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Kids are on Holiday break? Time to get Crafting

December 26, 2013 by Vincent Daly

Here’s the scenario. The kids are off from school for Winter Break. All the “must have” Christmas presents have been opened, played with and inexplicably no longer of interest to your children. The weather outside is just too cold for hours of active play. The precocious little buggers direct their attention towards you. With wide-eyed intensity they exclaim “WE”RE BORED!” Sensing all is lost, you unleash a primal scream in your mind. But not to worry friends. We’ve got some Crafting ideas to save the day.

The Geek Dad Book for aspiring Mad Scientists

April 11, 2012March 27, 2012 by Vincent Daly

According to the Webster dictionary science is defined as the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. Mad is defined as insane. Bring these two terms together and you have the potential for crazy experiments. Such is the case for author Ken Denmead’s new book “The Geek Dad Book for aspiring Mad Scientists”.

2011 New York Comic Con : Day 3

October 18, 2011October 17, 2011 by Vincent Daly

On my third day at the 2011 New York Comic Con, I went to the Press room to interview Ken Denmead, the Editor-in-Chief of Wired.com/geekdad, to discuss geek culture, the history of Geek Dad, the third Geek Dad book, and details about the planned Geek Dad movie.

Book Preview and Giveaway: Geek Dad’s Guide to Weekend Fun

June 27, 2011June 9, 2011 by Vincent Daly

Dads who have avoided all things remotely related to Arts and Craft will take solace in Ken Denmead’s “The Geek Dad’s Guide to Weekend Fun.” Inspired by trends in popular geek culture, the book ambitiously sets forth on providing fun, hands on, do-it-yourself type projects which will challenge as well as delight kids and the young at heart. In addition, most of the projects involve an introductory level of science, math, and computer skills in order to successfully complete the task at hand. In other words the book offers the elusive combination of learning made fun. Read on for more examples of projects from the book as well as an opportunity to enter to win a copy of “The Geek Dad’s Guide to Weekend Fun.”

Win the Geek Dad book

June 22, 2010 by Vincent Daly

geekdad_175 Recently, I was contacted by Avery/Gotham of the Penguin Group USA to give my readers the chance to win a free copy of the Geek Dad book. I’ve always been a fan of Wired Magazine’s GeekDad blog. Consequently when one of the writers, Ken Denmead, decided to compile a book of projects for Dads and kids to share that incorporated the fun aspects of science and well, geekiness, I took notice.