Are family holidays actually nothing more than an "away game"?
Your weekend starts here.
Happy Saturday Dads!
For anyone recently returning from holiday and already googling couple’s getaways, you’ll agree this dad is spitting facts.
But it was the below comment left underneath by @quintangeles that really got us though:
A “family vacation” is nothing but an away game.
Coming up this week…
🥇 Learning tip | Domino Maths
🎾 Activity of the week | Outdoor Chalk
🍽️ Recipe of the week | Tomato Orzo One-Pot
💻 Hack of the week | The Blue Tape Secret
⭐ How the stars do it | Father-Son Basketball
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Thanks for reading, and enjoy that beer when it finally comes.
Fred @
(a fellow dad of 2)
“I’m no parenting expert, but I’m pretty sure that giving a snack and taking them outside is the toddler equivalent to turning it off and back on again.”
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🥇 Learning tip
Here’s a simple number learning activity to try with your kids this weekend.
Link here.
🎾 Activity of the week
It doesn’t matter if you have acres of garden or a small patio, outdoor chalk could be just what you’re looking for to keep the little ones busy.
Link here.
🍽️ Recipe of the week
Recipe: TOMATO ORZO ONE-POT
🍚 150g of orzo
🧄 1tsp of garlic
🧅 1x small red onion
🥫 200g of chopped tomatoes
🫖 300ml of low salt vegetable stock
🧀 grated parmesan
🌿 mixed herbs
Instructions:
Fry your garlic and onion in a pan on a medium heat before adding the remaining ingredients (except for the cheese) and resting on a low heat for 15 mins. Keep stirring and adding water if necessary before serving with cheese.
Full recipe here.
💻 Hack of the week
Travel Series; ep. 6
At this point airlines should just give away coloured tape as a freebie for all despairing parents.
Link here.
⭐ How the stars do it
The idea of sibling teammates in sports is now of course incredibly common; but perhaps less common is the father-son combination.
Bronny James joined his dad, LeBron, as a Laker through the 2024 NBA Draft.
Link here.
Upcoming dates that it might be worth having up your sleeve:
International Beer Day | Friday 2nd August; arguably a bigger deal than Father’s Day
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.
If Apple made houses, what would they be missing?
Windows.
source: @reddit
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