We don’t do TV (well, with the kids, Paddington and I watch plenty )

When I was expecting Bilby I kept meaning to tape some Play School so that I could play it for Puggle when I needed a break. I didn’t ever get around to this. In the last week though, I have let them watch Play School a couple of times (on those days when we weren’t going out, and Puggle had completed his morning jobs—including Mat Time) because the time it’s on is really convenient:-) (If you haven’t ever looked at the Play School site, you really should! It’s got crafts and activities and a list of all the songs:-) )

In recent months, they’ve occasionally seen some Baby Einstein/Winnie-the-Pooh at one set of grandparents, and nature documentaries (everything Panda or Elephant related:-) at the other). We’ve also watched a couple of family movies at Must See Movies (must update the site:-( ).

We’d always planned to introduce some TV, but obviously it’s a bit of a balancing game. Puggle was essentially four before he’d seen anything other than occasional incidentals. Bilby is obviously not quite two—so much younger.

I’ve read a number of people over the years talk about Movie Night with their families, where they watch not only movies, but documentaries. It seemed like a good idea to me as they’re generally shorter than most movies:-) So this evening (given both children went down for Quiet Time significantly later than usual), we popped some popcorn, cuddled up on the couch and watched the first episode of Walking With Dinosaurs.

I’d say it was a success:-) We had dinosaurs crawling their way to bed, making appropriate noises and all:-) It was Bilby who initiated it:-)

I don’t think we’ll do it regularly at this stage, but it is something we’ll plan on repeating when ‘the stars align’:-)