Here’s a hint for a great summer reading which also turns out to be a fantastic list of summer fun things to do: the book Fifty Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do), a book that any geek parent should have at home 
Lots of games and activities!
Read a review of the book here, then you can buy it here
Tags: books, Fifty Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do, geeky kids, summer readings
Here’s a piece of advice for those of you who have little scientists in the house
Try Science gathers dozens of great, fun experiments that can be done on and offline. The website also has lots of resources for parents and teachers, as well as cool scientific games.
Worth a look.
Tags: science experiments, science for kids, science projects, Try Science, websites for kids
Geeker and geeker! Here is the 4-port Star Wars Darth Vader USB Hub ($66) which will be just perfect as an adjunct to your Star Wars Mac. You can also listen to the Dark Lord breathe !
via playgrounder
Tags: dark force, Darth Vader, Darth Vader USB Hub, Star Wars, Star Wars gadgets
If any of your kids is a wannabe entomologist, here’s the perfect gift that will avoid you storing scorpios or spiders in your refrigerator
The Ollo Bug Robotic Kit, available for $ 100, allows your kids build their own creepy, crawly little bug.
You can create 4 different types of robotic bugs and a wide range of custom robots!
via playgrounder
Tags: Ollo Bug Robotic Kit, Toys
There’s an interesting event/contest coming up in early August from the Three-Minute Picture Show. This year, they are holding a special event for movies made by kids. You just have to make your movie through July, then (after you’ve registered to the website) submit it. You will have the chance of showing it at the final event being held in either San Francisco or Portland on a big screen and in front of a live audience! Read more at the Three Minute Picture Show website.
via Geek Dad
Image Credit: Three MInute Picture Show via Geek Dad
Tags: fun things to do with kids, fun with the kids, movies made by kids, Three Minute Picture Show
Kids all over U.S. are the most concerned about the ecological disaster (and that’s quite obvious, since it’s going to affect their future more than ours)
Videos proposing solutions to the oil spill are all over the Net these days.
Above you can watch one of the cutest
Tags: BP oil spill, geeky kids
We’ve already talked about the American Museum of Natural History here …but did you know they also have a website especially designed for kids called Ology where you can find lots of activities games, cards, projects trivia & fun facts about the natural world? Also, in the section “Kids & Families @ the Museum” you might schedule your next special “night at the museum” or other super fun activities to do with your kids.
Fun!
Tags: American Museum of Natural History, Edutainment, fun with the kids, kids & families, Ology, websites for kids
Google announced the winner of the Doodle 4 Google competition! It’s Makenzie Melton, a third grader at El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, whose design triumphed over more than 33,000 student submissions from all over the country.
Makenzie expressed her concern that “the rainforest is in danger and it is not fair to the plants and animals.” The girl has been awarded a $15,000 college scholarship, a netbook computer and a $25,000 technology grant for a new computer lab at her school.
The beautifully colored creation will grace Google’s home page on May 27. Congrats Makenzie!
Tags: Doodle 4 Google, Doodle 4 Google 2010, Makenzie Melton
Star Wars Day has just passed (and what was that? get some info here) but you can still have some Star Wars fun with the kids! Here’s how. Thanks to JibJab and LucasFilm you can star in Episode 5 as either Luke, Han Leia or Lando.
Just go to JibJab or Star Wars.com, upload a picture of yourself (you can also zoom or rotate it) and…you can enjoy your Star Wars personal moment of fame! And it’s free (or $ 4.99 to download it to your computer).
via Geek Dad
Tags: fun things to do with kids, Han, Hando, JibJab, Leia, Lucas Film, Luke, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode 5, The Empire Strikes Back
The 16-years-old Alexander Kendrick has invented a low-frequency radio that allows cave-texting. And what does that mean? It means that you can finally text while you are deep underground. The device has been tested down to 946 feet, and that’s the deepest underground communication so far in United States. It has already been planned to resize the equipment in order for it to be perfectly suitable for cave explorers and rescues. So smart!
via playgrounder
Tags: Alexander Kendrick, kids tech, kids'inventions, low-frequency radio, smart kids
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