A festive play on the Circle of Life
Your weekend starts here.
Happy Saturday Dads!
We stumbled across this earlier in the week and we’re not sure we’ve ever seen a more succinct description of the circle of life.
Link here.
Just a small bit of house-keeping from us; the team will be taking a well-earned break next weekend, largely to recover from the oncoming chaotic whirlwind that is Christmas.
Have a great time and we’ll see you in the New Year!
Coming up this week…
🥇 Learning tip | Sensory letters
🎾 Activity of the week | Salt painting
🍽️ Recipe of the week | Chocolate Christmas sticks
💻 Hack of the week | Santa’s footsteps
⭐ How the stars do it | Jimmy Carr waxes lyrical about being a dad at Christmas
As always, if you enjoyed this week’s edition and think you might know someone else who would, please do share. We know how tough being a parent can be, and sometimes you just need a moment to laugh at some of the craziness.
Thanks for reading, and enjoy that beer when it finally comes.
Fred @
(a fellow dad of 2)
On the twelfth time I tucked him in, my toddler said to me…
🎶 Stay 12 more minutes
11 goodnight kisses
10 more stuffed animals
9 hugs from mummy
8 monsters in my closet
7 cosy blankets
6 bedtime stories
5 cookies please!
4 nightlights shining
3 cups of milks
2 more fluffy pillows
…And I think I have to go to the potty…🎶
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🥇 Learning tip
Try this sensory activity to help your little one learn their letters.
Link here.
🎾 Activity of the week
Have some festive fun with this magical salt painting recipe.
Link here.
🍽️ Recipe of the week
Here’s a little treat to create with your little helpers.
Recipe: CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATE STICKS
🍫 melted chocolate
🥖 breadsticks
🍬 sprinkles
🍫 festive chocolate toppings [optional]
Instructions:
Cover your breadsticks with the melted chocolate before placing on parchment paper. Add your sprinkles and any other toppings you want and then cool in the fridge for an hour.
Full recipe here.
💻 Hack of the week
The great thing about Christmas as a parent is the magic that returns as you see everything through the lens of your children.
Here’s an idea to amplify that magic even further.
Link here.
⭐ How the stars do it
Jimmy Carr explains what being a dad is really like at Christmas.
Link here.
That’s it for this week folks.
Thanks again for reading, as always we leave you with one HILARIOUS joke to share with the family.
What do you call a train filled with toffee?
A chew chew train…
source: anonymous
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