The game does not play the team
Welcome to episode four of the Game Tapes weekly podcast---we lasted a whole month! GO TEAM DUNCAN! This week, per request from Lisa of Insignificant at Best, we talk about writing, writers block, and where to gather inspiration as our main topics. We discuss the Story Dam writing community, some tips and tricks to organize your writing to conquer writers block and ways to get inspired in your … [Read more...]
Welcome to Dads Can Do Crafts (#DC2). This month I'm showing you how to make a super fun geyser out of Diet Coke and Mentos candy! While you can attempt this by quickly shoving the candy into the bottle, I HIGHLY discourage it. There are several videos on the net showing people getting sprayed, hit with bottle caps, etc... Don't be that guy! I have included a link to a kit designed for … [Read more...]
Today's craft(s) comes to you from my own personal stash. The crafting bucket was my answer to a craft closet (those are scary...) The boo-boo bunny I learned when I was a teen from an old camp counselor for Cub Scouts. Her kid came into where she worked banged up from something, she threw one of these together, and off he went. I was amazed! The concept stuck with me the rest of my … [Read more...]
If you’ve been to my blog recently, you’ve seen a couple new additions to my categories and pages. Namely the acronyms DC2 and 4LDads. So, what on earth are they? In short, they are my blog’s motif, if you will. A big part of it, anyway. What is DC2? It’s ‘Dads Can Do Crafts’. Why crafts? A craft by definition is nothing more than a trade, art, or occupation. As parents, our … [Read more...]
Today's craft comes to you from Laurel Smith of Mom's Minivan, a site dedicated to providing you with a ton of road trip games and other resources for parents and kids. The original inspiration for this project is from her post 'how to make a pirate treasure map'. Laurel was kind enough to let me make a video out of this, so please show her some support and have a look … [Read more...]
