So a couple of years ago, when the wee man first arrived, we opted for a complete family costume. With the little guy bearing a striking resemblance to Jack-Jack (and his various attacks), we opted for the Incredibles. With a trip to the Fabricland, so...

Remember that Target commercial last year that poked fun at homemade Halloween costumes? Some people, including me, were not too fond of the message it sent. This year at New York Comic Con, the GeekDads and GeekMoms hosted a discussion panel and my topic was “five reasons you should ...

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I’m beyond disturbed…My daughter wanted to be Dorothy from Wizard of Oz this year because she saw some other girl her age wearing the costume and she’s a huge fan of the movie.Well, only the singing parts of the movie she watches on YouTube. And ...

Practical and humorous reasons for parents to save money and be creative making costumes this Halloween.

Can you solve the great Halloween mystery?  What will my daughter be dressing up as this year?  Here’s a clue.  Leave your guesses in the comments! For the prior two photo clues click to continue reading…

In September I attended a steampunk convivial in my home town, naturally this required creating a steampunk costume. For someone whose sewing experience at the point of buying my ticket consisted of reattaching a few buttons to shirts, that was a pretty daunting prospect. Thanks to YouTube, Threadbanger and a ...

Be still my heart! There is actually a convention for us girls now! It’s in Seattle, so those of you on the East Coast have a ways to trek it (haha, I made a geek funny), but there is indeed a convention made “just for her” and it’s called GeekGirlCon! That ...

Can you solve the great halloween mystery?  What will my daughter be dressing up as this year?  Here’s a clue.  Leave your guesses in the comments! For last week’s photo clue click to continue reading…

It’s October. There is only one thing on all of our minds: Halloween. No matter how you split it, that’s what October is about. Well, it’s also about playoff baseball but this isn’t the site for that. If you are thinking about Halloween, and you know you are, then you ...