Share with Sky Cinema the parenting superpowers you have exhibited this summer! £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

[EllieMumsnet]

Whether it’s super healing, super strength, super speed or even the ability to manipulate the forces of the universe, there are certain moments in life when having superpowers would come in handy! With that being said Sky Cinema knows that the summer holidays is often a time when parents unleash their own superpowers and they want to hear all about the lengths you’ve gone to to keep your kids entertained so far this summer!

Here’s what Sky Cinema has to say: “This summer, we have a new premiere every day, so you don’t need superpowers to find something great to watch. Premieres this August include Storks, Keeping up with The Joneses, Allied and the brilliant animation Kubo and the Two Strings. We've also got some great superhero movies, such as Marvel's Doctor Strange, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, and Deadpool."

Have you put your multi-tasking skills into full force and been cooking or baking with the kids? Maybe you organised a family sports day in the park, and prepared everyone’s favourite snacks without needing a reminder of what their favourites were? Perhaps you’re able to turn a day out around when you’re unexpectedly graced with some rainy British weather? Or maybe you’ve found a way to magically entertain your children without putting in any effort!

So, inspired by Sky Cinema’s range of superhero movies, comment with the superpowers you have exhibited this summer and you’ll be entered into a prize draw with a chance of winning a £300 John Lewis voucher.

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

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[Hairq]

The superpower of selective hearing - being able to switch off to the endless background noise of kids when I need to do some work but be alert at the first sound of anything suspicious.

[Natsai1]

Well so far this holiday, the last two weeks have been the most challenging. I required super human strength to see me through it. I've have had to travel almost every day, as had visitors to entertain with sightseeing trips. This culminated with a day trip to Paris with 3 kids (2, 6 and 7 yr old) where both the 2 and 6 year old had to be carried around by hand even when a pram was available (we did a lot of walking that day.) So despite the sleep deprivation, managed to get through it. All that's left is the bank holiday weekend trip to look forward to. Yah!😅

[SuzCG]

My superpower has been not spontaneously erupting or completely having a head fit when a visiting friends child threw up in the pool at our holiday place. He'd said he didn't want to go in and she talked him into it. How I wished he'd stuck to his guns!

[Sixgeese]

Super patience....the two youngest children who have to be dragged out of bed on a school day seem to wake so early in the holidays and the older preteen is sleeping in in the mornings but trying to sneak downstairs between 12 and 2am for a late night snack / tv watch.

It means late nights and early mornings for DH and me, and I get grumpy when I am sleepy.

[goneblogging]

I think I've finally found the power of knowing when to give in and let them have that extra yoghurt, if it means preventing a bedtime tantrum and several hours of grumpiness.

[farhanac]

Being able to find relaxation time on holiday in between all the kids activities

[SistersOfPercy]

Encouraging my DD who has MH issues to leave the house and helping her to keep her room clean so she feels better about herself.
It doesn't always get easier as they get older.

[MummyBtothree]

I was on my own with our 5 year old son and he had gone into the kitchen and got a soft mint sweet. He was having a tantrum at the time and began choking - for real. He couldn't breath & I tipped him upside down and wacked him between the shoulders. It shot out and he sobbed bless him from relief and I sobbed too. The adrenaline kicks in and Mum mode saved my boy

[LacyC]

A friend, my daughter and I were in our local coffee shop, we ordered our drinks and decided on bacon sandwiches, my daughter asked for a chocolate muffin, all was fine til we sat down and my daughter had a moody face on, I had no idea why so I asked all what I could think that could be causing it! Then all of a sudden I looked at my friend and said watch this! I asked my daughter is it because I have a bacon sandwich?? "Yes"was the answer! My friend thought it was hilarious! Knowing your children really well is a parent super power! Needless to say I shared my bacon sandwich with her!

[emzlovesyou]

I managed three children, 8 pots of strawberry plants, three other plants that my children had chosen, a huge tin of paint, Backpack, three coats and a bag of food when we went to castle point shopping last week!
It was a hand full! but we had fun!

[sarah861421]

multi tasking. I could cook dinner, supervise WW3, help with homework, find lost property and plan tomorrow's chaos all at the same time.

[CopperKettle11]

My super power has been getting stains out of clothing this summer.....grass, mud, more mud, make up (thanks for raiding my make up bag DC!), pens, paint......it goes on!

[twinklenic]

Im a taxi driver for my 17 year old, bank lender for my 18 year old and puddle jumper, painter and play doh maker with my 3 year old. Im quite happy with that

[shoebedo434]

my superpower is the power of patience after hearing "Mummy" for the 100,000th time and not screaming back "WHAT?" :)

[ButtonMoonLoon]

My superpower is pretending to be oh so interested, fascinated and excited in Minecraft.
This includes the additional talent of making gasps of wonder and awe and making 'wow', 'ooh' and 'super' noises at (what I hope are) appropriate moments

[tubbyj]

The amazing power of distraction to bypass any tantrums

[user1497380832]

I managed to not notice getting stung by a wasp on my leg while everyone watched in horror.. is that a super power?

[cwalliss82]

My super power this summer is that I can make a day's worth of toys and crap disappear overnight back into the boxes they came out of ready for them to be evenly distributed all over the house again the next day.

[FuckingHateRats]

Super- decorator! I've painted three rooms/ceilings/woodwork over the holidays whilst juggling three children.

[Ikea1234]

I have been

I
N
E
P
T

this holiday....

I - intelligent at answering mundane & also daft questions all day
N - saying NO despite their best abilities to wear me down
E - endurance (not many weeks left now folks!)
P - perseverance at getting them up and out the door before midday!
T - tenacity: we WILL have fun whether you like it or not!

[Jamielee2907]

My ultimate Mum superpower is speed! My son is very fast but I can be the Flash if I need to be! When he's attempting to cross the road or jump into an enclosure at the zoo I am there before you can say 'Quick!'. This also applies when something is about to fall off of a table or even if my little one goes to fall himself, I have lightening reflexes and even if I am preoccupied I will catch it or him before any damage is done. I can literally do it without looking! My partner often calls me super mum when I do this! :)

[finleypop]

Acquiring school uniform for my 14 year old son. Sounds easy? At over 6 feet tall, size 14 feet, a strict uniform with school badges, even on P.E. kit & he had the last available size as special order last year!

A miracle worker does not come close!

[CombineBananaFister]

Supersight at being able to spot a much needed single, teeny Lego brick from afar in our Lego strewn apartment.
Not destroying whole cities/ -random piles of bricks- with my size 8 feet
BUT having 'FEET OF STEEL' when I actually do step on one and sucking up the pain

[devito92]

Showed great resilience to keep my sons name on our family holiday booking after many moments of weakness