The thing I love about Cosplay: imagination is the most important thing. Over the years I've seen amazing costumes of self invented characters. But even when cosplaying a famous character, it's the thought that counts. Your own spin on a character, but with enough likeness to get a reaction from fellow Geeks. Which is thé Doctor Who scarf? One of my Geeklings needed a new scarf, so I thought about the famous Doctor Who scarf. But which one?! There doesn't seem one original, so I didn't really know which version to pick. But then I found a Osgood pattern on Pinterest. I decided to translate the colors to the wool I actually had.. which aren't the precise ones. The Geeklings version I made a quick drawing for myself, to remember the order of the colors. And made the scarf on a loom, because I can't knit well. It was meant as a practical kids scarf, so it couldn't be too long. The question is, does it still look like a Osgood scarf? I'm not sure, I might make another one with correct colors. I still like this one though , and it's almost spring. So another one will have to wait till next year. :-)
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Recently I bought Guardians of the Galaxy figures at my local drugstore. They where an instant hit with my Geeklings. I was a bit frustrated though, I had all the figures, except for Gamora. What was that about?? Totally ready to blame the drugstore I send an e-mail about the problem. But then I did some research.. Even though Gamora is cleary visible on the package, there is no figure of her in this set! Instead of the missing Guardian, they choose to feature badguy Ronan.. No kidding.. Where is Gamora?? I am a bit late at the game, but Marvel has a habit of doing this. When the first Guardians movie came out, Gamora was also missing from the action figure set that came out. I was quite shocked when I found out. How can you dismiss her? The Guardians are a team of five, not four! The internet thought so too and #whereisgamora was born. Personally I don't consider myself much of a feminist, but even I couldn't help but question, does Marvel have an issue with its female superheroes? Marvels issue with female heroes Sadly, the answer is YES. Gamora is missing from my set of figures too, and also excluded on t-shirts. The same story is true for other female heroes Scarlet Witch and Black Widow. After Age of Ultron came out website The Mary Sue wrote: "Marvel and Disney announced all of their official Ultronmerch, and Black Widow is virtually nowhere to be found (though she’s better off than Scarlet Witch, who is literally nowhere to be found)." Girls won't buy action figures?! On the website Womenyoushouldknow, Contributor John Marcotte – feminist dad, web designer, writer, comics junkie, and “Award-Winning Author” – weighed in on the Gamora matter. “I bet their logic is that adding Gamora would not gain any sales to girls, but might cost them some sales to female-averse boys.” He added, “It’s a self perpetuating cycle: the toy companies say that girls won’t buy action figures so they only make them for boys. Girls who like action figures look and find absolutely nothing for girls, so they don’t buy anything. The toy companies say, ‘See? Told you. Girls won’t buy action figures.'” DC does it better: Super Hero Girls How it cán be done is shown by Marvels rival, DC. This company has created it's own universe for girls, the DC Super Hero Girls. Merchandise, books, figures.. It can be said that DC sees the hole in the market that Marvel leaves wide open.. I bought a Super Girl dress up set for my girls and they love to play superhero all the time, chasing each other, catching the bad guy (dad). Still, this is not perfect. It still separates boys and girls and the heroes they are 'supposed' to like. Girls like superheroes too! We don't need a universe for female heroes. We just want them included with the male heroes we love too! Is that too much to ask? Article Forbes: DC Super Hero Girls Article The Mary Sue: Black Widow Ultron merch Article Women You Should Know: Where is Gamora Looking for Geeky toys, made out of natural materials? Check out By Knus. Petra, the woman behind By Knus uses materials such as wood and wool, to make things like these cute Peg Dolls. Until now, she already made different Disney princesses. Such as Elsa and Anna, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Moana/Viana, Jasmine and Snow White. A few days ago she wanted to make some new characters and had superheroes on her mind. I couldn't resist, and suggested she'd make Captain Marvel. After all, the movie is almost coming out. This is the result! Interested? Visit her FB or Instagram and give a Pegg Doll a new home :-) She also makes cute gnomes! Last week, the trailer for Frozen 2 dropped. I didn't know if it was a good idea to show it to my girls (4 and 2). First and foremost, because I didn't know if they would get the 'trailer' concept. 'What, where is the rest of the movie??!' But I also feel that Frozen 2 has a darker and more grown up feel about it. Would they like it? Long story short, Evy watched the trailer with her dad. He explained to her that it was only a short movie, and she didn't have a problem with that. The first part really excited her, Elsa, running on the sea! A lot of the trailer went to fast for her though ;-) and she is not the only one. Most people rewatch trailers to find that they have missed half of it.. It still makes a nice first reaction video though, right? For me, being Geek is connected to a love of nature. Plants, trees, animals, I love to introduce my Geeklings to them. Oh and lets not forget the fantastical animals! Dragons and unicorns, Totoro or Pikachu we all have our favourites.
UK illustrator Richard Wilkinson found a way to combine Geekdom and his fascination with collecting, cataloguing and classifying (a Geek thing in itself ;-)). He created a series imaginary insects which resemble Star Wars characters. The whole collection contains more than 60 pictures and is called "Arthropoda Iconicus: Invertebrates From A Far Away Galaxy". You can buy a print on his website, which is your favourite? If your Geeklings like bugs, don't forget to check out: https://www.facebook.com/bugunderglass/ This is a amazing Facebook page about the unique, beautiful and scary bugs that live among us. Guaranteed an 'woooow', or 'ieeeeuw' from your Geekling..
Oh my... they are so cute..
Cubcoats are a hoodie and plush toy at the same time. Even better, they have several Geek editions available. Spiderman, Star Wars (Wookiee and Darth Vader) and Black Panther. Only downside, I would have liked some female heroes as well. Besides the superheroes Cubcoats also has a Minions version and Mickey and Minnie Mouse. And some sweet original forest critters. The hoodies are for Geeklings aged 2 - 8. Somehow this blogpost got lost, so I'm reposting it. In december I visited the Harry Potter pop-up store in Utrecht. Did you go, and if so: what did you think? Nice detail, the people working there wore Harry Potter suits from Opposuits. Which movie was your geekling's first? It can be hard to decide when a little geek is old enough to watch a movie. Of course there is the factor of attention span. Most toddlers can't concentrate on a feature film, or even sit still for more than five minutes.. And even when they can, which movies are suitable for young kids? We decided to start with Disney, because they are children's movies, and most of them are animated. This would hopefully make them less scary then the 'real' deal. My husband and I started to talk through them and found that Disney is far less innocent than you might remember.. Take the death of Bambi's mom, Snow White's step mom and the hunter, Ursula from The Little Mermaid, the death of Mufasa, and more.. So, you want to share the Disney magic, but not the Disney nightmares. What do you do? When our eldest was two years old we started with the Disney songs on YouTube. 'Let it go' anyone? This made the Disney characters familiar faces. The first movie I put on was Finding Nemo (technically Pixar), but this was too slow for her. I thought that animal characters would speak most to small children, but for her that was not the case. That ruled out Finding Nemo, Bambi and The Lion King. I also noticed that movies without songs couldn't entertain her for long. I decided to start with a princess, since our daughter wants to be one. Frozen is overrated in my opinion, so I choose to put Tangled on. A few minutes in and she was hooked. It probably helps that this movie starts with an exciting prologue and Rapunzel as a baby and small child. After that you move quickly to the first song and the whole movie keeps up a nice pace. Let's not forget a chameleon and hilarious horse.. It was a hit. Our two year old wanted to see it every day and started to learn words to the songs already. After this the classics followed: The little Mermaid, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, The Rescuers Down Under, Mulan, Frozen and Viana are her favorites. They all have relatively simple stories, and songs to keep you interested. But watching WITH your Geekling is very important when they are this young. Talk to them about it. What do they see? Do they understand the story? Skip the parts that are too much for them. I also found that small kids can watch a movie multiple times, but decide after months that it is too exiting for them. Which is fine! Slap a fandom on it, and it's worth more money.. At least that's when I think when big brands add Geek products to their collection. Recently two of those stood out to me. Kipling, know for the bags with the little monkey keychain, just introduced a Star Wars line. It features all kinds of bags, from small and cute, to big rug sacks for school or work. The prices are quite steep for me (a cosmetic pouch is $44,99) but some fans might disagree. With subdued colors, the use of gloss, and even pink, the collection seems to have a young target group. Of girls, as well as boys. I wonder if Rey pulled a lot of girls into the Star Wars fandom? Foot- and sportswear brand Adidas also has a Star Wars collection. For girls, boys and men. I like that the reference is quite subtle. Adidas uses Stormtrooper white, black and red. How come the Dark Side is always featured more on products? Adidas has Marvel wear too. The shoes for toddlers are very cool, Hulk green (in the smallest sizes) and Spiderman red and black (for up to six year olds ánd in adult sizes). They are high, for great support, and the designs are subtle and not childish at all. Matching training gear and backpack also available. |
AuthorTamara, Geek, mother of two Geeklings, editor. Archieven
February 2021
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