Nerd Games - Winter 2026

Hahaha, that is the first time a group of engineers and planners has ever been called a “fun crowd.” :smiley:

I work for a city in community development, basically new things being built around town. I review their civil plans for conformance to city code and good engineering practices. So we have to find fun where we can.

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To add to this: library programs!
All sorts of fun things to do for all ages at most libraries, and all for free!

Signed,
A former Library Programming Assistant :slight_smile:

Still wearing my sweater because it’s comfy :slight_smile:

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Yes! Some of our libraries have ukuleles to borrow, some have lei making classes, I know of at least one that has a messy day once a month for kids (where they can make slime, etc. and the parents don’t have to deal with it in their own home)!

Edit to add: our summer reading program is pretty great too. There are fun prizes (even for adults) and a drawing for airline tickets every year too, haha!

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Bwahahahaha! That is the best.

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Trust an engineer to call engineers fun :joy:

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Prompt: January Battle- Book
Team: Veggie Vigilante
Project Name: Rose bookmark
Project Link: Crocheted Rose Bookmark
Brief Description: I crocheted a rose bookmark
Project Photo(s):

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I love that so much! Beautiful and practical. :rose::open_book::rose:

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Lovely bookmark (and good taste in books :grin: )! I like how you have the flower at the top and the leaves at the bottom of the bookmark stem. I bet it stays in the book better than the decorative bookmarks that only have something at the top.

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I stopped by to see my cousin at the library and grabbed a few of these neat bookmarks they had available in the YA area with some amazing book recommendations on them. Figured I would share them with everyone in case they wanted some ideas.


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@Tapestry your tracking sheets always look so nice!!

@roler That kitty shawl is so adorable, and your little model is such a trooper!

@megwell Your library has a risograph? So cool!!

@AudiobookLover that mini quilt is so beautiful, and nice job finding those words!!

@ezrib that piccata looks delicious; even though I’m not a fan of capers, I think I’d give them a second chance in that dish!

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Prompt: January - Winnie the Glue
Team: Pepperoni Posse
Project Name: Cirkul tracking page
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I got a Cirkul water bottle for Christmas. There are a variety of sweet flavors that can be purchased to enhance the taste of water. I made myself a tracker to keep track of all the flavors I try.
Project Photo(s):

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Prompt: January - The Woodwork in The Willows
Team: Veggie Vigilantes
Project Name: “A quiet hike” shadowbox
Project Link: “A quiet hike” Shadowbox
Brief Description: illuminated shadowbox as birthday gift for my dad depicting him at his favorite activity
Project Photo(s):

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@Silky_Bee - the shadow box is so sweet. I love it. The markers add so much depth to it. I adore it.

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That bookmark is so cute!

Now I want to make some bookmarks for my kids. They just started reading the new books they got for Christmas.

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Library Visit #1

I know that we don’t have to share what the new thing we tried is, but I took a progress photo and I thought I would share it:

This is the beginning of a hat that uses a method I have never seen (or tried) before. It’s made with 6 sets of this shape- the next one is crocheted directly onto the previous one, then it’s seamed together at the end. It should result in a nicely rounded shape at the top of the hat. I’m hoping to have it finished by the end of the weekend!

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