I have an ongoing battle with my 9 year old about what games he is allowed to play on his XBox 360.Apparently ALL of his friends are allowed to play on games that I don't allow him to play on! Whilst I certainly don't believe that all if his friends are allowed to play on 16 and 18 rated games that I consider completely unsuitable, I know that the majority of his class mates are allowed to.We can see the games that his friends are playing because he's friends with them on XBox live and some of the games I see them playing on, I don't even think I'd be happy for him to play when he's … [Read more...]
Halloween Pound Shop Bargains….
I know Halloween is still a few weeks away yet but the shops have been filled with Halloween goodies since the day the kids went back to school practically so I decided it was only right that this month's pound shop bargains post should be Halloween themed.We weren't disappointed with the Halloween goodies in our favourite pound show and managed to pick up Master Frugal's costume for just £2 - it's just a mask and a glove really but he loves it and he can wear his normal clothes with it which is ideal for him. There were lots of other masks and costume related items like witches hats, … [Read more...]
Our favourite free game….
One of our favourite games to play as a family is completely free, can be played anywhere and needs nothing else to play other than your imagination.We call it the cloud game and although it can be played anywhere I find that it's best played in the car when the kids are super bored as it always makes us laugh and keeps us occupied for a while.All you have to do is look at the sky and tell everyone else what you can see so they can look for it too - everyone's imagination is different so where Miss Frugal might see a dolphin, Master Frugal might see a dinosaur. There's no rules and no … [Read more...]
Welcome to this year’s after school activities….
This year we've taken a bit of different approach to after school activities, partly because the kids are a bit older and seem to be more interested in doing something and partly because there is a lot more activities available this year because of the opening of a few new facilities in our area.We've done a couple of weeks of trying out everything on offer and then last week, we had a sit down and decided what it is that they wanted to stick to and go on a regular basis.So, Miss Frugal has tried sea cadets, youth club, movie making, swimming, tennis and gym sessions for kids. She's … [Read more...]
The limiting screen time for kids debate….
In the real world, we don't all agree on everything. Sometimes, you think you're right and actually, someone comes along and shares their point of view with you and you start to think that they have a point. Or at the very least you have a better understanding of where they're coming from. So, once a month I'm going to post my opinion on a particular issue and ask another blogger to share their differing views.Last month was all about packed lunches Vs school dinners and this month, we're discussing something that affects lots of us - screen time! And because I know that Jen has … [Read more...]
A Thrifty Day Out….
I was having a look through one of those free magazines that the kids bring home from school a couple of weeks ago and I came across a day out which sounded like it was made for us - The Festival of Thrift.In the words of the magazine it promised to be all of my favourite words - fun, funky fabulously frugal and most important of all, free!How could we not go?Master Frugal got to be a blacksmith for half an hour and managed to make me a very presentable S hook for the kitchen and Miss Frugal found an airstream caravan called milkshakes and manicures where she … [Read more...]
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