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My Neighbor Totoro and Howl’s Moving Castle: Blu-ray At Last! PLUS! GHIBLI...
Today is a very good day for fans of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki. At long last, the magnificent masterpiece My Neighbor Totoro, and the marvelous Howl’s Moving Castle, are available on Blu-ray!...
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Do You Want to Write for GeekMom?
Not now, Vader, I am VERY BUSY searching for like-minded GeekMoms Well, do you? We’re looking to add to our fine roster of writers here on GeekMom, and would love to hear from YOU, if you’re...
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Oz The Great and Powerful: Tea Parties and Giveaways!
Let’s talk about The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz for a moment, shall we? The familiar grey look and feel of Kansas. Dorothy, The Scarecrow, The Tin Woodman, Cowardly Lion, The Munchkins, and Winkies. There...
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Portal 2 Done 70′s Style
I am LOVING this 70′s style movie poster for Portal 2. Might even pick one up when it’s finally for sale in the Valve Store. It’ll go nicely with my Aperture Parking Permit, which I have been...
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Hanging in Numberland with Les Trois Elles
Numberland We’re getting ready to head to Seattle in a week or so. It’s only a couple of hours on the plane, but I always like to have a few tricks up my sleeve to keep Vivienne entertained. So I’m in...
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Late September 2001: New York City
The city was completely closed off from 14th street and below. If your license didn’t have an address that placed you below 14th Street, you were not passing the armed guards. To this day, I make sure...
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A New Use For Dr. Seuss
I love to look at those lists that they give to professors that explain the state of the matriculating freshman class. You know what I’m talking about? The ones that say things like, “They have never...
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The Art of The Secret World Of Arrietty: Book Review
Viz Media Studio Ghibli Collection As a child, I spent many a happy afternoon poring over a gigantic book called “The Art Of Walt Disney.” It sat on our bookshelf collecting dust, until one day I...
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Quick Summertime Toddler Activity: Fizzy Science Fun!
Photo: Kristen Rutherford It’s never too early to introduce a child to the wonders of science! Here’s an example of a multi-step reaction that’s super simple, extremely cheap, and a great summertime...
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Butterfingers! Part One: Road Testing iPhone Cases
Candy Shell From Speck A few years ago, my husband gave me an awesome case for my iPhone 4. It was made by Speck, and it was durable, clean looking, and best of all – it had a slot along the back that...
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Rachel & The Treeschoolers: A Worthy Kickstarter!
Courtesy Two Little Hands Productions Want to help back a kickstarter project that’s been called “Too educational for TV?” Now’s your chance! I’ve always been a huge fan of the television series...
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More Great Bonding Opportunites for Mom & Daughter From Spil Games
The folks at Girls Go Games have a new version of their popular cooking game that I reviewed last year: Sara’s Cooking Class. That’s right, there’s a new version of Sara, and this time she’s on...
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Butterfingers! Part Two: Road Testing iPad Covers
Earlier this summer I wrote about some of my favorite covers for the iPhone – now it’s time to give the iPad some love. (No iPads were harmed in the making of this post… though I did drop one by...
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5 Ways to Make Your Preschooler’s Life a Touch More Magical
Photo: Kristen Rutherford Take a used box—we always have a few laying around from Amazon—and decorate it. Dub it the mailbox. Have your child choose a special place to keep it and while they’re...
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Disney Junior in the House!
Tunip! Photo: Kristen Rutherford This September, my daughter turned 4, and for her birthday cake, she had a very specific request: She wanted an Octonauts cake. In fact, she was way more granular about...
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From Up On Poppy Hill—A Gentle Golden Haze of Nostalgia
Image Courtesy Foundry Communications – ENTER TO WIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST! With Hayao Miyazaki’s announcement that he’s really retiring this time, fans of the celebrated filmmaker are left with...
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Sleeping (Hopefully) With The Pajanimals
Courtesy of The Jim Henson Company. One of my favorite jokes to make when I can’t remember something, or when I trip and fall, or do something weird like, I don’t know, dump a bucket of cold gazpacho...
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The Apogee MiC: Great For A GeekMom On The Go
Reading Time: 5 minutes Okay children, sit down and listen. Grandma’s gonna tell you a story, and when I’m done, I’m going to give you a quarter. Back in the olden days, my voiceover agent would let me...
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Review: Disney’s Secret of the Wings
Reading Time: 4 minutesCourtesy: Disney Let’s just kick this off by saying: Diana Prince and Leia Organa aside, I am not too keen on the prospect of bringing the whole princess thing into my house. But...
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Sara’s Cooking Class: Spil Games Knows Tween Girls (Part 1)
Reading Time: 5 minutesFood is very important to me. Wait, that sounds dumb, doesn’t it? Because really, whether you eat to live or live to eat; food is important to all living creatures. But I love to...
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