Camping with the Mediocre Dad

Camping tips, tricks and advice from a fairly average parent and a reformed dad blogger

Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • Camping
  • Family Days Out
  • Sponsorship
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Why celebrate mediocrity?
Menu

Tag: Books

Fatherhood: Going Solo – Roald Dahl gets REAL

Posted on September 29, 2015January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As many of you will know, one of my favourite parental activities is reading with my boys at bedtime. I don’t always get to do it (usually due to a delayed commute, or the occasional late stay at the office) but I try to make it as much as is humanly possible, such is the…

Read more

Fatherhood: Time to put the book down? Not as easy as it seems..

Posted on August 13, 2015January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As I stood waiting for my train this morning, mentally planning my timetable for the upcoming day, I found myself confronted by a large poster for the new Julia Donaldson book – The Scarecrow Wedding (in paperback at last!) I’m sure I’ve mentioned this a few times before, but I’m a big fan of Donaldson’s…

Read more

Fatherhood: Chocolate Charlie Cheers Cheeky Child

Posted on January 9, 2015January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Our house has been taken over by chocolate fever, and it shows no sign of abating. Sweeties are causing a rumpus, chewing gum has elicited gasps of excitement and you can’t even imagine the delights caused by gobstoppers… It’s not the Christmas leftovers that are driving my children mad, though – it’s a lot more…

Read more

Fatherhood²: End of Story? Or Just a New Chapter?

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Henry Elliss

I’ve written many times about my enjoyment at reading books with my children. Not just because I enjoy telling them tales, making silly voices and making them laugh either – my love of bedtime story-time is important to me for two big reasons. Firstly, I’m passionate about making sure my children enjoy reading as a…

Read more

Fatherhood²: Review – My Little Big Town

Posted on May 19, 2013January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As you will probably know by now, reading is a regular event in our household – with bedtime stories happening as regular as clockwork, two books a night, come rain or shine. So when I was contacting by some publishers asking if I’d like to review some of their pre-school books, I was happy to…

Read more

Fatherhood²: Favourite Pre-school Bedtime Reads – UK vs North America

Posted on May 16, 2013January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

With so much talk of literacy and reading at the moment, I found myself curious to know whether the books we enjoy here in the UK are also enjoyed elsewhere in the world. As I’ve recently been invited to join a community of other Dad Bloggers – most of whom reside in North America –…

Read more

Fatherhood²: 5 Books for Preparing Kids for School

Posted on September 3, 2012January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I should probably have written this post a couple of weeks ago to be honest, since we’ve been drip-feeding some of these books for the past few months at least. But hey – better late than never! As this week will see a load of little munchkins heading off to ‘big school’ for the very…

Read more

Fatherhood²: A Book for Every Life Lesson – Part 2

Posted on April 18, 2012March 1, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As I sit here on the eve of both Robert and Freddie going in to whole-day care/education, I thought it would be a good time to post the follow-up to my post “A Children’s Book for Ever Life Lesson“. After I published the last post, lots of you were kind enough to suggest books which…

Read more

Fatherhood²: A Children’s Book for Every Life Lesson

Posted on March 20, 2012March 1, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Whilst reading Robert his bedtime stories tonight, I chanced across a new book which we’d not read before. As Sara often gets books out from our local library, we try to mix the newly-lent books in with our more regular favourites – if for no other reason than to avoid the tedium! Tonight’s book was…

Read more

Fatherhood²: 10 more great pre-school story books

Posted on March 16, 2011March 18, 2011 by Henry Elliss

A few weeks ago I posted a list of my 10 favourite pre-school story books, based on the ones that Robert likes to read on a regular basis. At the end I asked for some feedback on what classics I might have missed – and I got a LOT of comments with books I’d missed….

Read more
  • 1
  • 2
  • Next
henweb

henweb

Pun-loving, 👨‍👦‍👦 dad-blogging, 📷 photo-taking, 🏰 Lego-making, 🎅🏿 beard-wearing, 👶 child-caring dad of 2. 💍 Husband of 1. 💩 Strategist

View Full Profile →

Instagram Gallery

Spent a few hours in a client meeting this week wh Spent a few hours in a client meeting this week where this was the view from the meeting room. I’ve definitely seen worse views.
Swipe to see where I spent today. It got busier, I Swipe to see where I spent today. It got busier, I promise
Good morning from a frosty Brimpton Good morning from a frosty Brimpton
Had the absolute pleasure of seeing @actualbenfold Had the absolute pleasure of seeing @actualbenfolds again last night, this time at the @royalalberthall. Not only was it an amazing concert, there was a big surprise at the end when he bought out both @doddleoddle AND the legendary @realmattlucas - what a treat!
Went to the ‘Spectacle of Light’ at @welfordpa Went to the ‘Spectacle of Light’ at @welfordpark (where they film @britishbakeoff) and had a lovely autumnal stroll amongst the lights
As today is ‘Back British Farming’ day, I want As today is ‘Back British Farming’ day, I wanted to give a shout-out to all the farmers in the local area, especially Brimpton’s own @mbowden1954. One of my favourite aspects of living where we do now is being surrounded by countryside and farm land - and being able to see an actively-farmed field at the end of our garden. Every time something’s being done to the field I’m out with my camera, usually trying to figure out the names of all the machinery - and it’s so nice to see a product being grown right from seed to harvest. I know it’s not easy for farmers at the moment, and I dearly hope ours are able to keep farming for many years to come - so if you have one near you, make sure to show them all the support you can!
Load More… Follow on Instagram

A little ad for some stuff




Subscribe by RSS

RSS Feed RSS – Posts

Recent posts

  • The 7 Reasons I don’t post as much as I’d like to October 31, 2023
  • 5 Tips to Make Family Travel Easier December 2, 2022
  • 5 Great Camping Blogs You Should Follow August 18, 2022
  • Summer Holidays in the Mountains? 4 Reasons Why You Should Go for it! June 7, 2022
  • Family Camping for Beginners – A Guide to Buying a New Tent May 31, 2022

A bigger ad for some stuff

Recent Comments

  • RayCaldereta on 5 Great Camping Blogs You Should Follow
  • Family Camping for Beginners - The Ultimate Guide for first time campers | Camping with the Mediocre Dad on Family Camping for beginners – Food, glorious food
  • Tiana on Fatherhood²: The Ultimate Octonauts Quiz
  • The best camping gadgets for your next trip with the family | The Mediocre Dad on Family Camping for Beginners – The Ultimate Guide for first time campers
  • Dynamite dad blogs | Samuel Windsor on Family Camping for Beginners – The Ultimate Guide for first time campers

My Brimpton Village history website

My Mastodon profile

© 2025 Camping with the Mediocre Dad | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme
Find me on Mastodon