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When I was a nipper it was all about Cabbage Patch Kids. Remember them? Lots of ugly–to put it mildly–children with tortured nasty faces? A different gut-wrenching face on each card that for some reason became completely cult over-night? (If not Google it.) This was how it was for my generation, as old as that [...]
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I am the father of, I hope, three fairly well rounded teenagers. As a single father I have spent a great deal of time with them over the last eight years or so. It has been hard work at times but overall extremely rewarding and can say unequivically that I know my kids better than [...]
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There is nothing that my kids love more than being creative, being messy, being noisy and having fun - your children are probably like that as well!
When I was young myself I used to like to make papier mache but it was a lengthy process, well now me and my little angels (ahem) like to [...]
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So, the snow is here, the schools are closed and you can’t get in to work. You can either sit and feel miserable about it or you can use this as a way of spending a bit of time with the kids.
Remember how exciting it was when you were a nipper and it snowed? Try [...]
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Nowadays, the virtual world is taking over and children are not participating in physical activity like they did in the past. Not to despair though, as there are plenty of activities you can get your kids involved in to keep them off the video games.
Take them to the park and set up a picnic. This [...]
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Kids love to have an adventure and if you can create one for them it is going to be very popular indeed!
Have you ever considered organising a treasure hunt? If you are inviting a lot of your child’s friends round for a birthday party then this is an ideal time to do one.
You could even [...]
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Children love creating things. They have a very creative imagination and this is encouraging to parents. Arts and crafts is a perfect way to bring out your child’s creativity and help them with the development of motor skills. Below you will find some kid’s arts and crafts ideas.
First, every child should have a craft drawer [...]
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Now is a great time to start planning some seasonal activities with your kids. It is that time of year when it is easy to think about Christmas being ‘weeks away’ but it will suddenly get here before we know it!
Most children love to make things and this can be channelled into several creative activities. [...]
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Whoever wrote this post, ‘The Dilemma of School’ has really hit the nail on the head. When your kids are at home for the holidays, it is infuriating because ninety percent of the time they are ‘bored’.
By the time that they actually find ‘something to do’ it is time to start back at school!
Don’t you [...]
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This is a brilliant way to make some shelves that are a bit more interesting than normal. The tutorial is really well written and it shows you how just about anyone can go off hunting for toadstools to make into shelving. It is a lovely idea and kids would really enjoy being involved with making [...]
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