 @geekDadNath No so much giving away,as building brand awareness (and Wired has a content-sharing agmt with them).3 hours ago  @fitzwillie I see. Seems odd to through away hits though,although I guess @cerebus19's post got us some traffic back!/cc @ethanfreak8 hours ago "A Brief Note In Support Of Making Weird Al The Next Super Bowl Halftime Show Star" http://t.co/icNO4AcO17 hours ago  RT @taskarmy:A #Google-a-Day helps your improve your googling skills http://t.co/Dxt48MQx via @fitzwillie @wiredgeekdad19 hours ago | Geek Dad has been nominated for a Books for a Better Life award by the National MS Society in the category of Childcare/Parenting! To say the least,this is quite exciting. Ken has this to say about the nomination: I’m totally gobsmacked by this nomination. I know the saying ‘it’s an honor just to be [...] Laura over at (un)paint is giving away two copies of Geek Dad to her readers. Laura also enjoyed the book and had this to say about it: It’s full of so many awesome projects for geek dads to do for and with their geek children. (And non-geeks too!) Most of the projects are pretty inexpensive [...] From Mike Yee at I Suck At: 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 [...] Here’s a little piece that features Ken’s electric origami project via MAKE: It’s a starter origami project where you build a simple paper box with a built-in LED circuit,drawn with a conductive ink pen. This would be a fun MAKEcation project to do with your kids. If you do any electronic origami,inspired by [...] Table For Five cites Geek Dad as instrumental for filling in the blanks when you’ve just run out of interesting things to do with your kids. No fear! Geek Dad is here! (And we’re happy to help!) From the review: Summer can sometimes drag on forever when you’re a kid,but when you’ve got a [...] Adventures in All Things Food thinks Geek Dad ought to be a series. Well,we can’t argue with that. From the review: I already have a list of people this book would be perfect for. My DH is on the top of the list! I can’t wait to see my two guys work their way [...] Much of what’s at the heart of Geek Dad is a love for making things,and more importantly,making things with other people. Particularly family. Over at Just Like the Number,that sentiment was certainly picked up: Most of the projects are geared for kids elementary school-age and up,but I still think it would [...] Allergy Kid Mom really liked the hands-on quality of the projects in Geek Dad,and has a detailed review over at her site. What many reviewers discover about these projects is that these projects aren’t just cool in and of themselves,but they’re generally quite affordable and really get the whole family in on it. [...] Heather Vale,who blogs at Heather Vale Unwrapped:Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life,didn’t quite know what to expect when she first saw Geek Dad. She wondered:“would these be projects that only computer hackers and programmers could hope to pull off?”But,suffice it to say,she was pleasantly surprised with the ease and [...] Over at Tickles &Tots,the Tickled Diva reflects on the wide appeal of Geek Dad,and we couldn’t be happier to hear it brings out the Geek Kid in everyone: I thought this was a fun and unique book. Not only does it inspire you to try new and interesting projects it allows you to [...] |    |
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