Rea Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I take it all back. My 22 year old son is poorly, he told me to get him a present when I went to the shops, so I bought him a colouring book. He's sitting on the floor in the living room colouring really, really carefully 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) hehehe bless him...what's his colouring book of choice? (and hope he's not using those dreadful 'free' thin wax crayons I remember having taped to the front of some books!) Hope he soon feels better Edited February 27, 2013 by gingerbreadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Colouring book is the usual animals and stuff very expensive pens though that we bought him when he was doing a design production course at Uni Dont worry about him though, its man flu, he's fine really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Nice to mother him though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I was just saying the other day how I used to love colouring those Altair pattern books. I'm jealous - could do with a colouring book today! Am tempted to go and make myself some play dough in a moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I bought two of my children ( one aged 39 and the other 35) a colouring book each for christmas..............both laughed but are both enjoying the occasional bit of down time, with the book and their fancy crayons 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I was just saying the other day how I used to love colouring those Altair pattern books. I'm jealous - could do with a colouring book today! Am tempted to go and make myself some play dough in a moment. Making play dough is a Sunday morning job for me........if my 11 year old granddaughter visits on a Sunday she always says "have you made play dough today nana, can I look at it"? For 'look at it' read play with it!!! Could you download yourself a nice colouring page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 aha, an airfix kit next then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 I've already thought about having a dabble myself later :rolleyes: If we never stop needing to play, it must be torture to young children who are asked to sit at desks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 aha, an airfix kit next then! Oh I used to love Airfix, I used to make WW2 planes for my brother and dad would hang them from his bedroom ceiling :1b :1b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Could you download yourself a nice colouring page? What a fab idea!! Should we all complete a colouring page and upload? ...my fave used to be those pattern books...didn't know they were called Altair though! Must be nice to have a playdough quality controller - does she have a preference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I had an airfix kit to make a robin - loved it! Also had all those rubber moulds to make plaster models. I'd get really frustrated though because I could never paint them as well as I wanted to and my mum could make them look beautiful. Back in the dim and distant before I was teaching I did a pottery course on a Tuesday evening for a couple of years - was so much fun. What was even better was that the tutor understood those times when you'd had a rough day and would quite happily let me just squish for a couple of hours instead of getting cross that I wasn't being more productive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 I nearly bought him a small pot of dough, but decided mine is much better I'll do a colouring to upload Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Here you go... Altair pattern book Am slightly confused how they manage to be selling used ones though! :huh: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 there are blogs for adults who like to colour...you can colour online!! I'll never get anything done now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Here you go... Altair pattern book Am slightly confused how they manage to be selling used ones though! :huh: thanks!! I've seen all sorts on eBay - nothing surprises me now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 I remember plaster of paris moulds, and there was a kit too, which was rubbery until it dried,was it called Shaker Maker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I had an airfix kit to make a robin - loved it! Wait a minute - a robin or Robin Half the forum will have no idea what that post means! :blink: :rolleyes: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 I think of 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catma Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Now these were my favourites http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1407133314/ref=asc_df_140713331412131606?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=hydra0b-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=1407133314&hvpos=1o1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1711783756701704319&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Wait a minute - a robin or Robin Half the forum will have no idea what that post means! :blink: :rolleyes: Suspect it might be a little more than half! It was a robin. Do you know, I asked my children the other day what they knew about Robin (thinking it might tie in nicely with my 'long long ago' theme they all think he's a fox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I think of 3 I'm confused (wouldn't take much today) - 3 what? Now these were my favourites http://www.amazon.co...&hvptwo=&hvqmt= Never seen those before Catma - would have suited me down to the ground. I often used to have an urge to 'invent something' and would raid our stock of boxes and cardboard tubes but never actually knew what to make! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) Now these were my favourites http://www.amazon.co...&hvptwo=&hvqmt= I never saw those before until the whole 'colouring book debate' came up! I like them now though! I wouldn't have been able to cope with that in my childhood - zero imagination, needed something like this (and even better if they had sums in them!) and then eventually moved on to Altair type ones! (but nothing as near to desirable as some of the images on google!) Edited February 27, 2013 by gingerbreadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) I'm puzzled by Robin...Batman? (but guessing not!) Reliant Robin?? closer? isn't he disguised as the prime minister/chancellor nowadays but now targets the 'just managing' Edited February 27, 2013 by gingerbreadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Now these were my favourites http://www.amazon.co...&hvptwo=&hvqmt= I love the anti colouring books, I lent mine to a nursery and never got it back,I hope because they loved it, but I suspect they lost it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Suspect it might be a little more than half! It was a robin. Do you know, I asked my children the other day what they knew about Robin (thinking it might tie in nicely with my 'long long ago' theme they all think he's a fox! WHAT I am shocked and horrified given their location!!! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'm puzzled by Robin...Batman? (but guessing not!) Reliant Robin?? closer? isn't he disguised as the prime minister/chancellor nowadays but now targets the 'just managing' Robin Hood, Robin Hood riding through the glen Robin Hood, robin Hood with his band of men Feared by the bad, loved by the good Robin Hood, robin Hood, Robin hood!!!!!!!!!!! Now look what you have started will be singing that all evening now! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 that's done it.. now I will be singing it too.. (remember my grandad singing that to my sister as a lullaby to send her to sleep.. worked every time... !!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 WHAT I am shocked and horrified given their location!!! :blink: I know - I was gobsmacked! Was one of those moments when I was seriously tempted to ignore all 'children's interests' and just go with mine - they are somethings children just need to know! Gingerbreadman - my airfix kit was of the bird robin variety! Don't think I'd have been as keen on a Robin Hood one at the time although I did love the stories! I'm now thinking I might need to make some fudge as my therapy of choice for tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'm now thinking I might need to make some fudge as my therapy of choice for tonight. ...........................why oh why did you have to mention making fudge...... that's my evening gone now................. ::1a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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