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We’ve picked our random twitter tweeter and that lucky user is @paschott. He wins a $50 gift certificate to ThinkGeek. Don’t forget – you can still get a great holiday deal by saving $10 on any order of $40 or more at ThinkGeek by entering the code GEEKDAD55PD during checkout. Check back tomorrow when Dave G. will have another fun giveaway. And don’t forget – the puzzle will be an all new contest in 2011!
The Midwest US is about to get clobbered today with a mix of rain, freezing rain, snow, and lots of wind. It’s the kind of day to hunker down and figure out how to entertain your young ones when you don’t plan on going outside. If you’ve got a few things lying around, I might have an idea for you.
My youngest and I spent about half an hour the other night just goofing off with her camera. She was trying to make a stop-motion video with her Polly Pockets before I got home from work. Once dinner was done, there was nothing capturing either of our attentions on TV so she wanted to keep working on the video.
Here’s what we used:
The end result?
This was our first foray into the world of stop-motion. I can see a couple things to change from the video.
Both Kevin Kelly and Chris Anderson have reviewed stop-motion software before for GeekDad, and now with the stop-motion bug having bitten we may have to look at these.
For those that have done this before, I’m open to ideas for my youngest and myself to use in our next video because, yes, there will be another.
Leia the Riveter Design by Thomas G. Sullivan via Redbubble
Star Wars fans everywhere are showing their Geek Pride today. Jennifer D. at GeekMom has the details:
Friday December 10th is the day to show your Star Wars pride in support of our fellow Geekette, Katie. Back in October, Katie was suffering at the hands of Star Wars bullies. Thanks to the web, Katie has lots of love now from everywhere. Help show your support for Katie and all girls that like Star Wars by donating a Star Wars toy to your local toy drive and wearing your Star Wars paraphernalia! Join the Facebook event and support the future generation!
Even if you forgot your Darth Vader mask today, you can still donate a Star Wars toy to make some geeky child happy!
