Activities for Nerdier CGs and littles / middles?

[Guest Thunder Sprite]

Hi! I'm curious what sorts of activities caregivers and littles or middles of a more nerdly persuasion might enjoy together?

 

Does anyone do anything like science projects? I would love to have someone show me how to make ionic lifters, for example...  

[gekko]

Yeah, actually I've done the science experiments before, used to be a weekend thing.

 

I'm not exactly scientifically illiterate, I have a Bachelors of Science degree, but even so I had a lot of fun doing elementary school level science experiments. I might know the terms and know what the experiment will show, but even so I was sometimes surprised with non-intuitive results and had fun playing with the concepts, even if I already knew them. And having daddy there to guide and explain things always made me feel little.

 

I always wanted to try playing D&D together which some would consider nerdy, but I'm not sure thats the type of "nerdy" you're going for.

[DaddysMonkey]

I would say video games right off the top of my noggin.

 

Walmart and Target , in the toy sections .. they sell little science kits ^-^ like grow your own geode and stuff like that. Puzzles are nerdy (but I find them boring) , building Star Wars stuff out of Legos. Cooking is nerdy and scientific to me , well baking is anyway. If you aren’t exact with your measurements in baking a lot can go wrong very quickly. Going on a walk on the beach and collecting sand dollars or other strange objects and creatures.

 

There’s a lot you can do really , it’s just about using your imagination and putting the effort into finding something you want to do. You can google “nerdy things to do” or “science projects easy” , stuff like that and you’ll get thousands of answers and suggestions.

[Coco600]

I second the science kit idea! They are a lot of fun and there is a huge variety with experiments and age range. The geode one was cool. And the slime one (although a super easy science experiment) was fantastic since you could add a lot if stuff to it.

Board Games, card games, online games (i get super competitive with Hearthstone)

For more complicated experiments (like ionic lifters) then you-tube is definitely my go-to.

I love astronomy, but wasn't ready to invest in a telescope so got a pair of cheapish binoculars and a star-map app and try to match constellations or watch comet showers.

There are also a lot of apps that are cool. Like 'science kids' 'brilliant' or 'Google science journal'.

hope this is what you were looking for.

[MysticSand]

I'm not sure if this fits the 'nerdy' genre but when I visited my Little in person, we were able to play the piano together and made a little melody. Well, realistically I just played some rolling chords and he did the improv melody. 

 

We also do D&D together but it's a little on the rocks at the moment as it's tough to keep a steady D&D group together.

[Diary of Rosie]

I would absolutely adore to play minecraft with a cg! ^^ Us vs. the world!