After several aborted attempts, it was the geekdaughter’s first ever sports day on Wednesday. She was supposed to have one at nursery last year, and had been practicing for it, but it got rained off twice and couldn’t be re-scheduled. This was the school’s second attempt, as the original date last month was rained off at the last minute. We had tears when I got the text message to say it was cancelled as we prepared to leave the house. Wednesday was the rescheduled date, and although the sky was a little grey the rain held off and the day was allowed to go ahead.
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I knew Matchbox cars had been around for a while, as I played with them when I was a kid, which was longer ago than I care to admit. I remember being particularly proud of my special carry case with little trays that made it easy to store all my cars neatly. But it still came as s surprise when Matchbox contacted me and asked me if I’d like to review their special edition 60th anniversary models. 60th anniversary?! Surely they can’t be 60 years old? But yes, they are. And given the geekson’s love of cars, I couldn’t say “no” to the review opportunity.
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This weekend the geek family enjoyed a weekend break at Center Parcs in Whinfell Forest courtesy of the Tots100 Center Parcs Family Blogger club. As part of our stay we were provided with complimentary bike hire, which I must confess neither the geekdaddy nor I were hugely enthusiastic about, as neither of us are great cyclists! However our lodge was quite a walk away from the village centre so on Saturday we decided we’d give the bikes a go and see if they made things any easier. But we weren’t expecting the surprise we got when we collected them!
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If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you might have noticed me talking about Toca Boca before. I’ve reviewed their apps, and they’ve also made it into my top apps for preschoolers list. They are one of the few app developers where I will buy everything they produce as soon as it’s available. Not only are the apps beautifully designed and really intuitive to use, they encourage really open and creative play, rather than trying to take children down a pre-defined path. They also appeal to a wide range of ages – the geekson has been playing with them since he was 2, the geekdaughter at 5 still plays them, and we know several 7 or 8 years olds that still love them.
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After several aborted attempts, it was the geekdaughter’s first ever sports day on Wednesday. She was supposed to have one at nursery last year, and had been practicing for it, but it got rained off twice and couldn’t be re-scheduled. This was the school’s second attempt, as the original date last month was rained off at the last minute. We had tears when I got the text message to say it was cancelled as we prepared to leave the house. Wednesday was the rescheduled date, and although the sky was a little grey the rain held off and the day was allowed to go ahead.
