Bath time (1) - bubbly beards!

One of the games we love to play in the bath is bubbly beards. 

I apply bubbles to my chin and then try to kiss the children and cover them in bubbles.  They try to shave my beard off with their hands before I can get them.

Faith

A fun game that we play is faith which I first learnt from David McInnes who was rector of St Aldates when I was a student many years ago.

The children stand on the stairs while I stand at the bottom.  They jump off the stairs towards me shouting "faith".  I then I catch them.  As they get more adventurous and trusting in my ability to catch them (hence "faith") they go further up the stairs.

The ultimate faith exercise is for them to face upstairs, close their eyes and fall backwards waiting for me to catch them.

Spring activity

Oops!  Wrote this two months ago - but just found it in the drafts section....

Took the children on a walk today but to counter the usual "can we go by car?" we introduced a purpose to the walk of hunting for signs of spring.

So we look for the buds on the trees, the snowdrops and crocuses and of course the daffodils.

The sofa burger

This is a classic game that the kids love. 

The idea is to use the cushions and the children themselves to make a human burger. 

So I put down the first cushion and say something like "now I need some Hannah to go in it".  I then pick up Hannah and put her on the cushion.  Then we need some kind of sauce - so a blanket or scarf or small pillow.  Then the second sofa cushion to make the other slice of bread. 

Once we have the burger it's time to eat it.  So we always make a big thing of it and of course they escape by slipping out of the burger as I eat it.  With me exclaiming "where's my filling gone?"  and then starting all over again...