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This family’s favourite games

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Monopoly, snap or sardines? We don’t need any of those games with recognisable rules that other families play. Not here. In the past I’ve written about how we should work harder at playing more. About how we need to get back to the fun in fundamental. But then I realised that actually we five play plenty of […]

241/365 Making time to play…

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When I dropped Boy Three off at nursery I gave him a kiss and a cuddle, like usual, and, like usual, said: “Have fun.” He replied: “You have fun too, mummy.” “I will,” I said as headed out to the car to perform the elaborate waving ritual. It involves me blowing kisses and flapping my […]

Review: Mega Bloks Play ’n’ Go Table

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Mega Bloks Play ‘n’ Go Table demonstrated by Boy Three When the rest of the world comes to its senses and puts me in charge I have a very long list of legislation I will enact. One of these things will be to ensure that every toy that comes with bits must have a suitable […]

Mothers – the fourth emergency service

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It is not the AA, your local taxi, the coastguard or even the mountain rescue. I can officially reveal that the fourth emergency service is a mother.Or at least this week it has been for Boy Three.He’s got a bit of a thing about going out “to work” and must leave the house repeatedly saying […]