Nerd Parenting is Magic

Passing along Magic: the Gathering to the next generation (and other adventures in nerd parenting)

[flavoracle]

My daughter and I made a Pearler Bead Pichu before bedtime tonight

Enjoy

[vitaldad]

Dad uses Quality Time…

IT’S SUPER EFFECTIVE!!

[flavoracle]

Now that my son is getting to the age that he needs his own room, he has graciously agreed to share the room I use for my home office. I was more than happy to make some modifications to make it more welcoming for him and more fun for both of us.

[flavoracle]

Daddy Daughter Dinnertime

My wife and two older kids finished eating dinner first last night, so that left my youngest daughter and me to have some one-on-one time together.

I decided to get some video to watch with her when she gets older, and it made me smile so much I decided to share a little clip of it on here too.  (Turn on audio for two-year-old hydra joke) 

[vitaldad]

Hydra joke approved 🤣

[silveracoustic]

I AM IN TEARS

[redriderranger-blog]

sooo, i have a son now. decorated the wall above his crib with some festival masks. and then took a fun photo of him with some OG transformation items

[markrosewater]

My wife just gave birth to our first child. I was wondering if you could give any tips on parenting or amusing anecdotes on the matter.

Being a good parent is about helping your child become who they want to be not who you want them to be.

[flavoracle]

Solid parenting advice from Magic Dad Prime

[blankvhs]

Ah, I see you have a taste for the…darkly exquisite…please, come into my pleasure chamber…or as I like to call it…the rumpus room

[flavoracle]

Ah, I see you have a taste for the… geometrically exotic… please, come into my chamber with parallel walls but no right angles… or as I like to call it… the rhombus room

[gigaguessmtg]

Ah, I see you have a taste for the…aesthetically esoteric.  Please, come into my room of meaningful pictures…or as I like to call it…the rebus room.

[thethroneless]

Ah, I see you have a taste for the… gigantically gentle. Please, come into my Hagrid appreciation chamber… or as I like to call it… the Rubeus room.

[yahenni]

Ah, I see you have a taste for the… musically Nashvillian. Please, come into my McEntire appreciation chamber… or as I like to call it… the Reba’s room.

[flavoracle]

Ah, I see you have a taste for the… automatically clean. Please, come into my robot-vacuumed chamber… or as I like to call it… the roombas room.

[misteryada]

Ah, I see you have a taste for the… loudly mammalian. Please, come into my acoustically-tuned chamber… or as I like to call it… the roaring room.

[vitaldad]

Ah, I see you have a taste for the... magnetically directional. Please, come into my navigation chamber... or as I like to call it... the compass room.

[archbudzar]

Quiet Desert

(C.B) (6.1.18)

[apok-the-combomancer]

World, meet Elspeth Rose! My 2nd living daughter is finally here after 9 hard months. This pregnancy has been miserable for everyone, but she’s been healthy and happy throughout the whole ordeal. Delivery/surgery went smoothly and now we’re just bonding. And yes, she is named after our favorite Magic heroine.

[flavoracle]

AAAHHH!!! Congratulations!!!

I realize I’m a month late in posting this (I don’t know how I missed it the first time around) but I am SO HAPPY for you and your whole family!!

Welcome to this wild, wonderful, wacky world of ours Elspeth! So glad to have you join the human race! (We’re still a work in progress, so please have patience with us.)

I hope you’ve enjoyed your first month of life so far!!!

[vitaldad]

Welcome Elspeth!

[flavoracle]

So you wanna have a lightsaber battle without costing an arm and a leg…

Wanna clash with your Jedi and Sith buddies without hurting each other or your wallet?

You may have seen ideas for DIY lightsabers for kids online, but they usually call for pool noodles and duct tape.

Unfortunately, I’ve found that using pool noodles involves three problems:

Pool noodles are rather expensive (since they have to be built for water safety standards)

Pool noodles tend to be seasonal items that can typically be found only in the summer

Pool noodles are considerably thicker than you probably want a lightsaber to look

With that in mind, allow me to propose an alternative:

Pipe insulators can be found at nearly any hardware store year-round, they’re ridiculously inexpensive, and they come in a wide variety of widths.

Now obviously this doesn’t look anything like a lightsaber, which leads me to Part 2 of the lightsaber construction process:

Colored duct tape can also be found at most hardware stores, is fairly inexpensive, and provides a much better selection of colors than most pool noodles. Just wrap this stuff around the lightsaber “blade” area, and start battling for the fate of the galaxy!

May the Force be with you

[markrosewater]

My wife just gave birth to our first child. I was wondering if you could give any tips on parenting or amusing anecdotes on the matter.

Being a good parent is about helping your child become who they want to be not who you want them to be.

[flavoracle]

Black Holes and Blueberries 

Last night my daughter was asking about black holes, and a few weeks ago she was asking why calculators show an error when you try to divide by zero. I decided we could talk about both of these while also picking some blueberries in our backyard. 

This is a video of that little lesson. 

(Sorry in advance for the shaky camera work. My nine-year-old daughter was willing and enthusiastic operating the camera, but not exactly steady.) 

[mtgrapbattles]

I’m a math PhD student and I approve this message. @flavoracle Nice catch with “almost infinity” ;)

[flavoracle]

Thanks for the endorsement, @mtgrapbattles!! That sincerely means a lot to me. :)

[towel-guy]

this is a good lesson

[flavoracle]

If anyone ever asks you how many Oreos you’ve eaten that day, just remember that “Less than ten” is a perfectly reasonable answer.

[jolly-ob-saint-nixilis]

What if that number is greater than or equal to ten?

[flavoracle]

Then remember that “Mind your own freakin’ business” is also a perfectly reasonable answer.

[wizardsmagic]

Happy Father’s Day! Snake Dad is very proud of you. How will you be showing your appreciation for your father today?

Art: Trial of Strength by Kieran Yanner

[vitaldad]

Happy Fathers Day!

To all dad's!

[flavoracle]

Rebuilding the Family Jungle Gym

[steveinaspeedo]

Such a Dad… didn’t even wake her up.

[vitaldad]

OUCH!

Well done, Dad.