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2021 Holiday Gift Guide – Books, Music, and TV

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021Jenny Bristol

See what the GeekMom and GeekDad writers recommend as gifts this year in the categories of books, music, and TV shows!

How Will NASA’s DART Asteroid Mission Work?

November 27, 2021November 26, 2021Melanie Meadors

What is NASA’s DART asteroid mission, and how will it protect us from near-Earth objects?

Parades, and Turkeys, and Family, Oh My!

November 24, 2021November 23, 2021Sarah Pinault

GeekMom Sarah ponders her favorite part of Thanksgiving: The Parade as we all get ready to overeat this week.

Margaret Beaufort: The Pain, Piety, and Politics of a Medieval King’s Mother, Part 1

November 21, 2021November 20, 2021Melanie Meadors

How did Margaret Beaufort go from daughter of a tainted family to mother of a king? Find out in the first of a three-part series!

Don’t Miss This ‘Stranger Things’ Pop-Up Store

November 20, 2021November 19, 2021Ruth Suehle

If you’re in New York or Los Angeles in the next few weeks, don’t miss the ‘Stranger Things’ pop-up stores.

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‘Jurassic World Evolution 2’ Frontier’s Dino Park Building Simulator Evolves

November 19, 2021November 18, 2021Sophie Brown

‘Jurassic World Evolution 2’ will have you breeding dinosaurs, building habitats, and containing them when the inevitable happens.

2021 Holiday Gift Guide – Toys and Gadgets

November 18, 2021November 30, 2021Sarah Pinault

We’re continuing our 2021 Holiday Gift Guide with some of our favorite toys and gadgets to help you find some fun gifts for everyone on your shopping list.

TableTop Review of ‘You Can Fly’: Can You Fly or Fall With Style?

November 16, 2021November 15, 2021Sarah Pinault

Whether you can fly or fall with style, everyone will have fun with this mini golf style game from Funko.

Make a Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man Cocoa Buddy

November 14, 2021November 12, 2021Lisa Tate

Everyone loves the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man! Here’s a kid-friendly edible craft for your fall and winter warm beverages.

New Black Hole Discovered Outside Our Galaxy

November 11, 2021November 10, 2021Melanie Meadors

The same thing that keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun can help us detect black holes: gravity. And that’s just how astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope found a small black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a next door neighbor galaxy to our own.

My November Calm Before the Christmas Storm

November 7, 2021November 6, 2021Lisa Tate

As much as I love the celebrations of Halloween and Christmas, I try to take advantage of November for some downtown between the two.

‘An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language’: Don’t Let Sneaky Rhetoric Get the Best of You

November 1, 2021October 29, 2021Jenny Bristol

A worthy successor to ‘An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments,’ this newest book by Ali Almossawi will help you parse what you read and hear.

Medieval Women: Fact from Fiction

November 1, 2021October 31, 2021Melanie Meadors

Let’s take a deeper look at the various roles and identities of two European women in the Middle Ages to dispel some fact from fiction.

31 Days of Halloween Games: ‘Luigi’s Mansion 3’ Multiplayer

October 31, 2021October 30, 2021Evil Genius Mum

It’s the last day of our Halloween Game reviews! Finish it off with a great family game: ‘Luigi’s Mansion 3’ Multiplayer!

Five Decorating Hacks for Halloween Weekend

October 30, 2021October 29, 2021Lisa Tate

Halloween weekend crept up fast this year. Here are some fun ideas for quick and inexpensive decorating.

31 Days of Halloween Games: ‘Little Nightmares II’

October 26, 2021October 25, 2021Evil Genius Mum

‘Little Nightmares II’ builds the creepy atmosphere with visuals, puzzles, and soundtrack for Day 26 of our Halloween Game reviews.

13 Random, Geeky, and Creepy Facts About Horror Show Hosts

October 24, 2021October 23, 2021Lisa Tate

From Vampira to Vincent Price, Elvira to the Cryptkeeper, the Halloween season is a perfect time to revisit these horror and sci-fi show hosts.

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GeekMom Halloween Reading Roundup 2021: Adult

October 22, 2021October 21, 2021Sophie Brown

Our final Halloween roundup for 2021 is all about adult fiction, so read on for reviews of seven terrifying tales for older readers.

31 Days of Halloween Games: ‘Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo’

October 19, 2021October 18, 2021Evil Genius Mum

Fresh on Kickstarter and Day 19 of Halloween Games is ‘Kulebra and Souls of Limbo,’ a game to celebrate Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead.

31 Days of Halloween Games: ‘Ghost on the Shore’

October 18, 2021October 17, 2021Evil Genius Mum

‘Ghost on the Shore’ has all the creepy feeling to enchant everyone around the campfire. Line it up for Day 18 of our Halloween Game reviews.