I'm working on an IGNITE presentation called "Adventures of a Geek Dad".IGNITE presentations are 5 minutes long with 20 slides auto advancing every 15 seconds.Date of the event is Feb 19, 2013. There will be approximately 15 other IGNITE presentations that night.My goal is to inspire other dads to do fun geeky stuff (maker stuff) with their kids. What key points do you think I should share about what it means to be a Geek Dad? Why should a dad engage with his children in a Geek Dad sorta way?I…See More

I built the Nerf Assault Vehicle (NAV) for use during indoor Nerf Dart Tag games.  The NAV is particularly useful when we play on a basketball court.  The operator uses a battery powered repeating Nerf dart gun to shoot (tag) opponents.  The NAV can also provide mobile cover for teammates who are working to capture the flag.  The NAV is built on a "Krazy Kar".  All you need is a large cardboard box and nylon zip ties to attach the cardboard to the bumper on the Krazy Kar (drilling of the bumper…See More

This trebuchet launches softball size water balloons 50 - 70 yards using human (kid) power.  It is portable (quickly folds down for car top carrying) and uses easy to acquire supplies found at Home Depot or Lowes Home Improvement. I originally designed this for the kids area of the Lake Eden Arts Festival (theLEAF.org) where we launched water balloons at a large cardboard castle.  Later, I was asked by a TEDx event to set these up to provide "hands on science" for conference attendees.See More