Cream coloured parsnips and crisp apple strudel, Beetroot and bok choi and swiss chard with noodles - 10/10 thread,

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Can I pick the 10/10 brain for something unrelated?

I need ideas for things that DS will find so fascinating that he will not require DH or my attention for a period of longer than about 5 minutes, if anyone has any thoughts?

He has some lego, which has mostly been acquired from other people, and he loves the really small twiddly stuff, but really at the moment seems bored of just about everything else..or he wants to play games which is lovely when we have time but obviously he can;t play on his own.

I feel he is on the cusp of a new stage and not sure how to direct him. he's 3.10.

yes sorry avi it is a big can of worms

no is it on my f&z email? will check

FK playdough, big lumps of home made playdough are v popular here, with a few cutters and rollers and things

scissors and paper v exciting at any time, also hole punches, special shaped scissors, etc etc

ball of string occupied a whole morning but your house ends up looking like a Tate Modern exhibit

Avi - I may need a link to the organic gardening website. I think I may get an allotment this year. Why is your DH winning fruit baskets? Sounds like good news about your job.

What is special about Manuka honey?

FMV, what is poi?

Glad the meringue was a success - big, mad, gooey and lovely - sounds perfect.

Will have a think about things for your DS, FK - what does he like, other than Lego? Does he like construction things? Trains?

FrayedKnot, have a look at this www.constructiontoys.com I like the zoob stuff.

How about a marble run type thing?

Or an indoor tent/ playhouse/ tunnel?

Craft things do go down well but always seem to need to involve glue which I have to heavily supervise.

Hole punch sounds like a good idea though. Would a stapler be OK, do you think?

He does a lot of drawing, painting and dough at nursery so I think sometimes he doesn't want more of the same.

no a stapler is far too dangerous what about a bab y they take uploads of time and arent dangerous

dgs is very taken with his baby..allabelle

apparently she is quite noaughty so he has to punish her a lot

eg she sometimes isn't allowed to get up all day

i would say so..because the staples are sharp and you can pull it open and staple yourself

Thanks, Avi - that was quick!

Def no to stapler. And a baby doll is great. DS spends a lot of time telling his off too. "No, Baby. No biting mummy. No!"

I've decided - I want you to get a marble run.

OR I think he would love that Zoob stuff. It looks fiddly enough for him, and And a marble run too, his cousin has one whoch he was eyeing enviously when we were there. Those maybe good ideas for his Birthday

ridiculous thought since we've on;y just had Christmas however.

Funnily enough, zippi, we had a conversation the other day when he got really cross that (a) he couldn;t have a baby in his tummy and (b) I wouldn't have one for him

This sparked from a discussion about one of the girls at nursery having a baby Annabelle for Christmas

Perhaps we have hit on the solution

we do stapling with supervision

ie I am in the same house as him when he does it

IN THEORY I am supervising him

he is a year older though

hole punches are really good and safe and they punch for hours and then take out the little punched bits

you can get shaped ones, they are even better

avi have replied probably as usual not been much help because as you may have worked out I don't really do HE, I just go on MN and let ds do hole punching and stapling

lol @ your poor DS not being able to have a baby & at you for not having one for him!

I LOVED whole punches. Still do actually. I'd punch away for hours. Then mix the little bits of paper with talcum powder to make pot pourri

dgs has obviously heard of this annabelle doll..the on e his grandma got him is actually a 10 quid mothercare one with a soft body

being an original thinker he decided to call it allabelle

Where's TooT?
When does Boco get back from her glorious week in the sun?

Best thing about a hole punch is that we have one

I will get it out in a low moment tomorrow.