Last night, I finished reading Geek Dad by Ken Denmead. Now I suck at Geek Dad. For anyone curious, the book is about projects and activities that a "geeky" father can do with his children. Karen had stumbled upon the book one day and thought it would be a fitting book for me to read. (I am assuming that means she thinks I am a geek.)
According to my friend Wikipedia, Geek Dad has its roots in one of the best magazines ever: Wired. Wired editor Chris Anderson started a blog about the topic after a weekend with his son and wanted to share the experience. He brought in Ken Denmead as the geek leader who grew the blog. As a result, the blog was named one of the 25 "Best Blogs of 2010" by Time Magazine and the book was subsequently written.
Needless to say, the book was a quick read, which is good because I have a backlog of books to get through. For anyone curious, here are the list of activities:
Make Your Own Cartoons
The Coolest Homemade Coloring Books (In Photoshop, use "Filter-Stylize-Find Edges" "Enhance-Convert to Black-and-White")
Create the Ultimate Board Game
Electronic Origami
Cyborg Jack-o-Lanterns
Windup Toy Finger Painting
Create a Superhero ABC Book
Model Building with Cake
Pirate Cartography
Parenting and Role-Playing Games
A Never-Ending Demolition Derby (with remote control cars and Legos)
Seeing the World from the Sky (by sending a video camera up in a balloon)
Best Slip 'N Slide Ever
Fireflies for Every Season (by using LEDs)
Video Games That Come to Life (An alternate suggestion was to have a water gun fight with Alka-Seltzer necklaces)
Fly a Kite at Night
Build an Outdoor Movie Theater
The "Magic" Swing (of interlaced phone books)
Smart Cuff Links (with Ethernet jacks)
Light-up Duct Tape Wallet
Crocheted Dice Bag of Holding
The Science of Composting
Home Hydroponics
Build a Binary Calendar
Portable Electronic Flash Cards (but you'll need a portable gaming device)
Wi-Fi Signal Booster (with a metal bowl)
Cool Lego Lighting from Repurposed Parts (from CDs and a computer)
Ice Cubes Fit For a Geek (in the shape of Legos)
Exploding Drink Practical Joke (using Mentos frozen in ice)
After reading the book, I am now a little curious about the blog itself. Perhaps one day I can try some of the activities on my baby daughter (Briana). We'll see. I'll turn her into a geek yet.
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