Category: Parenting
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Do dad’s babysit?
One of my pet hates is when mum’s or dad’s say that ‘dad is babysitting’. You don’t babysit your own kids or so I thought! I babysat for a friend last night and it made me think about this. As a teen I used to do a lot of babysitting. One of my most memorable…
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Giant Monopoly St Albans 2010
On Sunday, St. Albans was turned into a Giant Monopoly Board. It was the brainchild of the Arts, Sports & Health Team. The whole idea was to get people exercising whilst taking in some of the local sites. There were 3 routes to choose from with a number of checkpoints along the way. We chose…
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Mummy, where do……
This is my daughter’s latest obsession. She wants to know where everything on her plate comes from. Yesterday for example: Mummy, where do these (broccoli) come from? They grow in the garden Mummy, where do carrots come from? They grow in the ground. Mummy, where do potatoes come from? They grow in the ground as…
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London Sky Ride 2010
So glad I did it, but not sure I would do it again next year. We set off at about half 9 this morning. Unfortunately, we didn’t take into consideration engineering works on the rail lines so we had to cycle from St. Pancras to the start of the route. But in my true fashion,…
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Toddler Tech: Recommended sites for toddlers
I’ve attempted to make this page toddler friendly. Ideally toddlers should be sitting in your lap. Warning: You will never have a moments peace on the PC ever again! P.S. For the Jackson Pollock one…to change colour hit the left mouse button and to clear the screen hit the space bar. This is a work…