Dewey Mac, Kid Detective Book
I love the idea behind Dewey Mac and the Case of the Dog Gone Dog. It’s a science book disguised as a cool and exciting story. Author Michael Carroll ties in some STEM concepts and introduces the...
View ArticleMake Polyhedral “Gingerbread” Dice for the Holidays
(Image: ournerdhome.com) Roll for … wait, maybe don’t actually roll these dice. We were tickled pink, red and green, when we saw this post over at ournerdhome.com about how to geek up your holidays...
View ArticleOgoSport’s BILD + AnimateIt! Stop Motion Animation Essentials Kit
Image: OgoSport I’ve been itching to play around with stop motion animation for years. The little apps I’ve found for my iPhone don’t really inspire me, however, and I have remained intimidated by the...
View ArticleSurfaceScapes Revisited: Maps and Dice and Orcs (Oh, My!)
The team of students attempting to turn a Microsoft Surface table into a platform for Dungeons & Dragons campaigns made a lot of progress since GeekDad highlighted the project last fall. An updated...
View ArticleChanneling Calvin on a Snow Day
Indiana has been a kid’s paradise recently. Snow days abound, and winter looks like winter. Throw in a birthday gift of The Complete Calvin & Hobbes, and we had the makings of a very geeky...
View ArticleMake a Popsicle Stick Bridge (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
The secret ingredient for cool kid’s projects is a low-temp glue gun. It will glue almost anything instantly, including fabric (great for zany fashions or costumes), styrofoam, cardboard, and wood....
View ArticleMaking Friends the R/C Way
Carisma R/C Club (image:gamepeople.co.uk) One of the best things about setting up our Carisma R/C Club is meeting a whole range of people from different walks of life. We all have very different...
View ArticleRetro GeekDad Go-Cart Project
A chilly autumn Saturday greeted us as our family (strangely) had no plans for the day. At the GeekMom’s recollection of a childhood memory, we did a bit of googling. After that, I took the kids and we...
View ArticleNow He’s a Jedi – DIY Lightsaber Build
Image from Slothfurnace.com Very cool home-built lightsaber with lights, sounds and more (sorry, no plasma). Of course, we don’t all have metal lathes handy, so your ability to copy may vary. Link,...
View ArticleReview: Environmental Monitoring With Arduino
Environmental Monitoring with Arduino I love to read through project suggestions and examples for the Arduino and other platforms. It keeps my mind constantly running with ideas for projects. I was...
View ArticleGardening with Kids: Starting Flower Seeds
Image: Brian Gillespe Tonight’s big project was starting some flower seeds. While Mom was at class, the four mini-geeks and I set up on the dining room table and got to it. First, we amassed our...
View ArticleFat Kid Rules the World – Kickstarter Film Review
While perusing Kickstarter projects, I discovered the project for the film Fat Kid Rules the World, and was immediately intrigued by director Matthew Lillard’s pitch: I first stumbled across FAT KID...
View ArticleScience for Young Makers Class – Part I
Last year, the school my boys attend asked me if I might be able to come up with an after school camp or club with hands-on projects and some science tossed in. I was allowed to set the fee (to cover...
View ArticleiPhone Stun Gun Case — Protection or Trip to the ER Waiting to Happen?
The final product will have a cap over the electrodes on the top of the case. / Image: Indiegogo The Yellow Jacket iPhone Stun Gun case is exactly as its name implies. It’s a case for your iPhone that...
View ArticleStar Wars Celebration VI — Mission Complete
Time for some Wookiee love! / Image: Wookiee Workshop Last week, I had the privilege of attending Star Wars Celebration VI, in Orlando, Florida. Star Wars fans came from all over the world to see the...
View ArticleA Playground as Cyber-Physical System
Photo (c) www.kompan.com A cyber-physical system is (using Wikipedia’s definition) a system of collaborating computational elements controlling physical entities. And also a bit of a buzzword. Some...
View ArticleRecycling old GeekDad Posts
I raided the GeekDad archives from two years ago for a quick weekend project with my boys. Sure, I could have done a mail-order compost bin. However, opening a cardboard box and plunking something down...
View ArticleKeen Hawk R/C Racer Becomes a Family Project
Continuing my radio-controlled trip down memory lane, I've been trying out a recent 4WD car from Tamiya. Fusion Hobbies provided us the Keen Hawk to put through its paces and compare to the 2WD Sand...
View ArticleLoft-y Cinematic Sound on a Budget
I've been tinkering away on a project for our loft bedroom for about 6 months now. I'm slowly turning the room into a dual purpose sleeping space and cinema. The reason it's taken me so long though is...
View ArticleGet Creative With a 365 Project
Get creative with a 365-day project in 2017. Click through to read all of "Get Creative With a 365 Project." If you value content from GeekDad, please support us via Patreon or use this link to shop at...
View ArticleA Tinker Birthday Party: Making a Bristlebot
For his birthday, my son wanted to tinker together with his friends So we decided to have a "robot tinker party" and build some bristlebots together. Click through to read all of "A Tinker Birthday...
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