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160/365 If little boys must play with guns, then make them out of icing

June 9, 2013 By Ellen

Boy Three contemplates his icing soldier His defenses appear to have been buttercreamed For Boy Three’s birthday my friend Fionaoutdoors offered to make him a cake, something she’s very good at.  She asked what kind of cake he’d like and he said: “A gun.”Visions of icing trains, tractors or even dinosaurs fled, leaving sticky trails. Eventually, […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, army, gender, guns, toys

Review: Light Strike the interactive gaming system

December 2, 2011 By Ellen

My boys got very excited about this “interactive gaming system” when a whole heap of interesting looking boxes arrived for us. We had been some Light Strike kit to try out. Actually when I say “we” I mean “them”. Shooty games are just not my bag, I hold the coats when we’re at one of […]

Filed Under: boys, guns, Light Strike, review

Sinister or sweet?

July 7, 2010 By Ellen

Nearly wordless Wednesday.I was going to ponder on at length about guns, violence and children, instead I decided just to show you these and ask what you think.Boy Three picked up one of the weapons from his brother’s extensive arsenal. He could just as easily picked up a bow and arrow set, a water pistol […]

Filed Under: guns, violence, Wordless Wednesday

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