Author Archives: Kathy-Ceceri

How to Make GeekKids Watch Sports

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Kathy-Ceceri

How do free-style skiers manage to twist their bodies while flying through the air? What’s it feel like going into a curve inside a speeding bobsled? If the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat isn’t enough to convince your progeny to join you on the couch for the Olympic Game telecast this winter, […] Continue reading →

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Review: The Day-Glo Brothers Really Shines

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Kathy-Ceceri

Everyone knows the story of the invention of the airplane, the telephone and the light bulb. But there are a million little things around us that we never even notice which didn’t exist until somebody thought them up. Take Day-Glo colors. We see them every day on Blaze Orange traffic cones and hunter’s […] Continue reading →

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How to Get Your Kids Out Drawing from Nature

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Kathy-Ceceri

A page from Carol Coogan’s new book Backyard Naturalist Vol. III
Even in chilly upstate New York, nature artist Carol Coogan tries to sketch outdoors whenever she can. Carol writes and illustrates a weekly column for my local newspaper called “Backyard Naturalist.” I have always loved her little vignettes of wildlife, and last year, when the […] Continue reading →

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7 Things Parents Should Know about Fantastic Mr. Fox

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Kathy-Ceceri

This one was the choice of the younger GeekTeen, or as we like to call him, Roger Ebert Jr. As a film buff with an interest in contemporary directors, he wanted to compare it to the other Wes Anderson film he’s seen so far, The Darjeeling Limited. Of course, Fantastic Mr. Fox gets bonus points […] Continue reading →

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