian Fellowes). Though I’ve still only seen the American version […]
Continue ReadingI was thrilled (and a bit overwhelmed) to attend my first International Toy Fair in New York City last weekend. One of the best parts of the day was finally meeting in person with a fellow GeekMom writer, Amy Kraft. Having a face to face conversation with someone you’ve traded emails with for months is […]
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Continue ReadingA few years ago I stumbled upon a copy of a book that I hadn’t yet heard about (which is now hard to imagine). It was sitting in the mix of new books at my local library and the title captured me. Three simple words – Eat, Pray, Love. I added it to my stack […]
Continue ReadingFrench author Daniel Pennac listed 10 Rights of the Reader : The right not to read The right to skip The right not to finish a book The right to read it again The right to read anything The right to mistake a book for real life The right to read anywhere The right to […]
Continue ReadingHonestly, is there anything sexier than great comedy? The funniest books I’ve read lately would also make spectacular Valentine’s presents for the adults in your life. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris David Sedaris wrote a great, twisted collection of short stories about relationships. Then, to add twist to the twisted, all […]
Continue Reading“Their names are legend: Raikou. Entei. Suicune. Lugia. Ho-Oh. Kyogre. Groudon. Rayquaza. Deoxys. Dialga. Palkia. And when Legendary Pokémon come together, only the greatest Trainers can control their might. In the Pokémon TCG: Call of Legends expansion, not only will you discover incredibly powerful Pokémon– including very rare “Shiny” versions of some of them–but you’ll […]
Continue ReadingRecently I’ve been noticing more and more book trailers popping up not only on individual library websites and the blogosphere, but they are creeping into mainstream television as well. (Although not as often as they should be.) Why not? In this day and age where media is being used to hawk just about every product […]
Continue ReadingWhile so many people work to maintain a cutting edge entertainment system – Blu-ray! Tivo! High Def! Flat Screen! – this family is happily geeking out over a clunky VCR plugged into a TV that by today’s standards is small. My family loves movie nights as much as the next family, but life happens. We […]
Continue ReadingYou root for Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and even Aquaman. You love to hate The Penguin and Catwoman. But what about their pets? What do they do all day? Lounge in the sun? Nah. Apparently they’re quite busy. There is a new series of books out which is centered around the adventures of the Super […]
Continue ReadingI have no idea what possessed me to raise my hand high, and wave it around, when the question was asked, “Who’d like to review a book called Cake Pops (by Bakerella)?” First of all, I had no idea what cake pops were. Secondly, I try to spend as little time as possible in the […]
Continue ReadingSince we continue to be snowed in I have an all points bulletin out for things to do with my Geekette. She has been out of school since January 28th (one sick day the rest due to our mountains of snow) and everyone is getting on each others nerves happy to be spending so much […]
Continue ReadingOne of the great things about winter in Oklahoma is that we sometimes get snow. Typically we get about an inch and then it melts the next day. Sometimes we get more than that and it sticks around a couple days and then melts. Last week was insane. It has been called Snowpacalypse, Snowmageddon and […]
Continue ReadingLike many GeekMoms, when Williams Sonoma came out with the Star Wars cookie cutters I was there when they opened the doors to get my hands on a set. We have made several batches of cookies since we got them but I came across a new and interesting way to use these cookie cutters. Wasting […]
Continue ReadingHave you ever thought, “Gee, I think I can rule the world a lot better than these people. I think I’ll take over! Yes! Muahahah. Hmm.. But how?” and then got a very contemplative look on your face, with it all amounting to nothing? Well, no more! Your day has come! You will triumph! Enter […]
Continue ReadingWhether you’re rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Green Bay Packers in the Superbowl this weekend, the highlight of the game may very well be the great Volkswagen commercial featuring a young Darth Vader (and one very cool dad). Take a sneak peek and see what you think.
Continue ReadingGh0strat is a real trojan horse virus that infects windows computers and is responsible for affecting some of the most sensitive computer networks in the world. G. L . Sheerin, a real computer network security expert, has just released his second fictional story in a series of e-books aimed at teaching kids about computer viruses. […]
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