Little Miss is 3 now, so, for the first time (ever in my life, in fact) I'm trying to assemble an activity advent calendar thingy. The advent calendar, as far as Little Miss is aware, is filled with treats and fun things to do by the Christmas fairies, who come down the chimney on November 30th...
Only I'm Chief Christmas Fairy...and I haven't got a arty/craft bone in my body. Still, I'm ploughing on regardless...
...but I've got to day 15 and I've run out of ideas.
So, er, Help! Ideas, please?
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Singing
When I was little I wanted to be a rock star, à la Pat Benetar, clad in leather belting out rock ballads down a mike.
I soon gave up on this ambition, largely due to the fact that well, I can't sing.
But since I've had children I've been able to sing quite a bit. Lullabys, mostly, when they were babies and needed soothing to sleep. Nursery Rhymes and the like since then. And I was singing to the Duke this morning...Old Macdonald, I think it was.
And the Duke, who, bear in mind, can only just about string a two-word sentence together (and even then it doesn't really come out as a sentence but rather two words stuck together: "More. Bread." "Have. It.") looked me in the eye and said: "No. Sing."
I soon gave up on this ambition, largely due to the fact that well, I can't sing.
But since I've had children I've been able to sing quite a bit. Lullabys, mostly, when they were babies and needed soothing to sleep. Nursery Rhymes and the like since then. And I was singing to the Duke this morning...Old Macdonald, I think it was.
And the Duke, who, bear in mind, can only just about string a two-word sentence together (and even then it doesn't really come out as a sentence but rather two words stuck together: "More. Bread." "Have. It.") looked me in the eye and said: "No. Sing."
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Playtime
It's a refrain you often hear from parents of toddlers: "They just won't play by themselves."
Well, I've got the answer.
Assemble:
Plastic weighing scales
Plastic bowl that accompanies weighing scales
Bag of large pasta shapes (dried)
Several implements: measuring cup, bowl, spoons, etc.
Stand back and watch (or make a cup of tea/check emails/hang out in Facebook...)
Well, I've got the answer.
Assemble:
Plastic weighing scales
Plastic bowl that accompanies weighing scales
Bag of large pasta shapes (dried)
Several implements: measuring cup, bowl, spoons, etc.
Stand back and watch (or make a cup of tea/check emails/hang out in Facebook...)
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Groundhog Day
This is why, come the end of the day, I am exhausted..!
Duke.. don't touch the washing machine. DO NOT touch the washing machine. DO NOT TOUCH.
Right! That's it! OUT of the kitchen.
No... don't touch the computer please. DO NOT touch the computer. DO NOT TOUCH.
Right! That's it! OUT of the lounge.
No... don't touch the toilet. DO NOT touch the toilet. DO NOT PUT YOUR HAND DOWN THE TOILET!
RIGHT! That's IT. OUT of the bathroom..
Duke.. don't touch the washing machine. DO NOT touch the washing machine. DO NOT TOUCH.
Right! That's it! OUT of the kitchen.
No... don't touch the computer please. DO NOT touch the computer. DO NOT TOUCH.
Right! That's it! OUT of the lounge.
No... don't touch the toilet. DO NOT touch the toilet. DO NOT PUT YOUR HAND DOWN THE TOILET!
RIGHT! That's IT. OUT of the bathroom..
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