You can find on Instagram obsessing about Middle Grade and YA books under the account @ariane.coffin and sharing my family’s geekiest moments under the account @geeklingsguide.

@ariane.coffin is a #booknerd

I finished The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, it was so good! I really enjoyed getting flashbacks from the characters’s past throughout the story, and honestly I was on the edge of my seat the whole time wondering which direction the story woul
A little interruption from my otherwise thriving bookstagram content (ah-hem, yeah, it’s been a while, hi!) because we got baby chicks! We named them Osprey, Owl, Kite, and Kestrel and they are just the chirpiest. They should give us beautiful
I love reading my favorite books to my 10yo, aloud at bedtime. Last month, I read her Carry On (modifying some of the bad words 😅) and we both really enjoyed that. And as it turns out, I’m still a sucker for Simon and Baz 😍😭😍
How I am coping with Election Day. You?
Today is going to be a difficult day. Send love, call a friend, be kind. And GO VOTE!
I'm not a crier, but good grief... this book had me IN TEARS by the end. It was so good. All the feelings. If you've been considering it, go read it now! If you haven't considered it, go read it now anyway! 😉
I read ANGER IS A GIFT in June and I keep thinking about this quote. I love it, but I also kind of hate it? I do see the motivation in it, but I also feel like the opposite side (the extremists and the alt-rights and the neo-nazis) also use the same
It blows my mind that my kids, who were babies last time I blinked, are now people who constantly need more reading material. This is the size of my bookstore orders now...my 10yo has been an avid reader for a couple of years, but now even my 6yo enj
What’s your favorite country to visit? I’ve been missing travel more acutely lately. We’re staying safe at home this summer and it is killing me not to visit other lands, with their strangers and weird sights to fall in love with. M
Shh, quick quick, look here...a wild desk! Usually timid and generally traumatized, desks have reclaimed empty school yards amidst COVID-19 lockdown. Deprived of old gum and food wrappers, this young desk was found scavenging for food on a dry lawn i
QOTD: Do you have a favorite Discworld character? * I decided it was time to introduce my 10yo to Terry Pratchett, starting with my one of my favorites, Mort. Death is pretty high up there on my list of favorites characters, although I do love me so
My 6yo wanted to redecorate her room since it was still the grey hue we had selected for her nursery. I was okay with that. And then she requested a “Lost & Found” by @oliverjeffers themed room complete with penguin mural. How could I
 

@geeklingsguide is not afraid to let their #geekflag fly

🤫 Teaser of our next video 🤫 Why did I take out every item in my pantry?! Give me your best guess! 🤔
Our youngest baker got to do her first solo baking video! She rocked it! Chocolate banana cake, yum 😋 Link in bio.
Get yourself some “melt and pour” soap, your favorite fragrances, and mica powders and join us in this fun, easy craft project that’s sure to keep the whole family interested...and clean! (Link in bio!) * * * #kidsyoutubechannel #ki
New video! What happens when you combine butterscotch pudding with cookies then add two kinds of chocolate chips and pretzels? The chewiest, most flavor-packed cookies ever! Join Gabby as she bakes this super easy, one-bowl butterscotch pudding cooki
New video! I had a side project that kept me away from editing last month, but now we’re back! Meanwhile the girls have been enjoying the heck out of the co-op mode in The Untitled Goose Game this fall. Link to our YouTube video in bio!
Happy Halloween! With so many newfangled flavors, which Pop-Tarts flavor is best? Come watch us taste test our way through this impressive stack! In costume, no less! Link in bio.
New video alert! Love bread? Love bread filled with extra deliciousness? We do too! Come watch Gabby as she bakes a chocolate-filled bread featuring a hint of almond and malted milk. We weren’t even able to wait for it to cool down before eatin
Our last 6 months, summarized in one picture! Curtains drawn ✅ Giant mess ✅ Game on ✅ Gabby and Callie have been playing a lot of Wings of Fire on Roblox together recently! They each play in their own room and shout-talk to each other across the
The whole family is totally addicted to Portal Knights. Watch Gabby and Callie discover what pets they can get in the game...and how to score a free house, the evil way. (Like in bio, or search for Geekling’s Guide on YouTube!)
And we're launched! Come watch us play a super fun, super silly party video game...Ultra Foodmess! Link to our YouTube channel is on our profile.
Today’s launching day!! I have 3 videos scheduled to go public at noon, pacific time. Stay tuned! Your hosts Gabby and Callie are super excited to meet you!