This is the point I love: when a series of blog posts starts to shift away from the original idea, into something a little different. Start that on day 2? Sure, why not. You can read the starting point of the theme here. My original thought was to split the posts into a good number …
Category archives: Games
C is for clay
There are found items – and then there are ones you find again. Which feel pretty much as good, as it turns out. There is an obvious mismatch between what kids want weekends to be about, and what parents want weekends to be about. Parents’ thoughts tend to drift towards savoured cups of coffee, reading, …
Game on: on becoming a Good Loser
It doesn’t seem to matter whether or not you are a Sore Loser, earlier in life, whether or not you like games. At some point in time, you find yourself playing again. It may be having your own junior players or joining ones in other families. It may also be needing to do something with dead …
Game on: story cubes
Hello again. Â It’s been a while. Building work, junior player being ill rather a lot, family celebrations and even a trip abroad to add to the mix. Lots of living – less writing. Those of you who’ve read the blog in the past know that there’s a seasonal shift around this time of year. Â Autumn …
Game on: Happy Families
I have ummed and ahhed about including this one. Â Even the name feels un-PC these days, let alone the expectation that a family necessarily has mum, dad, boy and girl. But part of the point of games is that they work. Â The junior player I was with had no such qualms – she liked the …