A small toddler is the closest thing you can have to a Pokemon.
Your weekend starts here.
Happy Saturday Dads!
For anyone venturing the beach this weekend in the hopes of nobly passing down the secret to a perfect sandcastle, the same way your father once did for you, strap in.
There’s always one sadistic 6 year old on the hunt to cause utter misery.
Link here.
Coming up this week…
🥇 Learning tip | Baby sign language
🎾 Activity of the week | Ping-Pong water cups
🍽️ Recipe of the week | Sweet potato pizzas
💻 Hack of the week | Tea showers
⭐ How the stars do it | Back to fatherhood for Andy Murray
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Thanks for reading, and enjoy that beer when it finally comes.
Fred @
(a fellow dad of 2)
A small toddler is the closest thing you can have to a Pokemon.
It follows you around, you love it dearly, no one else can understand what it’s saying, and it is obedient only when it wants to be.
The main difference is that training it to fight other toddlers is frowned upon.
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🥇 Learning tip
Struggling to engage your 7-month old in dinner-time chat over some pureed cottage pie? Baby steps.
Perhaps try these widely used signs first.
Link here.
🎾 Activity of the week
All you need for this activity is a few glasses, some tap water and a ping pong ball. Simples.
Link here.
🍽️ Recipe of the week
Recipe: SWEET POTATO PIZZAS
🥔 2x small sweet potatoes
🫓 190g self raising flour
🍅 tomato puree with mixed herbs
❓choice of toppings
Instructions:
Peel, chop, boil and mash your potato before mixing well with the flour. Roll out your dough on a well floured surface and cut into circles. Pop your circles onto a baking tray and cook in a pre-heated oven for 18 mins.
Full recipe here.
💻 Hack of the week
Obviously we don’t endorse this.
But it would work though, right?
Link here.
⭐ How the stars do it
You’d be forgiven for thinking that retirement might bring the chance to finally relax for the likes of Andy Murray, but the tennis star reminded us that being a dad is one of the all time great levellers.
When asked if retirement would include “lie-ins and cocktails on the beach” he responded with:
I have four children that are below the age of eight. Lie-ins don’t happen.
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 does the elevator do when it stops working?
Nothing, it just stairs.
source: @reddit
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