The 12 plays of Christmas (12-6)

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I like the Christmas/New Year break an awful lot. Regulars may have noticed a dip in the frequency of plays here at WeLikePlay; that’s because I’ve been engaging in play research, namely having a handful of days off to solely play with my own kids. The upshot is the 12 plays of Christmas, or things we’ll be doing until some sort of wisdom arrives on Epiphany.

Twelve Numa’s Numing
No.1 child, at 6, has been given the all clear to search the internet (with me at his side), and seems to be starting a passion for hoarding links to memes. So its Numa Numa and Potter Pals from here on in. As long as he never says w00t out loud… that’s my job.

Eleven Skype-ers Typing
We have been known to Skype the grand-parents, and they’re very patient; they put up with the boy’s obscure rambling for quite some time. Ta.

Ten Lads a-Leaping
with Cranium’s Hullabaloo.

Nine Luddites Dancing
No.1 child has a new music player, he likes a little ska and a lot of Bowie so I’ll wiggle along.  But any more S-Club “Reach” and I’ll hide in paternal shame.

Late Beds a-Making
Holidays are days for staying up late for no particular reason, and maybe taking a moon-lit walk to find pie.

Sodden Lawns a-Sinking
With the wet weather we’ve had the lawn’s a bit on the soggy side for playing. But kids like to garden so I’m going to convince them to don wellies and grab a garden fork. We can then hunt worms and aerate the ground at the same time. That’s the trick, making chores fun… otherwise I won’t do it either.  All worms will be released back to the wild, and not fed to the chickens.

Six nieces playing
Technically round here its 3 nieces and 5 nephews; and some of them are getting really grown up now.  There is something really important about playing with family; individuals who are closer in nature to your own than you’d comfortably want to admit.  We’re particularly lucky in having an age range from early twenties down to first birthday in a fortnights time.  Kids need to see the range, to see how they might grow up or to see how they once were.  It gives them grounding… that and a warm glow when pwning an elder cuz online.

…coming soon,

before Epiphany…

probably.

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