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Your weekend starts here.
Happy Saturday Dads!
For anyone venturing into the terrifying new world of pre-school this September, here’s your reminder to chill and try to not get too bogged down with results just yet.
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Coming up this week…
🥇 Learning tip | Prepositions
🎾 Activity of the week | Ziplock water play
🍽️ Recipe of the week | Spinach avocado pasta
💻 Hack of the week | Spill-free calpol
⭐ How the stars do it | Joe Root and his dad
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Thanks for reading, and enjoy that beer when it finally comes.
Fred @
(a fellow dad of 2)
Getting your kid ready for school after months of summer vacation is like preparing someone who’s been in jail for 30 years to re-enter society.
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🥇 Learning tip
Here’s a very simple way to bore your little one into never asking for a snack again.
If that doesn’t work then you’ll know at the very least they’ve gone a way slightly more intelligent.
Link here.
🎾 Activity of the week
With more rainy days coming, here’s a very simple activity to keep your toddlers busy.
Link here.
🍽️ Recipe of the week
Serve this for kids tea before using the leftovers to bulk out a few weekly packed lunches.
Recipe: SPINACH AVOCADO PASTA
🥑 1x avocado
🍃 a handful of spinach
🍝 pasta of your choosing
Instructions:
Simply blend the spinach, avocado and drained pasta water together before mixing with the cooked pasta.
Full recipe here.
💻 Hack of the week
For any new dads out there dealing with multiple calpol stains down their favourite top. Here’s a nifty hack that’ll help you avoid future spillage.
Link here.
⭐ How the stars do it
“I nearly blanked him. I didn’t even realise it was him to start with.” - Joe Root
The words no father wants to hear as they go to congratulate their son after breaking yet another record at the pinnacle of their career.
Link here.
Upcoming dates that it might be worth having up your sleeve:
Roald Dahl Day | Friday 13th September; the perfect opportunity to introduce your children to your favourite childhood heroes.
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.
Why do flamingos only lift one leg?
Because if they lifted two, they would fall over.
source: @docktik
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