From going back to basics to teaching children to bargain, these thrifty weekend and school holiday activities provide hours of fun for parents too
He feels so proud when he’s clutching his new find after some serious negotiating with a friendly seller. There’s often new treasures for me to find too.This can easily take a whole morning – negotiating with what to keep or sell, taking the photos and listing the toys for sale online. The cold hard cash is absolutely worth it, and we split the takings 50-50. The decluttered bedroom is just a bonus.‘After our expedition we give star ratings to elements of the outing.
We’ve been really into Mr Squiggle lately – taking turns drawing a squiggle then watching as the other person turns it into a drawing. Just like the children’s show, the squiggle-maker tries to guess what the drawing will become. Learning origami together is great too. Those nimble kid fingers are well suited to the smaller folds.are a favourite – as it quickly segues into a frog race across the dining table, we’ve also broken out the ruler to see whose frog can jump the highest.
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