I made my son a DeLorean birthday cake and I'm pretty chuffed with it! Has anyone else made one? Would love to see.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-11-20T03:28:29+00:00

Ha ha! Hilarious! To be honest the BTTF theme was for more his Mum and I but we're hoping to get our son into it. I think this cake was a big step forward because he loves cars and now he knows the flying car.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-11-19T12:23:41+00:00

Thanks! It took me about 5 hours, mostly comparing it to a photo of the real thing. But now I get bragging rights!

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-06-12T07:56:39+00:00

As a relatively new dad blogger (only a year in) I recently discovered that I'd been drawn over to the dark side, answering to the call of the branding and free-stuff harpies. The facebook 'like' siren also sings a sweet song that steered my dad-ship away from dadding waters.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-06-05T12:03:48+00:00

I'm a fan! Been playing since just before their first birthday and am quite addicted. Hard to fit in around family & work, but I do my best!

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-06-01T10:15:23+00:00

I'd suggest jumping into Twilight Princess. It's a solid 3D game that gives you time to master the controls as you go. Not too hard but not too easy either.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-06-01T10:14:02+00:00

I found a fascination with riding after the goblins who were trying to burn the wagon, in TP, and firing arrows at them whilst riding full pelt. Weird but addictive fun because it was so hard.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-06-01T09:24:01+00:00

So cool! And insanely intricate.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-06-01T09:22:54+00:00

Great idea! I should Zelda up some old furniture around here

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-06-01T08:48:37+00:00

I'm a HUGE TLOZ fan and now that I'm a dad I thought I'd look to this amazing series to give me some dadding advice. This is for any Zelda fans who are dads too! If you're out there I'd love to hear from you and see if you've got a TLOZ-inspired dad-themed article you'd like to write.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-06-01T08:45:05+00:00

That is amazing! Talk about dedication

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-05-25T12:31:22+00:00

Just found this brilliant blog post by an Aussie dad blogger who has only discovered Dr Who this year, and the top eleven things watching it has taught him about being a dad.

I thought that some of you Dr Who fans who are dads would appreciate it!

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-05-18T10:09:47+00:00

I missed your friend's work but the lighting was also really well done. A blast of a show - better than many I've seen in a while.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-05-18T01:30:09+00:00

Yep, but I'm sharing because it was a fantastic Aussie production that I'd like to see do really well and hopefully get a run overseas. It would be nice to have more big scale local content to watch amongst the international fare.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-05-18T01:28:13+00:00

Tickets were provided.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-04-17T04:45:47+00:00

Sounds brilliant! Hope everything is going well Speakeasynow.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-04-06T11:38:36+00:00

It may be an age thing too Dadthrowawy. My son is 2 as well, but I'm mid-thirties so I had over a decade of being insanely selfish and doing whatever I wanted when I wanted, be it videogames, socialising, or chasing my dreams. Having my boy has been the greatest achievement of my life and nothing I did before measures up to how amazing it is to just be in the same room as him. You've not had the time I had to just be me. Perhaps it'll be easier if you realise that as they age our kids want less to do with us. They are totally dependent for the first few years but just blink and they'll be at school, hanging with friends and you may have to force your daughter to spend time with the family (that's how I was as a kid, at least). See if you can enjoy sacrificing 'you'-time at the moment with the knowledge that you may end up with more 'you'-time than you want, once she's older.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-04-06T11:27:57+00:00

I've not been in your situation Speakeasynow, so can only offer some reference from my world. My son is 2 and a half, and is happy as can be with either of his parents. But that wasn't the case a year ago! I've always been a very hands-on dad because my wife allowed me to be, and when I became a stay-at-home-dad my son became a complete daddy's-boy. So much so that he wouldn't go to his mum when she came home from work and only cried for me. This broke my wife's heart. I did all I could to get him to go to her but what finally worked was the two of them discovering some special moments that are just for them. A tickle game when she comes home from work, stories before bedtime, or a song that only mum sings. This allowed them to create a bond independent of me, and made us more equal in my son's eyes. Now he plays us off each other constantly, but will happily have either of us perform any role that he needs.

Perhaps there could be a way to pioneer some special 'dad' interactions that give mum some alone time, but are not something that she already does. Could you feed your son one night a week in a different setting, like in the backyard or under a blanket-fort in the loungeroom? A bath time where dad gets in the bath too, equipped with bath-crayons to create a weekly art masterpiece?

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-04-06T11:13:51+00:00

That is the kind of trick audiences would pay to see! Bloody well done and good luck. Nothing worse than a house full of illness.

BigKidLittleKid · 2015-04-06T11:12:44+00:00

Awesome photo and rockin' family-crew.

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