Candy Corn: Demon Confection or Harmless Fun?
I really hate candy corn. Growing up in a family with a seemingly insatiable sweet tooth, hating any candy, let alone such a classic symbol of pure unadulterated sugar love, was a capital crime. Come...
View ArticleCue The Imperial March: The Death Star Pinata
We have been busy at our house preparing for the galactic event that is our kid’s birthdays. Geekette will be turning 7 and little bro will be hitting the big one, all within 6 days of each other. How...
View ArticleWould Bacon By Any Other Name Smell As Sweet?
ThinkGeek Bacon-Palooza, Image: Nicole Wakelin It’s sort of a universally accepted fact that bacon is one of the best foods known to mankind. No other food garners quite the same level of fanatic...
View ArticleEat 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...
View ArticleFather’s Day Gift Guide 2013
Father and Son \ Image: Redboy Kliq Welcome to this years Father’s Day Gift Guide. Geeky dads can be a lot of fun to shop for, so lets get the ball rolling on our picks this year. IMAX tickets to see...
View ArticleSubscription Box Review: Candy Japan
Sample Candy Japan package. Good thing I took a picture because it’s all been devoured now. Here’s the thing: I am crazy about Japanese candy. Ask GeekMom Kristen: Last time she made a trip to Tokyo, I...
View ArticleTeenager Aims to Un-Junk Junk Food with Unreal Candy
Unreal candy comes in five varieties, including Candy Coated Chocolates. Image: Unreal. I’m a candy geek. I know in today’s healthified world, it’s not proper to say such things. But, I do love me some...
View ArticleWhat to Do With All the Candy?!
Image via flickr user amarand agasi If you are like us, you now have tons of Halloween candy haunting your house. So to avoid eating it all, it is time to get creative, which is just what the folks at...
View ArticleHoliday Children’s Books
Image: http://us.penguingroup.com My daughter loves having books read to her and she even likes “reading” books herself. We have a great number of books partly because I inherited a bunch of books from...
View ArticleGeek Celebrates Hanukkah With Science: Day Three
Unconventional holiday traditions are fun for the whole family! So far this year, my family has celebrated Hanukkah by launching rockets indoors and constructing small boats in order to sink them....
View ArticleIt's A Hop Easter Giveaway!
Hop on BlueRay / DVD One of the holidays where movies tend to disappoint me is Easter. Other than the Charlie Brown Easter special, nothing has ever really caught my attention. Last year, a new Easter...
View ArticleKitchen Witchin’: Magic Shell
Remember this stuff? Image via smuckers.com It was truly magical when you were a kid, wasn’t it? I remember watching, eyes wide with awe and wonder as we squeezed that liquid goodness over ice cream...
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