What keeps your child happy in the school holidays? Theme parks? Movies? Football?

In the case of S it is quite simple. Lots of DVDs, CDs and videos ( he still loves the old technology.) The CBeebies website on his computer. Most importantly of all, a huge pile of Argos catalogues.

You are probably wondering about the Argos catalogues. Well he doesn’t just like to look at the pictures, he likes to tear them up. Every evening we have to clear up a huge pile of shredded paper from the floor. He chews on pieces of paper and occasionally swallows them by accident, he tightly twists up long shreds of paper and tries to poke them into his ears, as he often suffers from the pressure of mild glue ear. Thankfully he has finally stopped pushing the paper up his nose, after a nasty infection and the need for Mum and Dad to use tweezers on a regular basis! We have to keep an eye on him all the time.

If we can’t get Argos catalogues then glossy magazines, travel brochures and even telephone directories will do, the thicker the better. He is quite fussy.

Oh well, it’s cheaper than theme parks!