Think Geek sent an email today announcing the launch of 30+ new items!  The one that caught my eye was this rad Moon Clock.  The moon is cool, clocks are cool…so as far as I’m concerned this product is already  full of win, but it gets even better.  The clock glows in the dark!  I’m not usually a huge fan of glow in the dark items, I think most of them are pretty tacky, but this one is an exception.  First of all, the real moon actually glows (granted, it’s because of the sun’s reflection and not because of photo-sensitive paint or whatever makes this clock glow, but whatever), secondly I am sooooo tired of going into my kids’ room and seeing the harsh glare of the LED nightlight.   I’m ordering this clock hoping that it’s gentle glowing, which lasts about 2 hours, is enough to soothe the kids, and save my eyesight/power bill.

After playing Pathfinder at PAX with Nate, I’m the in the middle of writing a post about why Role Playing with your kids is a great idea.  Apparently, I’m not the only one who feels this way, and this is just too good to wait on.  The full post is still coming but in the meantime I had to share this with you:

Artist James Stowe has created a series of character sheets inspired by playing Dungeons and Dragons with his 8 year old son.   There are six male characters, and taking input from his fans, there are now six female characters as well!  While these are designed for kids, these easy to read sheets seem like they would be fantastic for any novice player. And how cute would they look framed in a geeky kid’s bedroom? 

Do you play Dungeons and Dragons (or Pathfinder, or Shadowrun, or any other RPGs) with your kids?

Stowe is offering the PDF downloads for free, but if you like them please consider donating at Stowe’s Paypal Donation Page!

Thanks to The Geeky Hostess for the heads-up on this!