I just watched the last hour of Invincible, the story of Vince Papali, who is played by Mark (y) Wahlberg. That was a good simple story. The entire movie built up to the first win of the season for the Eagles that year. And it ended without the usual montage of “fast-forwarding through all the …
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Welcome to the world of Freakatars, a place designed to inspire your imagination and expand your creativity. Whether you’re three or thirty, creating and collecting Freakatars is freakishly fun! Read more about Freakatars Kid’s love to create. It’s built into us, and when we are young, it’s clear. We draw, paint, play. We make up …
Continue reading Freakatars Review: Dr. Frankenstein Meets HensonHow will you be celebrating this Christmas? I’m not talking about the food. That wonderful banquet of smells and tastes. The turkey (that for us Aussies feels a little .. odd), the peas, honey carrots. Mum’s pudding that’s been hanging in the pantry for quite a while, with the kids asking why pudding doesn’t stay …
Continue reading Du Jour Means ChristmasThis week we experienced a moment of heart wrenching sorrow. Our third little one is heading to school next year. Already, as the Mums and Dads wait for the older kids to get out of school, she has a posse of friends. They play and carry on. She has a special friend, whose name I’ve …
Continue reading How Do You Deal With Rejection?It seems that once a child reaches School, or Daycare, that Kid’s Parties become both a bane and a blessing. Parents, in my experience, put on a good show for their kid’s celebrations. Grinning through the crazy, you can see the glimmer in their eyes. Looking forward with bated breath for all the other parties …
Continue reading Practical: Party OnIt’s such a simple thing, with great rewards.  When we are reading at night (the night’s that I read, which go in spurts), depending on the book, doing the voices of the characters creates another level again of story-telling.  Requirements: Be over the top! Try all different kinds of voices. The kids will …
Continue reading Kid's Books: Do You "Do" The Voices?I’d like to say thankyou to Chris Brogan. Since this place went live, a few weeks back, I’ve been reading and commenting with great gusto. It is really encouraging to hear other “internet” (for want of a better word, nerd, geek, computer guy, ..) Dad’s writing about what matters to them. Love. Sacrifice. Presence. And …
Continue reading ThanksHi, my name is Stu Andrews. I’ve been a husband for ten years now, and a Dad for seven of those. Four kids so far. The idea of “Self” is prevalent in our society today, just as it has been throughout the ages. Philosophers in the first century thought up spheres of thinking that centered …
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