Geek Dad? So Much Fun!

Is your dad or hubby into projects? Would he be considered a Geek? If you answered yes to these questions (or even if you didn't) I have the perfect Father's Day gift.

Geek Dad by Ken Denmead (a self-proclaimed Geek) is filled with 30 original, fun and fascinating projects Dads (and moms) can do with their kids. I was totally in awe of these cool ideas and found myself wishing my dad was still with us so we could try them out. I especially like the 'Light-up Duct Tape Wallet" - so cool.

Here is what Geek Dad has to offer:

Make You Own Geeky Games and Crafts - you've gotta try "Electronic Origami"

Geeky Activities for the Great Outdoors - "Fly a Kite a Night" sounds like so much fun.

Awesome Accessories - "Light-up Duct Tape Wallet" is here!

Geeky Kids Go Green - A Huge trend now, so why not make it fun?

Build/Learn/Geek - "Wi-Fi Signal Booster" Sound interesting? It's in there.

Geeky Potpourri - "Exploding Drink Practical Joke" I'm so trying this one.

Geek Dad not only offers 30 awesome projects, each project comes with a detailed, easy to follow, step-by-step instructions, an approximate cost, difficulty, duration, reusability and the tools & materials it will require. Plus, there's projects suitable for really young children (4'ish) to teenagers, so nobodies left out.

Check out the web site at; http://www.geekdadbook.com/

Geek Dad retails for only seventeen dollars (a real bargain). However, I'm giving away my copy. All you have to do is leave me a comment and I'll do a random drawing on Sunday June 21st.

Good Luck!

Rosanne Tolin Editor-in-Chief

Imagination Cafe is an interactive website developed by Rosanne Tolin, a mother of four in Valparaiso, Indiana. It's a place where children can "feed their minds" with an eclectic menu like no other, including educational activities, games, writing projects and quizzes. "I love to use the Web to communicate to kids, because that's the medium they're most comfortable with," Tolin says.

While games remain the most popular item on the site, kids can also look to their future by checking out Career-O-Rama, which features first-hand interviews with people in various jobs.

It's something Tolin says is unique to Imagination Cafe. "That's one way I wanted to set our site apart from the others out there," she says. "I want to inspire kids to follow their dreams. I didn't see that kind of stuff on other kids' sites."

The website also allows kids to post a picture of their favorite pet and has a "suggestion box" for them to submit their ideas for the Cafe. "I definitely take those to heart," Tolin says. "Sometimes I'll get really good ideas and implement them."

Imagination Cafe has received accolades, including its listing on the American Library Association website as one of its "Great Website for Kids". "I'm pretty proud of that, because they don't choose many!" Tolin says.

Check out Imagination-Cafe at; http://imagination-cafe.com/