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I love the abandoned play scenes that youngest leaves. The most recent one featured Captain America watching an episode of Shimmer and Shine. I quite like the idea of the most earnest of the Avengers enjoying the antics of two frankly useless genies. It would make a great mashup actually. This got me thinking - which ...
Like any family with young children, we're huge fans of CBeebies favourite, Hey Duggee. We always record it and enjoy watching several episodes at a time together. I think it's one of those shows that has got everything spot on. It's educational, joyful and representative of modern life. It's also laugh-out-loud funny for children and parents alike. ...
There's nothing quite like saving money to put a spring in your step. I reminded myself of this recently by switching energy suppliers and getting a better deal on my broadband. All on the same day, no less. This has given me the impetus to look at how we can save money on other large bills. ...
It recently struck me that thee are quite a few unlikely similarities between the two TV shows I watch the most. Namely The Walking Dead and Peppa Pig. What could a compelling survival drama and an irritating anthropomorphic pig possibly have in common, I hear you ask. Well here's the evidence I've gathered so far. In the ...
Just like most kids when they get home from school, Dylan and Xander always make a beeline for the sofa. Well, once they've acquired drinks and biscuits and raced each other to the remote control first. The latest animated series they've been enjoying is Zak Storm which can be found on POP. Season One is currently ...
There seem to be dedicated celebrations for everything these days. Last week, for example, was National Pizza Party Day. Now, admittedly, this observance is exclusive to America but why shouldn't we get a pizza the action? Sorry, not sorry. We love watching family films together and there are plenty of great choices on Netflix at the moment. These ...
Something we have started doing now the boys have slightly longer attention spans is having family film afternoons on Saturdays. A key ingredient of these is a snack of some sort. Ordinarily, we have cake or biscuits but this weekend was different. The team at Netflix sent us everything we needed to enjoy some pancakes. Very ...
As Kate and I don't really do Valentine's Day, I was alarmed when a red, handwritten envelope came through the letterbox this morning. As was she. I was even more alarmed when it appeared to be a Valentine's card. As was she. And, to employ the rule of three, I was further alarmed still when ...
We're more or less in the middle of the coldest season which, as far as I'm concerned, is prime telly bingeing time! Here are some of the things that we've been watching on Netflix this winter. There's also something we're really looking forward to that premieres at the end of this week... The Crown I was intrigued when ...
We're big fans of the Clangers in our house. I loved watching reruns of the original series as a child and have no qualms admitting I still enjoy watching the new episodes. In addition, we were all lucky enough to attend the premiere of the new series last year. The Clangers For Kindness campaign encourages everyone ...
I'm Tom Briggs. A proud dad of three and, somehow or other, a multi-award-winning parent blogger.
I've been writing Diary of the Dad since 2010 and it's gone from a small hobby to my full-time job.
I still have the same enthusiasm for this blog as I did when I wrote my first post and hope you enjoy reading my musings as much as I do writing them.
