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...

Showing posts with label Loony runes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Loony runes. Show all posts

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Rock on... with more loony runes (check the previous post for the runic alphabet)

1. Who is Halfgrim the Viking’s favourite British football player?


2. Which American football team does Halfgrim support?

3. Why does Halfgrim the Viking look forward to  weekends?

Because he likes going...


Don't worry, it won't be long before the next column
comes out just before Easter - and that will be...

...a whole new kettle of fish!  



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...