How to keep foxes out of your sandpit
Scroll down for a roundup of the parenting content from the week, guaranteed to make you smile, if not laugh out loud. And the odd helpful tip.
Happy Saturday Dads!
Need a babysitter this weekend; this study is exactly what you need.
A group of German researchers found that grandparents who babysat their grandkids, had a 37% lower risk of death!
Do with that information what you will…but we’re already looking at holiday destinations!
Link here.
Coming up this week…
🥇 Learning tip | Food colouring…again
🎾 Activity of the week | Sandpit tents
🍽️ Recipe of the week | Hidden veg pasta
💻 Hack of the week | The day bed
⭐ How the stars do it | Vance Joy playing Riptide on the smallest guitar ever!
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)
“Dear neighbours, don’t worry my kids are not being tortured. They just don’t know how to appropriately respond to the word “no”.
Please send wine, not the cops. Thanks.”
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🥇 Learning tip
When did food colouring get so fun? Seriously.
This epic science experiment is sure to wow young people everywhere.
Link here.
🎾 Activity of the week
With Summer approaching it’ll be tempting to invest in a sandpit to keep your little ones busy.
However, between the fox pee and either too much rain or sun, this tent hack might actually be the smarter option.
Link here.
🍽️ Recipe of the week
Recipe: HIDDEN VEG PASTA
🍅 4x tomatoes
🫑 1x pepper
🧅 1x onion
🥒 1x courgette
🥕 2x carrots
🧄 1x garlic bulb
🥛 120ml of milk
Instructions:
Roast your veggies in the oven for 40 mins, before removing the garlic bulb and blending with the milk. Serve with pasta and cheese.
Full recipe here.
💻 Hack of the week
If you’re not one to let the morning duty get in the way of a sesh with the boys the night before, then this nifty hack could be the answer to an easier morning.
Link here.
⭐ How the stars do it
Renowned musician, Vance Joy, shows us how those weird little guitars are supposed to sound.
Link here.
Upcoming dates that it might be worth having up your sleeve:
May Bank Holiday | Monday 6th May; in the unlikely event that you’ve been caught unawares, look back at our archives to find plenty of activities to keep your kids entertained.
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.
There are 3 types of people in the world.
Those who can count…
And those who can’t.
source: @rd.com
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