Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share (33 page)
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Authors: Ken Denmead,Chris Anderson
Tags: #General, #Family & Relationships, #Games, #Science, #Activities, #Boys, #Experiments & Projects, #Fathers and Sons, #Parenting, #Handicraft for Boys, #Fatherhood, #Crafts & Hobbies, #Amusements
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I would like to extend special thanks to Phil Torrone and Marc de Vinc at
www.makershed.com
for supplying many of the electronics materials used in the projects. If you and your geeklets are interested in learning electronics as hobbyists,
www.makershed.com
and
Make
Magazine are THE places to start.
www.makershed.com
for supplying many of the electronics materials used in the projects. If you and your geeklets are interested in learning electronics as hobbyists,
www.makershed.com
and
Make
Magazine are THE places to start.
Another big thanks go to the folks at
www.thinkgeek.com
, who also supplied some materials for this book.
www.thinkgeek.com
is like the Toys-R-Us for geeks. Check it out!
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES BY CHAPTERwww.thinkgeek.com
, who also supplied some materials for this book.
www.thinkgeek.com
is like the Toys-R-Us for geeks. Check it out!
Make Your Own Cartoons
Everything Photoshop, including a Web-based editor, is available at
Likewise, you can find the great Mac image editing program Pixelmator at
And for free on all platforms, you can use GIMP, available at
The program I used on the Mac to create the sample comic is Comic Life Magiq, easily found atwww.plasq.com/comic-life-magiq
.
Create the Ultimate Board Game
A great online resource for FREE print-it-yourself coloring pages isElectronic Origami
There is a dedicated section of the GeekDad book Web site for the board game at
A great site for more fun isCyborg Jack-o’-Lanterns and Other Holiday Decorations for Every Geeky Household
You can buy the pen at
The LEDs are available at
You can find many more great origami folds atWindup Toy Finger Painting
The electronics mentioned are available at
For an extensive selection of windup toys, try
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