Geeky Oxford–Meeting Dinosaurs and Dodos at The Oxford University Museum of Natural History
GeekMom Helen visits the newly reopened Oxford University Museum of Natural History to meet dinosaurs and dodos.
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Tag: dinosaurs
Wonderbook: Book of Potions & Walking With Dinosaurs
One year on from launch, Sony have finally provided some new titles for those of us with a Wonderbook gathering dust at home: Book of Potions and Walking With Dinosaurs.
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Relics: What’s In Your Attic?
Collection. Yeah, collection…maybe even an agglomeration. Cables, electronic tethers, childhood memories, and college accomplishments were discovered when we pulled the attic plug and let the contents drain into our garage. Though we have taken select items out of the attic recently, this adventure is set to make our lives easier and find lost items.
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Pterosaur Trouble Brings Prehistoric Creatures to Life
Go on a life and death adventure with a pterosaur!
Continue ReadingDinosaur Art: The World’s Greatest Paleoart Because Dinosaurs Never Stop Being Cool
Dinosaurs are amazing creatures made almost mythic because we can’t see them for real. This makes them the perfect creatures for a child’s fertile imagination. Dinosaur Art: The World’s Greatest Paleoart will appeal to these kids with beautiful illustrations that are equally engaging for older kids or adults.
Continue ReadingTravel to the Land of Dinosaurs With Tales of Prehistoric Life: Ankylosaur Attack
Say that three times fast! Written by Daniel Loxton, author of the book Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be–a long, detailed, and fantastic science book for children that every parent should read WITH their child–and illustrated by Loxton with Jim W.W. Smith, Tales of Prehistoric Life: Ankylosaur Attack is a visual […]
Continue ReadingScience Museum Adventures
Most kids have been out of school for weeks but we’ve got until next Thursday at 11:50 before our kids are free. There’s a teacher that has it down to the hour and I think most of the kids are with her in that they are done. Done. Done. Done. Once they have their freedom, though, the next question will […]
Continue ReadingThe Gift of Experience: How To Think Outside of the Wrapped Box
If your children are anything like mine, they get way too many toys for Christmas and birthdays. Their closets and shelves are bursting with items that they rarely play with or have forgotten in the chaos. Their GeekDad and I decided that rather then make wish lists for more toys that they don’t need, we […]
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