Being a child again! – Mummascribbles

Since becoming a parent, I have discovered that there are some things that are just as fun now I’m an adult as they were when I was a child and now having the excuse of a child, I can enjoy them all over again!

Soft play
Seriously, soft play is amazing! Both the other half and I simply love running around with Zach like crazy loons, crawling through tunnels, bashing big boulders out of the way, diving into the ball pits and going down the big slides. We all have an absolute ball and it’s great to be a kid again. I swear there should be soft play for adults!

Kicking leaves
Now winter is here, there are piles of leaves everywhere and even at the age of 32, there is nothing more fun than kicking your way through them with your little one (or on your own!)

Muddy puddles
Pretty similar to the above, if I have wellies on, I love jumping in muddy puddles with Zach!

Ride ons
Don’t tell me you haven’t had a go on your little ones ride on toys or scooters?! To try and encourage Zach to use his, I rode his scooter round the garden and loved it, even though it was a tad small and a tad wobbly. I kind of wished I had a big sized one that I could scoot off on!

Rides
The small rides that you can’t technically go on unless you are an adult accompanying your child! We recently went on a carousel and it was amazing!

I’m with him here!!

Colouring
A couple of weeks ago we were in a restaurant and they brought some colouring stuff over for Zach to use. He isn’t much beyond scribbles at the moment so it was mummy who sat there and coloured in the dinosaurs. It brought as much joy as it did when I was a child.

Toys
There are certain toys that bring back my childish self. Building the biggest towers out of Duplo or building blocks, creating things out of play-doh and playing keep the balloon in the air are some of my favourites that I have played since being a mum!

The easel
Possibly one of my absolute favourite things that Zach got for his birthday! I used to love my easel as a child, in the garden pretending I was a teacher with my chalk! I think I even used to balance some glasses on the end of my nose! I still absolutely love it now and make sure that we have enough chalk for us both to use! Writing on the whiteboard is pretty cool too!

So, that’s my list! What have I missed out that you have loved taking advantage of since becoming a parent?!