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It sounds just about right

I'm sure he's a lovely bloke, but he's a FREAK!

Give over with your filthy mince and dumplings man! Put a bit of syrup on them

Aye I think I probably could. And Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. There are no end to my woodwind talents. Oo-er..

Oh dear god. No need

I can play hymns on the recorder. That is the limit of my instrumental talents, despite being able to hold a tune.

A tablet is absolutely no substitute for old-fashioned play and I'd never let it be so. The bairn can't get his hands on my iPad unless I actually give it to him, and whenever I do it comes with a stipulation that he can play on it for x number of minutes or half an hour etc, so he knows the restriction from the start. And that's what he gets it for. He's got a phenomenal imagination, we have a house full of imaginary creatures and people living with us and since he's started school is even happy to sit and go through his reading books/homework letter sounds etc so I don't think removing it from him after an appropriate length of time will be an issue. He's nearly 5 so understands those boundaries and (thank God!) is a placid, well-behaved kid who doesn't kick off at the drop of a hat if I tell him it's time to put the iPad away. I know that a friend of mine has been asking around for tablet recommendations for her daughter as she wants to get her one for Christmas. Her daughter is 2 1/2. I was horrified Also to add that it's only one of his gifts and the only 'technological' one. The rest involve good old-fashioned books, super-hero bits and pieces (and costumes - no doubt I'll have to be the baddy again) Transformers etc, so there's very much a balance there.

Words fail me. Vile bastard.

The RRP for the Leap Pad ultra is £120 but everywhere has them cheaper. Amazon for £79.99. CT - I don't want him to have an iPad to watch TV on - we have a TV for that, and he's not into music massively yet. I want a child's tablet because I'm still hugely reluctant to throw technology at him at this age. He'll be asking for phones/Xbox/ DS soon enough but for now I'm happy for him to have something more age-appropriate that I can restrict.

Yeah the Innotab looks canny too but the Leap pad just shades it in the reviews I think. I refused to let my parents buy one for him last year as I thought he was too young but he'll be 5 in a couple of months and can use an iPad as well as I can. My grandparents had Sky installed recently and we found him teaching them how to use it when they couldn't find a programme they'd recorded.

Anyone's bairns got a Leap Pad Ultra and is it any good? Looking for Santa pressies..

I've seen you talk some shit on here but that's just offensive!

Dirty protest. It's the only way.

It was lush like

Don't want to be a grass but I think @@JawD had cake tonight

Looks like something my cat sicked up.

How 'forgetful' do you need to be for them to actually cut you off?! Surely you've had several reminders?

Ah, I'm a lover not a fighter On the plus side, the usual boring announcements by the train conductor have been worth the fare alone. "Yer here at Edinburgh heading for Weegie Central. We'll be leaving in a minute so if you want to sit yer bums down and get comfy, we'll be offski" :lol

Getting on a train, finding my reserved table/window seat occupied by 4 extremely loud, arrogant Yanks with a whole buffet spread across said table and whom I don't have the energy to challenge. Luckily I've managed to bag myself another table seat opposite a business-type bloke who is at least quiet.

That's the rest of your weekend written off!

More than a little disturbing there David

I'd move in there tomorrow, such is my obsession with all things purple

I'll bet all interior and exterior designers are cacking themselves

Says the King of the bampy tea!