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We are two mums and two toddlers, Cal and Edie, (two dads and new baby Elliott as well) living in Ireland, with a whole world of fun things to see and do.
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These are available at the official Roald Dahl store. (I can’t believe I didn’t know that either existed until just now.)
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Riverside School portrait no. 8, 1978
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Can’t beat Oliver Jeffers.
Also check out this very cool tumblr ‘the zoo keeper’, it makes me smile...
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The Horn Book reviews My Brother’s Book
Some of Sendak’s most poignant themes take on even more resonance and universality. Holocaust...
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Beastly wasteland
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1000 Things to Draw
From the Amy Ng, the creator of Pikaland, a blog about “living the illustrated life”, comes 1000 Things to Draw. A gift for those of us imaginatively challenged people who when faced with a blank page and a child’s request of ‘draw something!’ have no idea what to do. With inspirational items like ‘a mosquito tracking a ship’ and ‘a farmer morphing into a star’, your doodlers block is a thing of the past.
Snurk bedding
Designed in Holland, made in Portugal, a percentage of the cost donated to homeless children and even without all these good things I would still want Snurk astronaut duvet covers for the boys. There are princess ones too if you really must but seriously, wouldn’t you prefer to be an astronaut when you dream. See the full range of Snurk bedding here.
Jamie’s Italian Dublin
With the not fun-ness of moving house and at late notice requiring a rental house for three weeks weighing upon us, husband very kindly decided a lunch out for all was required to cheer up the cranky family. With the rain pouring down Jamie’s Italian in Dundrum Town Centre was a very welcome sight and did not disappoint. With the kids menu in view finder format, deliciously fun food for the kids and really excellent and friendly service we will definitely be back again. See the full menu here.
Crumpled City Junior Maps
These have been around a while but if you are starting to plan out any city vacations for the year they might be a nice travel treat to invest in for the kiddos (and also for adults like myself who cannot fold maps). Like they sound, Crumpled City Maps are maps that can be mashed into a ball, shoved in the bottom of your bag and survive. 100% waterproof and designed to be light, the junior editions feature a bright design and “not to be missed junior locations”. Available for New York, Paris, London, Amsterdam and Berlin from Palomar.
While the children snooze through this very dark miserable day I can finally get back online to plan future outings, and a trip in to Mandscape in The Ark is definitely a must. An exhibition of ten landscapes where mankind is present and chosen to engage children, open on Saturdays with the cosy corner also available and free. Sounds like a perfect trip into town. Check out the preview video for the Ark’s 2013 events above.
Christmas TV - The Snowman and the Snow Dog
More good Christmas TV to look forward to that isn’t going to take up your entire evening. Channel 4 will be showing The Snowman and the Snow Dog at 8pm on Christmas eve. Following on from the Raymond Briggs original this marks the 30th anniversary of the Snowman. For any kiddos who haven’t seen the original, it is available to watch on YouTube here (make sure to look out for David Bowie at the start) and if you need a bit more Raymond Briggs to keep you going before Christmas eve The Bear is avaialble to watch here.
Christmas TV - Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler’s Room on the Broom
Following on from the excellent The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child this years Donaldson and Scheffler Christmas day treat from the BBC is the excellent Room on the Broom. A favourite of many toddlers I know it features broomsticks, dragons and plenty of celebrity voices (Simon Pegg, Gillian Anderson, David Walliams and more) in combination with the amazing work of Magic Light Pictures and music from René Aubry. Watch out for it on Christmas day, 16.35, BBC1.
Cal’s Third Birthday (nearly) - Pirates, Princesses and Amy’s Cakes
As poor old Cal has his birthday so near Christmas (and even I find myself tempted to get him joint birthday and Christmas presents) we decided to throw his birthday party a little early this year to allow for more full on toddler carnage without the worry of a Christmas tree to knock over. With some serious encouragement from the fully costumed Dread Pirate Daddy we had a lot of rowdy pirate fun (and pirate dancing to the handy tunes of the Pirate Tavern from World of Warcraft) with many toddler pirates, mustachioed baby and even a pirate princess. In addition I completely cheated and got some serious party baking assistance from Edie’s mum with pirate buns, Cal’s dad who made the brilliant jelly boats and professional help from Amy’s Cakes who very kindly helped me out short notice with some scrumptious cup cakes and a super tasty chocolate cake. All of which combined made for a very fun birthday party and very happy toddler indeed. Many thanks to all who attended and for all the generous pressies!
The Song for Rain - Yawen Zheng
The perfect animated short to bring some calm to your world when you are all stuck indoors on a rainy day. The Song for Rain tells the tale of a boy who meets a fox on a rainy day and discovers a new world. Short and sweet and with the power to soothe the savage toddler. (via Small for Big)
