I wonder why we get so afraid of saying yes to our kids. Perhaps we think they will get spoilt if we respond to their requests in a positive way too often.
A few days ago, we were planning my daughter Imogen’s latest music video. “I’m singing a Christmas carol. Where do you think we should film the video?” “We could put up our
Did you watch my first it’s-not-a-periscope? It only took ten minutes to make it. I spoke. My daughter Sophie recorded. We did it all in one take. “That was easy,” I said
My head is always overflowing with creative ideas, and there’s nothing I like better than turning them into reality. And so I spend lots of time making things. But they’re things no
The other day I visited my very neglected personal Facebook timeline. Like usual, I didn’t have much to say but I did have something I wanted to post: a new Facebook cover.
Sophie is very excited when she receives a Rainbow Loom bracelet from her American pen pal: “Do you think we could try making some of these too?” So I visit ebay and
including lots of free Shakespeare and other resources. “How about we have a chat after lunch?” I ask 16 year old Charlotte. “You can tell me what you’ve been doing recently. Maybe
We spent all afternoon trying to make a family movie. It turned out to be much more difficult than we imagined. Operating the camera was the easy bit, but we couldn’t think
I have this brilliant (?) idea. I might have to learn a few new skills to put it into action. “Girls, do you want to learn how to make videos? We could
A book lands in our mailbox: Fleecie Dolls by Fiona Goble. The girls turn the pages: “Oh! I want to make this one! And that one… and this one too!” At last, a
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