I may be less sure of books turned into games, but on this one I am quite certain. With some flowing water, and a couple of objects to drop into it, you have a game. People don’t seem to tire of Pooh sticks. New generations of junior players still enjoy it. And it’s the ideal …
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Game on: the Gruffalo game
If your junior players are also fans of the Gruffalo, you might like a go at playing a Gruffalo boardgame. It works best when you know the Gruffalo description quite well, but it can be a good way of introducing grandparents and others to the rhymes – as well as the opportunity to say ‘I’ve …
Game on: instructional writing
I’ve got into a habit of writing a round-up piece at the end of the month. Because I’m on catch-up, fitting in posts to dates after the event (confessions, eh?), I thought I’d slot one in mid-month instead. For a change. There’s a whole load of instructional writing out there on the web. I’ve read …
Eco audit: cucina povera or using things up
I like leftovers. Â I particularly like leftovers when other people come over and bring food with them. Â Unplanned leftovers – and the planning then of what to do with them – is a treat for the food mind as well as the body. I’m trying to remember what leftovers were like when I was growing …
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Eco audit: only reduce
‘Only connect’ is the classic injunction by E. M. Forster – that we might reach out beyond ourselves, amongst other things. Â In environmental terms, my attempt at encouraging myself starts with: only reduce. Forster might well have been surprised at how well his phrase works in the multi-connected world of today. Â But our world may …