That’s my Boy Two sewing his own Scout badges on. He looked horrified when I suggested it: “But I don’t know how. I’ve never learned.” “No time like the present,” I said, making room for him at the table. While he – very quickly – got the hang of it, it occurred to me that […]
Classic films to make your kids watch, even if they roll their eyes.
My modern children like a movie, preferably one with loud bangs, violence and enormous buckets of popcorn, surround sound (whatever that actually is) and at least 3D. However, this year, despite sighing, tutting and world-class eye rolling, they have watch some ‘proper’ films. We went to see ET at the drive-in which was great […]
Don’t let your kids’ Christmas presents put them in danger
A web, but not the web. What are your children getting for Christmas? Are they going to be lucky enough to be unwrapping new smart phones, tablets or even gaming equipment like a new Wii? I expect that up and down the country there will be thousands of delighted youngsters whose first move on December […]
316/365 If only we lived in a snow globe land
283/365 You know your children are affected by blogging when…
They look mildly interested when the postie comes in case it’s something for them to try. They learn to open things without tearing the packaging “in case they have to go back”. If something goes wrong their first suggestion isn’t the emergency services or trading standards, they say “blog about it mum”. They measure your pride or otherwise […]