# GeekDad.Club (2025-12-07)

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**Created:** [December 7, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/geekdad-club-2025-12-07/327 "2025-12-07T22:38:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/geekdad-club-2025-12-07/327/1 "2025-12-07T22:38:24Z")

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# Geek Dad Ideas

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## PlayDate Game

Teach kids how to make their own game on [the Playdate handheld console](https://play.date/) using Lua. Start with simple animations and crank interactions, then build up to creating levels, sound effects, and gameplay logic. It’s a fun, hands-on way to learn programming, game design, and storytelling—using a real, physical device they can hold and play.

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## Programming in Racket

Teach the kids how to program in Racket using the _Realm of Racket_ book. Co-written by Racket’s creator Matthias Felleisen, it uses comic-style storytelling and game development projects to introduce functional programming in a fun, approachable way. Perfect for curious tweens, teens, or geeky parents looking to pass on the joy of Lisp.

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## Teach Your Kids to Program in Python

Parents ask where to start. Start here. Python is readable, forgiving, and powerful enough to grow with them for years. _Python for Kids_ walks them through basics, little games, drawing with `turtle`, and the kind of feedback loop that keeps young minds curious.

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## Teach Your Kids to Fly: Model Planes + Family Time ✈

If you want to give your kids a hands-on intro to physics, aerodynamics, and concentration — and share a bit of old-school geek fun — teaching them to pilot a _model plane_ is a perfect move.

Consider planes like the [VOLANTEXRC Ranger 600](https://www.amazon.com/VOLANTEXRC-Ranger600-Airplane-Controlled-Beginners/dp/B0CXDJDJ55?crid=3MNU172NV74JX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DxzMPia-Pey5UKy1sdCYHX_3jIJ1AaQAy5WmYPA-LED4ZfDP4Ntp0vNmLPLviemYi1BRAgiHaUX4eeLXiBWs8J1rIv8VkuXyn2ZfHOezQT2BvcousH4g85FG4WGrBiCv1j5Q2vSmWnl6CDfsYIJG2K2HoRNgsPeNeIjiBfb6TVixeanLWhxjUKBTAiHujJIiB2-RiId_ibTAQ6rC_kPmrgofwa76HZDYcLZHbNGPbiw2OhNgMGkeOtssUfAOUsrobIPmZ2JgNwiXebsTZR62EQW8DQfbxpP4byUaZ6I996w.3l3ZIBptjl2BPjYrPr-z3RNqHsRcKxP-V7jD8-q2Y18&dib_tag=se&keywords=ranger%252B600%252Brc%252Bplane&qid=1765147372&sprefix=ranger%252B600%252B%252Caps%252C264&sr=8-5&th=1) — a beginner-friendly remote control glider/stunt plane with 4-channel control, 6-axis gyro stabilization and multiple flight modes. It’s easy to fly and safe for first-timers.

Why it works for a geek dad and his kids:

- Kids learn real-world physics: lift, thrust, stability, controls.
- Shared focus and patience: assembly, trimming, take-off, landing — teamwork required.
- A living classroom: every flight shows cause and effect.
- Memories + motor skills + a sense of accomplishment.