Between the Bookends: 5 Books We Read in June 2022
This month’s Between the Bookends includes contemporary middle grade, fantasy YA, and a look at the history of women in video games.
Continue ReadingThis month’s Between the Bookends includes contemporary middle grade, fantasy YA, and a look at the history of women in video games.
Continue ReadingThroughout June, GeekMom celebrates Pride Month with lots of LGBTQ content. Today’s book review is ‘Every Variable of Us’ by Charles A. Bush.
Continue ReadingBuild Your Own Telescope is an eco-friendly kit that will allow you and your kids to put together your very own cardboard telescope.
Continue ReadingRemote Control Machines: Space Explorers is an engineering, robotics, & science kit that allows kids to build and control their own machines.
Continue ReadingThe Magnificent Mars Expedition is a STEM kit that includes a story linking to experiments and activities you can do at home.
Continue ReadingGravitrax remains one of our favorite toy systems, this time, we’re taking a look at the Jumper and the Tunnels expansions sets.
Continue ReadingI want to share five Quarto titles that I have recently read and that I hope you and your family will love reading together. The books are presented in roughly age-appropriate order.
Continue ReadingNational STEM Day is right around the corner. If you are looking for a way to interest your kid in STEM or looking for a fun new project for your little geekling then check out the Itty Bitty Buggy by Microduino.
Continue ReadingMYnd Kraft is a card game based on programming principles that is suitable for kids age seven and up. It is currently funding on Kickstarter.
Continue ReadingThe “world’s first mathematical railway,” ‘The Brain Train’ from The Happy Puzzle Company is an easy-to-understand single-player puzzle game.
Continue ReadingGraviTrax and Q-Ba-Maze are Marble Run style building systems which claim to be educational and can be expanded with various stunt pieces.
Continue ReadingA glitch in Allie’s viral app has done more than hurt her program. It may also cost her her friends.
Continue ReadingNerdy, nice looking clothes that break gender stereotypes, are comfortable and available for a wide range of sizes, AND they have pockets? Sign me up.
Continue ReadingLittle Passports: Science Expeditions is a subscription service aimed at kids aged nine and up that introduces a new scientific field every month.
Continue ReadingI love this time of year! After a New Hampshire winter, it feels so good to shed those layers and spend the afternoon outdoors. I love how happy my kids are at the end of the day. I love their little muddy fingers, their filthy smiles. I love the sediment in the bathtub–the sign of a day filled with adventure.
Continue ReadingSaturday, February 11th, is UN International Day for Women and Girls in Science. Check out ways to get involved in your community.
Continue ReadingNature is flexible which is why you should check out these LEGO compatible flex bricks now on Kickstarter. bionicTOYS are great for construction-based play. Your children will learn physics as they play!
Continue ReadingThe Hour of Code website, www.code.org, provides lessons ranging from no computer necessary to all online making Hour of Code 2016 accessible to all.
Continue ReadingI do not think you need to spend much money to have some STEM fun. My children have enjoyed STEM challenges using cardboard boxes and broken pool toys. They have built forts and fairy houses. And one time I make a tinker kit for only $5.
That said, I spent a little money on our Tub STEM and the learning and peace has been priceless.
Continue ReadingThe Maker Faire is, of course, a celebration of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). Improbable machines, hands-on activities, and lots of robots. I moved to Portland from the Kansas City area, where we had a large regional Maker Faire. You’d think that Portland’s smaller, Mini Maker Faire would be a bit of a […]
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