How To Grow Your Geek: Parenting and More!

Cool pic from Neil Tyson’s twitter @neiltyson

 

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This week, we had a ton of voicemails that I wanted to let you all listen to! First up, we have Tim, reminding us of Darcy’s wonderful reviews here on the blog! Next, we have a few from Gary, who is catching up listening. He has  great ideas and comments about the IKEA store, ear piercing, and science education in elementary school. He also has some comments and questions about Legos and how kids in general play with them! Don calls in with a great source for hypoallergenic earrings and parts, for us sensitive-skinned folks and crafters (like me!). Then Wyatt calls in about Jonathan Coulton on the Rock Band Network, vintage gaming and collecting,  news about games on the Mac and an XBox Live update.

Please email me with your own comments at howtogrowyourgeek – at-gmail -dot-com, or call my voicemail number at 206-202-7309 and leave your thoughts. You can also visit our forum at the Farpoint Forums. And last but not least, you can follow me on Twitter at SusietheGeek or the show at HowToGrowGeek!

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Promos: The Chronic Rift and The Seeker Cast

 

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In thinking about educational activities for you and the kids this spring, I present a couple of unusual options. The first, the Tellus Museum, is a small museum with a lot of fun stuff to offer for kids. The second is the IKEA store in Atlanta. Both places were interesting, educational, and best of all – FUN!

Please email me with your own comments at howtogrowyourgeek – at-gmail -dot-com, or call my voicemail number at 206-202-7309 and leave your thoughts. You can also visit our forum at the Farpoint Forums. And last but not least, you can follow me on Twitter at SusietheGeek or the show at HowToGrowGeek!

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Promos: Technorama and Slice of SciFi

You know,
Say to any kid, “Hey let’s go to the Art Museum.”; and you will probally get a lot of different reactions. “Why?” “AWWW< do we HAVE to??” Ect. Now me, I like anything that’s cool or interesting. So i like to go though Museums……for the most part. (Hey I made it though the bowling Museum, how boring do you think that was?)
So when I came across this, I was like wow; now THAT”S the way to make a museum fun! check it out. Below is a link along with a 3d view of what I am talking about.

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/carstenholler/

That is a several stories tall slide. Right inside a museum in London. GLEEEEE! I would so spend the whole time riding that thing. Can you imagine how fast you’d be going? Sure hope they got something soft at the end to land on. hehe.

Okay hope you like this quick little posting, more coming soon I promise.

See you guys,

Darcy

 

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Our family vacation this summer gave me the chance to do some really fun, geeky things with the family. Tim and Darcy report on some of the cool places that they went on their vacation. Check out some pictures here on Darcy’s blog. Also on this episode, I play a movie review of “Up” from Gary, and a comment about my interview with Tracy Hickman.

And don’t forget, our friend Doug is at sea on the JOIDES Resolution expedition, and is blogging and Twittering back his experiences as a science teacher witnessing lots of scientists studying the sea floor. Check out Doug’s blog!

Thanks for all the input, and keep it coming! And, if you have some time, I would appreciate a review on iTunes!

Don’t forget to check out the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast! We have a show coming up on Aug. 18 all about helium and the Sun!

Please email me with your own comments at howtogrowyourgeek – at-gmail -dot-com, or call my voicemail number at 206-202-7309 and leave your thoughts. You can also visit our forum at the Farpoint Forums. And last but not least, you can follow me on Twitter!

Promos: What the Cast?, Slice of Scifi and The Babylon Podcast

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Our family vacation last week gave me the chance to do some really fun, geeky things with the family, so I decided to tell you about what we did, and I found a link for more really cool places to go on vacation as well. Also, our friend Doug is at sea on the JOIDES Resolution expedition, and is blogging and Twittering back his experiences as a science teacher witnessing lots of scientists studying the sea floor.

Magiquest

Tuckaleechee Caverns

100 Geeky Places to Take Your Kids This Summer | GeekDad | Wired.com

Doug’s blog from the JOIDES Resolution Expedition

Doug’s Twitter

Thanks for all the input, and keep it coming! And, if you have some time, I would appreciate a review on iTunes!

Don’t forget to check out the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast!

Please email me with your own comments at howtogrowyourgeek – at-gmail -dot-com, or call my voicemail number at 206-202-7309 and leave your thoughts. You can also visit our forum at the Farpoint Forums. And last but not least, you can follow me on Twitter!

Promos: Great Hites and Carology

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