The History Of America’s Facebook Posts
The week after we celebrate our 235th Independence Day, I give you America’s Facebook wall. Entitled, “Like It or Unfriend It?”, the image was created by author Teddy Wayne, Vanity Fairstaffer Mike...
View ArticleHarry Potter Week: Teaching With Harry Potter: An Overview
Some time ago, I suddenly realised what would be my dream job: I’d like to be Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. After Voldemort’s fall, if possible. Or before his rise. I intend to keep the charge...
View ArticleSummer Travel Fun: Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park
Last weekend the family headed up to Atlanta for some fun sightseeing. We had tickets to an Atlanta Braves baseball game on the Sunday afternoon of that weekend, but otherwise we sought out...
View ArticleReview: The Real State of America Atlas
I received a package of books for review several weeks ago, courtesy of Penguin Books. My eighteen-year-old, Brad, immediately picked up The Real State of America Atlas: Mapping the Truths of the...
View ArticleSecret Origins of a GeekMom: Sarah Pinault
I’ve tried but I can’t go back far enough in my memory to trace my geek roots. I have memories of thoroughly enjoying the Star Wars spoof on Muppet Babies in ways that my friends didn’t, my first...
View ArticleAntikythera Mechanism Built Out of LEGO Bricks
I’m not even going to pretend I understand the finer details of this – but the fact that I’m not a mathematician doesn’t make this project any less awesome. Andrew Carol is an Apple engineer by day,...
View ArticleGeek Celebrates Hanukkah With Science: Day Seven
Of all the science experiments we’ve done for Hanukkah this year, and last year, this one is probably the easiest to set up and demonstrate. It also turns into a very satisfying toy. The Cartesian...
View ArticleBritish POW Uses Morse Code to Stitch Hidden Message During WWII
Many of us geek love codes, cyphers and other types of hidden messages, and there are few more famous codes than Morse Code. Developed in the 1800s, Morse Code is simple and easy to learn, it’s also...
View ArticleMuse of Nerds: Joy Hakim, Storyteller Extraordinaire
I received lots of kudos for getting to interview Joy Hakim. Maybe this is because most of my friends are geeks of some sort, most homeschool their kids, and we all have read Joy’s books, amazed at how...
View ArticleBook Review: Legendary Learning
What drives big thinkers, creators, and leaders who achieve success on their own terms? Jamie McMillin wanted to find out, hoping her quest would help her raise and educate her own two children. She...
View ArticleBook Review: My Family For The War
This Young Adult novel is about an ordinary girl who, like any of us, can be jealous and petty. She also finds herself in extraordinary circumstances, easily proving her courage over and over again....
View ArticleCanada’s Newest Commemorative Coin Features a Glow-in-the-Dark Dinosaur!
Canada has a long and proud history of paying tribute to our important historical events by immortalizing them on our coins. Unlike the U.S.A., we do not put heads of state on our coins, but instead...
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Kick Off: The History of The Beautiful Game
Football is a sport with a very long and complex history, and the Kick Off app from Leading Brands teaches us all about it. Taking the form of a virtual magazine or e-book Kick Off features photographs...
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Custom Accessories for Lego Fanatics
I think Lego fans out there can all agree: Lego is pretty darned awesome. But there are times when avid builders want to take it a step beyond what comes in the box. The post Custom Accessories for...
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Lego Celebrates 80 Years with Animated Short Film
Ever wondered about the history of the ubiquitous Lego brick? The post Lego Celebrates 80 Years with Animated Short Film appeared first on GeekMom.
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Eat Like a Geek: A Medieval Feast
So you don't have time or energy or the extra cash to get to a Renaissance Faire this year? Why not make our own at home! The post Eat Like a Geek: A Medieval Feast appeared first on GeekMom.
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Another Side of History: First Mothers
Did you know that Andrew Jackson's mother saved him from a British prison camp? Or that Abraham Lincoln's mom was a wrestler? It's easy to find books about the many presidents of the United States....
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Review: Presidential Campaign Posters
200 years of election art in one big book. The post Review: Presidential Campaign Posters appeared first on GeekMom.
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Fairy Tales from Philip Pullman
A new book of fairy tales by Philip Pullman? Yes, please. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version is an amazing book, but in surprising ways. It's a standard retelling of fairy...
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Star Wars And History How Real History Formed A Galaxy Far, Far Away
You may know your Star Wars history, but do you know how events in the real world helped form the one you saw on the movie screen? The post Star Wars And History How Real History Formed A Galaxy Far,...
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