Parenting Geeky

Never has there been a more exciting time to grow up in geek culture! Parenting Geeky explores the everyday challenges, opportunities, and uniquely geek moments that come with raising the next generation, helping them grow into who they want to be.

Growing up, I was incredibly lucky to live just a few blocks away from my small local library. Though I was a frequent visitor throughout the year, summertime was my favorite because of one of the hidden gems of libraries: the summer reading program. Track my reading for a couple of months and then get a…

When you think of board games, one of two things might come to mind: a traditional family game night or an elaborate game that takes nearly as long to learn as it does to play. In my own family, there are some strong feelings about board games (and card games as well). My partner will argue that luck-based…

Music has been a part of my toddler’s life since the day he was born—on our drive home from the hospital, we played lullaby versions of Queen and Panic! at the Disco. In the two years since then, my partner and I have never shied away from playing “our music” around him, whether at home…

It has always been my opinion that if you live in the Twin Cities metro area, the Mall of America is a great place to take your kids for a day out, especially when the weather is less than hospitable outside. Now that my kid is rapidly approaching her teens, though, we’ve made our way through nearly every single…

Participating in school theater productions is a rite of passage for many students. While I have fond memories of my experiences in various school productions, they were generally an exercise in doing the best we could with what we had on hand.  Most of our focus was on the performance part of the show,…