Fatherhood Friday No. 1 - Father's Day Gift Guide Edition

In honour of it being Father's Day on the 17th of June, we thought we would start a new little feature. Fatherhood Friday. This week is our Father's Day Gift Guide edition. Take a look. 

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“Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventures, story-tellers, and singers of songs.”

– Pam Brown

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1. Fun socks for the fun dad - Feat. Sock Co.

2. Old Skool Vans for the cool dad - Superbalist

3. A bow tie for the dapper dad - My Bro Tie

4. Face + hair oil for the bearded dad - Wass Skin

5. Daddy, Stop Talking by Adam Carolla for the bookish dad - Amazon

6. A handcrafted watch for the punctual dad - Bettel

7. A bluetooth speaker for the techy dad - Takealot

8. A french press for the coffee-loving dad - Yuppiechef

9. A tote bag for the travel-loving dad - Country Road

10. Joggers for the couch potato dad - Superbalist

We hope you found some fun gift inspiration to celebrate all the amazing dads + father figures in your life this Father's Day. Happy shopping!

10 Rainy Day Activities for Kiddos

We are SO thankful for all these rainy days in Cape Town! But we understand that rainy days can be frustrating for parents when they have bored kiddos running around + stuck inside. That’s why we've compiled a list of 10 things to do with your littles when the skies are grey. Take a look.

1. Be creative with tissue paper art

2. Create a custom washi tape car track

3. Build a reading fort in the living room + have a picnic

4. Make a paper plate bumblebee

5. Create a family mailbox for writing letters to family members

6. Do some indoor puddle jumping

7. Make really fun things using old cardboard boxes

8. Create a galaxy/nebula jar

9. Make colourful paper plate cars

10. Get the kiddos to burn off energy whilst watching YouTube
 

Stay warm + have fun!

On learning patience as a parent

Raising kids is a learning process. They're constantly teaching you how to be better and do better. Here is Laila Ali's take on what parenting taught her. 

“Everything I do now is for them. I had to become more patient, because I am not naturally a patient person. I am very snappy. I expect everyone to move fast, but you can’t do that with kids. I have to check myself with my daughter sometimes, because I’m trying to get her to hurry up and get on my schedule. But I need to give myself a little more time and not make my children feel that way. You have to check yourself. But that’s what kids do. They’re just teaching me everyday to be better and I love it.”

This was found via Mother Mag. 

Top image found here.