Don't worry, the Geek Dad community was not devoured by living shadows. After the exodus from Wired, we simply moved on to the new Geek Dad site (http://www.geekdad.com). Project and discussion forums are up and running, with members already taking part in new and interesting conversations.

You may be asking, "But what about all of my wonderful content on this site?"…

Like many of our family projects, this one came from seeing an item in a store and saying, “heck, we could make one of those, and probably better...or at least bigger.” We were in the Christmas aisle admiring the gingerbread houses when we realized that 3 out of 4 members of our family don’t even like…

Since I found myself asking, "Wait, I think someone has done Brazil already," (yes, they have), I created this blog post. Hope you find it useful. Hover over the picture to get the title. Click on the picture to go to the IMDB page. At the bottom, you'll find a plain-text list for quick perusal.…

In her blog post "Summer Activity Themes for Bored Geeklets", GeekDad community member Julie A.…

There are just three two spots left in the Dr. Who Mafia/Werewolf Game. Be brilliant and save the universe, or sit back and watch it burn. Sign up for the game…

Last weekend, after failing yet again to settle Catan, I instead settled myself into the recliner to watch Real Steel, the Rocky / Over the Top near-futuristic mashup starring Hugh Jackman. I'm not going to go into a detailed plot…

One of the great things about being a Geek Dad is being able to expose my children to the interesting, the esoteric, and the odd. And while I love sharing my personal interests with my kids, it is sometimes hard to reconcile that they are not simply small versions of myself -- that listening…

This weekend my oldest son finally got around to building the tin can robot kit he received for Christmas. While calling it a robot might be a little generous — tin can electric vehicle is probably more accurate, it was a fun project that offered a few…

I am always on the lookout for new geeky ways to spend time with my kids. While I love books for makers (Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred, Geek Dad (both…