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How to Have a Game Night: Part One
Image: Jonathan Liu So, maybe you read my post geeking out about board games and you’re thinking, I want to give that a try, but where do I start? Well, you’re in luck! This is the first in a series...
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How to Have a Game Night: Part Two
Image: Brian Barling, BoardGameGeek.com Ok, now that you’ve gotten a few board games to start your collection, you’re thinking (as one commenter put it): “Chips. Salsa. Board game.” Simple as that,...
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Ask Your Friends Some Loaded Questions
Photo: Kathie Poses GeekDad received a copy of the new “Black Edition” of the game Loaded Questions for review. The game is billed as a test of how well you know your friends, and as such it’s...
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10 Steps to an Awesomely Geeky Kids Birthday Party
Willy Wonka and the Lego Chocolate Factory, all photos by Nathan Barry Birthday season is upon us here. Seven weekends in a row we have parties to attend, with our little girl’s right in the middle....
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Happy Unix Epoch Day!
As of 7p Eastern (or midnight GMT), the Unix time clock reached 15000 days, a significant milestone in computing history. Our many ways of calculating the passage of time (source: totalAldo) Unix time...
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Child’s Play: The Treasure Hunt Birthday Party
Solving The Cryptogram, all photos by Bernard Joseph Martino For the past five years, my wife and I have participated in the annual Post Hunt in downtown Washington DC. The Hunt is a series of puzzles...
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The Animation Adventure — Become a Hero!
Dark clouds were forming on the horizon as the city went about its business. Little did the citizens know that a danger from beyond the solar system was preparing an invasion. My almost-7-year-old...
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Geek Party: 10 Quick Upgrades
Image: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GelertDesign Every holiday season, I like to geek out in my own ways. For Christmas Eve, I am going to be a responsible adult with many loved ones. And food. And...
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How to Throw an Excellent Gaming Party
If your family is like my family, you have a house full of games and not enough time to enjoy them. In La Casa Bryant, we solve this by having Gaming Parties. It’s always great fun and doesn’t have to...
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Salem’– A Game of Deception and Witches
Today we’ll be looking at another game that is currently live on Kickstarter: Salem. In the interest of full disclosure, this review is based on a video demonstration of a live game and a brief...
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Daily #DadJoke for December 4, 2015
Daily #DadJoke for December 4, 2015: When they complete their new hive, bees invite bees from other hives to visit. It’s a house swarming party. Have a great joke that you would like to see in print...
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Gear Up for the Ultimate Super Bowl Party
It’s February, which means that it’s time once again for the biggest event of the year. That magical moment when, amidst the cries of thousands of fans, the two best teams in the NFL march...
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DIY Lego Craft: Repurposing Old Jars
Image Courtesy of obSEUSSed.com If anyone is looking for an idea for a Lego party, I have one for you. This is a brilliant idea and a great use for any baby food jars you might have laying around. I...
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Costume Ideas From the Smithsonian
Maybe my daughter would have been less grumpy if we had dressed her in one of the Smithsonian inspired costumes for her first Halloween (Image: Mandy Horetski) Even though I’m not dressing up this year...
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Muppet Party Ideas
Image Copyright Disney Everyone has their favorite Muppets, right? My favorites form a triumvirate between Animal, Miss Piggy, and Beaker. I was an avid viewer of the television show and am excited to...
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Birthday Week –A Quinceañera: the Biggest Birthday Bash of Your Life (if...
I'm somewhere under all that tulle. Image: Cindy Quinceañeras are a big, big, big deal in Latino culture. It’s something like a Sweet 16 but it happens at the age of 15 and, if the family is Catholic,...
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Birthday Week: A Beatles-Themed First Birthday
Beatles 1st Birthday for my son Liam (This montage was from the invite!) Throwing a first birthday party is usually a festive affair, filled with balloons and cake and presents. When our first son...
View ArticleStar Wars Week: The Imperial Bash At Celebration VI
This August, Star Wars Celebration VI will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. One of the evening convention highlights of the event is the Imperial Bash hosted by the...
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Star Wars Celebration VI: 501st Legion Presence
501st Legion CVI Group Picture / Image: Savanna Kiefer Star Wars Celebration VI in late August was the biggest party in the galaxy. From celebrities to parties, there was something for everyone. The...
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Eat Like a Geek: Peppermint Toads
My daughter recently had a Harry Potter themed birthday party. The festivities of the day are for another article, but part of the Honeydukes gift bags were homemade Peppermint Toads. My husband and I...
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