Learning Literacy with Lego
Over at planningwithkids.com there is an excellent guest post from Australia author, Susan Stephenson, on how to use your child’s love of Lego to encourage them to read and engage with the written...
View ArticleWhat is a Sing-A-Ma-Jig and Why Do My Kids Want It?
About twelve years ago the Furby hit store shelves. This furry little toy chirped and cooed and made the world fall in love with it. They quickly became the hot toy for the holidays that year. I...
View ArticleProtective Playcase for iPhones from Fisher-Price
Every time I write a review or talk about the value of iDevices for childhood development in the early years there are always a few comments questioning why you would be handing an expensive electronic...
View ArticleBuilding LED Models With Laser Pegs
With three kids in their prime Lego years, we have amassed a considerable collection of bricks. However, while we do have some motorized components, we don’t have any illuminated gear. I know Lego does...
View ArticleCreating an Heirloom Toy for Your Kids, Part 2
Last week I wrote about my desire to build a handmade car similar to the one from Auditorium Toy Company. I spent some time this past weekend doing some preliminary work and things are rolling. Well…...
View ArticleThe Art of the Brick Exhibition in Melbourne, Australia
Decent exhibitions of Lego modelling are few and far between in Australia. We have no LegoLand. We have a great Adult Fans of Lego community, some fine builders – but rarely the chance to see their...
View ArticleCreating an Heirloom Toy for Your Kids, Part 3
So progress on the car is once again moving. I’ve got two weeks until my youngest son’s 1st birthday, and I think I’ve got enough time to finish the toy. If you’ve been following the previous posts...
View ArticleMeet an Actual Lego Master Builder!
Imagine being at a social gathering and someone asks you, “So, what do you do for a living?” How cool would it be to answer, in all honesty, “I’m a Lego Master Builder.” That’s what Steve Gerling gets...
View ArticleCreating an Heirloom Toy for Your Kids, Part 4
It’s taken me just under a month to finish up the handmade racer toy for my youngest son’s 1st birthday. (Here are links to Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.) I chose a different shape, making the main body ...
View ArticleCreate Your Own Member of the Lego Hero Recon Team
Lego has a lot to offer kids and grown-ups in the put-stuff-together genre of toys. Kits, models, playsets, and even interchangeable minifig parts have wide appeal. For kids who like playing with...
View ArticleCreate Your Own Member of the Lego Hero Recon Team (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
Lego has a lot to offer kids and grown-ups in the put-stuff-together genre of toys. Kits, models, playsets, and even interchangeable minifig parts have wide appeal. For kids who like playing with...
View ArticleGiving Thanks One Brick at a Time
All of us at GeekMom want to wish all of our American readers a Happy Thanksgiving! This year make sure to take time to find the perfect turkey! Even the most armed turkey tastes good with gravy and...
View ArticleSign of the Times? A Tablet PC Wins TOADY Award for Worst Toy of 2011
We’ve recently seen the five best toys of all time, so how about a trip down the other direction? From sticks and cardboard boxes to a touchscreen display and Android. The Campaign for a...
View ArticleOne Brick to Rule Them All: Lego Picks Up Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Licenses
It’s been a good year for geek entertainment news. A Song of Ice and Fire finally saw another book published, Star Wars found its way to Blu-ray, and The Walking Dead had success on the small screen,...
View ArticleThe Summer My Kids (Almost) Completely Unplugged
My son, age eight, is quite attached to our iPod Touch. And the computer. And sometimes to the television and the Nintendo DSi. (And my iPad when I let him touch it.) For the most part, he plays...
View ArticleIt’s Time For You to Join My Robot Nation
My Robot Nation lets you design your own robot and then have it printed out and shipped to you.
View ArticleWatch This | Happy 80th Birthday, Lego!
Watch a short animated film by the Lego Group all about the history of the plastic brick building company, released to celebrate their 80th birthday this past week.
View ArticleGeekDad Approved | The Crayola Digital Light Designer is Like a Crazy 3D...
As a child my obsession was drawing; I filled pad after pad (as well as all the margins of my school notebooks) with scribblings and designs. Today my obsession is playing with LEDs and using them to...
View ArticleGame on! | Why Disney Infinity Is Likely to Include Physical Toys
With Disney Infinity rumors coming thick and fast we take a look at the technology and features that are feasible for the game, before its official unveiling on January 15 in Hollywood.
View Article2013 Toy Fair: Cut The Rope Toys and Games
Zeptolab, the people behind the hit mobile games, Cut The Rope, and Pudding Monsters are branching into the physical realm with a line of Cut The Rope themed toys. I met up with them at Toy Fair for a...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....