• Geek of the Week

    Geek of the Week: Children’s Book Author Katie Reed

    June 20, 2020 - By 

    Our Geek of the Week this round is Katie Reed, a children’s book author with a love of fantasy that led her to create her own book series starring a wizard and a lizard who get into magical mischief and learn valuable lessons in the end. 1) Please introduce yourself: Hello! My name is Katie Reed, I am the author of the Wizard and the Lizard, and Wizard and the Lizard: Wacky Weather. My books are available on Amazon. 2) What do you geek out on? I love all things fantasy! My all time favorite movies are the Lord of the Rings trilogy.…

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    My Life - Uncategorized

    Adding More to the SewGeekMama Youtube Channel

    June 18, 2020 - By 

    I recently started going through videos from my old Three Muses YouTube channel and adding some of the relevant ones to the SewGeekMama channel. It’s mostly random cosplay and convention clips so far. Once I get through all the old stuff, I’ll work on creating new content. Sewing and Cosplay Tutorials I have been neglecting my YouTube for a while but recently logged on to upload an old cosplay video. While doing that I ran across 50+ comments I didn’t know were on there! Some were from up to a year ago. I had no idea people were paying attention!…

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    Cosplay - Culture

    Happy Star Wars Day from a Galaxy Not So Far Away

    May 4, 2020 - By 

    I love seeing all the Star Wars related things being posted for May the 4th! Every year the Star Wars Day May the Fourth celebration gets a little bigger. May the 4th Be With You This pic is of me and my son last year at the Jacksonville Main Library’s Comic Con. I wore my female Chewbacca cosplay, and he wore Darth Vader pajamas. I’ve found the easiest way to get him to dress up is to make it as comfortable as possible! I made my outfit, but I bought the official Disney pajamas off Amazon. Empire Strikes Back 40th…

  • Gaming

    5 Ways Gaming Can Be Good for Kids

    February 22, 2020 - By 

    My son is four and he’s just getting into video games. It’s one of the few moments he actually stays still and pays attention to something, so I’ve been encouraging his interest. Recently, his preschool teacher cautioned me about his video game usage and said “It’s not good” for them to get into gaming. I bit my tongue and nodded in agreement, but later thought about what she said. While I agree that too much of anything is not good, I’m here to give you five ways you can actually make gaming good for kids. Turning Gaming into a Positive…

  • Geek of the Week

    Geek of the Week: Geraldine from Become Fit for Life

    February 21, 2020 - By 

    Several years ago, when I first started the Geek Mamas blog, Geraldine was my very first Cosplay Family Feature. That series evolved into the Geek of the Week, and Geraldine’s original blog at Jog On Mum, has evolved into a new focus on her personal training company Become Fit for Life. I recently caught back up with her to update that old post and add her as the latest Geek of the Week! 1) Introduce yourself Hey – I am Geraldine, a statement haired, pierced and tattooed mother of two! I am now, as of January 2020, a self employed…