As a parent, I don’t fully understand Minecraft. But I know that kids love it, parent friends love it, and schools love Minecraft. It’s a great gateway to get kids excited about hacking culture, and being masters of computers to create what they want. CLICK THE PICTURE FOR THE STORY.
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CONTEST: Geekling Offers Matching Shirts For Kids And Parents
Here’s a chance to get the perfect geek gift just before Christmas. Geekling Designs offers matching shirts for kids and parents. They’re geeky great!
2013 Star Wars Lego Advent Calendar: December 3 Droid FA-4
The latest door has been opened in our 2013 Star Wars Lego Advent Calendar and it is ..
2013 Star Wars Lego Advent Calendar, December 2: Count Dooku’s Solar Sailer
The 2013 Star Wars Lego Advent Calendar has arrived at our house. Here’s what the December 2 piece looks like.
We Need To Teach Our Kids Coding In School
If we want our digital native kids to be prepared, we need to teach coding in school. From HTML to Javascript, kids will need code and these apps can help them to harness technology and be masters of their own domain. CLICK THE IMAGE TO READ THE STORY
Throwback Thursday: Dear Little Me
Change things up on this Throwback Thursday: write yourself a letter. Call it “Dear Little Me.” How would you do it differently? What advice would you give? What worries would you erase?
Mech Mice Map of Roden Scavenger Hunt – Map Piece #6
A new game has been launched with a scavenger hunt across the web to find map pieces. DadCAMP is part of the Mech Mice launch, here’s piece number 6.
CONTEST: Doodle 4 Google Comes To Canada
The Doodle 4 Google contest has come to Canada. This is great and terrible news. It’s great your child could win a huge scholarship, it’s terrible because it’s another user generated content contest where even if you don’t win, you sign over your copyrights.
Throwback Thursday – Lake Louise Then And Now
Here’s a fun Throwback Thursday for you: a then and now compilation of Lake Louise from family visits through the years.
Merlin, Simon, and The Little Professor Are Now In A Museum
Consider the moment when where your childhood toys are now in a museum. Last month, I visited the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh, it has a wide collection of toys from kids through the ages….
REVIEW: Messenger Bag For Guys, The Man-PACK
The Man-Pack is a messenger bag for guys. A great canvas one shoulder bag to carry gear and have easy access on the go.
Daddy, What’s Star Trek?
[twitter]When a box of Kreo Star Trek toys arrived this week, the boys were excited because it was “Lego”. They saw big ships, and lava, and cool dudes and were excited to build away. But…
They Called Me Spaz – A Personal Story Of Bullying
Yes, I was an intimidating presence in the nets. Me, age 9, in 1979 I said I was going to get more personal on the blog, so here we go. The first time I remember…
How To Build A Submarine
[twitter]I bought my wife a chest freezer for Christmas. Now before you get all Judge Judy, remember, I’m the guy that says it’s okay to get your wife a vacuum for Mother’s Day, so this…
30 Free Star Wars Snowflakes Printables
Star Wars Snowflakes are the best activity for any geek. Check out these free star wars snowflakes and printables. But get your knife sharpened, they’re hard to do.
We Don’t Own A Video Game Console. Are We Weird?
We don’t have a video game console in our house. Well, we do have iPads for gaming fun, but nothing in the tvs. Are we weird? When is the right age for video gaming?