The humble blanket (3)

Today we played a new game with the blanket.

My eldest daughter and I held each end of the blanket and one of the younger children got in it (like a hammock).  We then rock it from side-to-side and on the count of three throw them onto the sofa.

They loved it.

The humble blanket (2)

This very simple activity involves the children lying down on the blanket longways and then me pulling them around on the lounge floor (we have a wooden floor - suspect this won't work for carpet!).

For the more adventurous whipping them around corners is great fun (bike helmets optional for added protection!).  Also the older ones can sit up and then I jerk the blanket hard and they have to try and stay sitting up.

The humble blanket (part 1)

So today after special request from Hannah daddy was the "consume monster".  Basically this involves me going under a blanket and crawling around on my hands and knees trying to gobble the children up all the while saying "consume".

Much squealing of delight, with running away or trying to leap on daddy and ride him like a horse.

When Josiah was younger he used to dress up in his crocodile dressing gown as "Crocodile Man" who would rescue the girls from being consumed but now he needs no such confidence boosting!