Another week and a few more surprises from my son, he’s been taking chances and diving in. He’s also got a few things on his mind at the moment and finally decided that telling his Mummy the truth was the right thing to do. One evening last week Monkey was in bed, I read him the…Continue reading Taking chances and diving in
Tag: Dressing up
Dressing up as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
This term has seen a real transformation in Monkey. They’ve been learning about Cressida Cowell and dragons, and Monkey has become obsessed with the How to Train Your Dragon books. It’s been wonderful, really wonderful. You might have caught my post recently about how the books have inspired him to write his own book. Well…Continue reading Dressing up as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
T-Rex dressing up with Pretend to Bee
Monkey, like most boys his age, is totally obsessed with dinosaurs. He’s had so much fun recently taking things to another level with some T-Rex dressing up with Pretend to Bee. you may remember that Monkey put their Pilot’s outfit to the flight test earlier this year, which was a big hit. I showed Monkey the…Continue reading T-Rex dressing up with Pretend to Bee
Dressed for the occasion with Fun Warehouse
Monkey’s not the greatest fan of getting dressed up as a superhero and I can’t persuade him that he really does need a Star Wars Storm Trooper outfit (darn it!). But he does like dressing up as what he sees as real people – be it an astronaut, racing driver or policeman. I’m sure it…Continue reading Dressed for the occasion with Fun Warehouse
Come fly with Pilot Monkey and Pretend to Bee – review and giveaway
I have to be honest that fancy dress days at school fill me with dread when they are themed around Super Heroes and the like. Monkey just isn’t fussed about dressing up in anything that doesn’t reflect real life. With our recent visit to the Concorde Experience at Brooklands Museum, he is now able to relive the…Continue reading Come fly with Pilot Monkey and Pretend to Bee – review and giveaway
PC Monkey with Jokers’ Masquerade – a review
We missed all the dressing up excitement that comes with World Book Day as we were in Spain. Monkey has only just started to show any interest in this kind of role play. I think his school nativity play has helped, as I’ve certainly seen a change since then. Today I’d like to introduce PC…Continue reading PC Monkey with Jokers’ Masquerade – a review