The Simple Life

Fantastic advice!!

 Wonderful! I think it is great that you are enjoying this time with your boys, and they with you!

great reminder nell to all us parents to get back to basics as to develop strong bonds with our children

I agree. Check out www.storyofstuff.com. It was really eye-opening on how obsessed with stuff we really are. Getting back to basics is so important these days.

I think its great what you're doing. i try to do that with my kids. good on you for having fun.

i understand where you are coming from, i think for young children it is very important to see there is life away from games and tv and i congratulate you in doing so. I know that technology can catch up with you, but i wouldn't say im a mad tv addict or game addict. i hardly play games or watch tv. i mainly use the computer, i miss as a kid going out and playing such as the trampoline or playing footy at the park.....at least your kiddos will grow up having a good appreciation of the outdoors.

Hey, good article, and very true.:)

This is an inheritance that we all have to leave for our future generations - a love and appreciation of nature and creation. No matter what country or nationality. Well done. What an added blessing of being able to learn the skill from the older generation of grandparents, too!

sooooo true, I can lose myself when playing outside with my boy, just flash back to when i was a kind and really let loose

Another Excellent article! Great advice! It's sad how you never see kids out playing Christmas morning like you did when we were young. They are all to busy inside playing their  video games.

Bring back the simple life!!

Cheers Dee

That's so true.  My hubby would take my eldest out on their bikes in the summer and they both loved it.  I was so jealous because I didn't know how to ride a bike so I decided to learn and now that I have almost  learned how to I would recommend it to anyone, its great going out as a family on our bikes and swimming and just playing with the kids.  I love colouring with my 4 year old and cooking with my 11 year old we need to do more things with our children computer games can be very solitary well unless you learn to play with them alongside your kids.

Good advice love Maria x

Thanks for sharing! I had a great laugh and very much enjoyed reading it!  And sometime the simple life is the way to go!

Hugs and Kisses

what a great article i really enjoyed reading this

thanx 4 the laugh

What a wonderful article and story......so true...as adults we forget to look at  life through the eyes of a child....

well ..actually I don't....I'm a big kid at heart myself.....rofl

Sounds like you and the kid shave loads of fun

Fantastic advice Helen. The more families make their own fun together, the more closer they are i think and a deeper bond is formed.

Love Janice

P.S. There is nothing more important than family & enjoying time together

What a great thing to do. We often take Amy to a place where I used to play as a child and she loves it too.

There is a documentary on tonight, I think its on BBC 1, about a class of children who have their gadgets and t.v's taken away for two weeks, apparently their concerntration improves and so do their energy levels, should be an interesting one to watch.

Thanks for some great advice, keep up the good work.

Love Clarex