Fun stuff for kids and parents

Tried and tested on willing guinea piglets

This optimistic, self-employed writer, translator, columnist and mum knows that with kids, a dash of charm and a good giggle beat fear of failure every time.

So here are some out-of-the-box ideas to keep kids and parents happy for hours...

Tuesday 5 March 2013

Rock on...with Iron Age runes

This is the Iron Age alphabet in runes.
As you can see, Watson the Dog sat on it. Sorry.
Seriously, though, not all the letters of our alphabet are there (not Watson's fault).
But as the Iron Age alphabet had some extras, you can either use those instead
or make up some runes of your own to fill in the blanks.
Norse, or Viking, runes came later.


And here are some silly jokes to get you started...

What do Halfgrim the Viking and  Coco the Clown have in common?

Why did Halfgrim the Viking call a nanny? Because he wanted to date a...


Why did Halfgrim the Viking bet his friend would win the Grand National? 
Because he said he was...

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