parenting Building a Raft So, you’re thinking about building a raft? Leaving this godforsaken town…. Good luck with that!
links Four Quick links for Tuesday Elmer Fudd loses his firepower, Unicorn Theatre impresses online, Hive Pocket offers a good intro to strategy games and Minecraft Dungeons bridges generations.
video Coronavirus Explained for Kids "Are you sick of being bored by coronavirus and don't know what it's all about?"
parenting Building a tadpole camera with Raspberry Pi As part of learning under lockdown, we've set up a live camera feed on some tadpoles we were given by a neighbour.
gear A Week with the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 12.9 It’s not a laptop replacement and there aren’t any media keys. Let's move on to the important things.
Work from Home, Stay Productive, Stay Sane Pre-download your entertainment. Get a backup data SIM. Keep a journal. And keep safe.
links Slack-like emoji on macOS and iOS with MacMoji If you’re used to typing emojis in line with your text, then check out this awesome utility for Mac / iOS.
books Book Aid International "Book of the Month" - How to Think Like a Coder Without Even Trying! I'm incredibly delighted and proud that Book Aid International has chosen "How to Think Like a Coder: Without Even Trying!" as their Book of the Month.
gaming A new spin on playing Pokémon What do you do when you have a deck of Pokémon cards, some dice and no idea how to play? Make up your own rules!
parenting Apple Watch Tickle Detector Necessity is the mother of invention. Doubly so when trying to put kids to bed.
gear Using the JBL Clip 3 portable bluetooth speaker It's a perfect little speaker with lots of versatility, and especially for keeping kids entertained on the school walk.
gaming Mad Libs with Twine Mad Libs and Twine are a great way to teach basic coding concepts to the uninitiated.
parenting Parenting with Old Technology New technology doesn’t necessarily have to be the answer all the time. Here’s how we’re using a blend of old and new tech to quench the desire for media on demand.
books Speaking at the Bradford Literature Festival 2019 I'm delighted to be taking part in the Bradford Literature Festival next month, where I'll be speaking about How to Think Like a Coder and some other coding-related topics.
gaming Yoshi's Crafted World (Switch) We were gifted two of the same game during the holidays. I finally had a chance to swap one of the spares out for Yoshi's Crafted World. We've been looking
reading Free Comic Book Day 2019 This was the first year that we took part in Free Comic Book Day, with some good finds for Tanooki.
gear Pocket Operator Resources Over Xmas I started using Pocket Operator synths from Teenage Engineering and compiled a list of resources for people like me who needed some jumping off points.
music Top Ten Songs of 2018 Here's my Top 10 Tracks of 2018, - music that had a particular importance to me this year, or that I discovered for the first time. Most of these have one particular criteria, in that I sing it in the car, and I sing it loud.
