HAVE you been like me and watching the Rio Olympics through very proud tears? Amy Tinkler, the women’s hockey team and all the cyclists have competed with such passion and determination; it’s been an absolute joy to watch. But the timings of the events and especially the finals have really thrown my bedtime out. I thought about recording them, but I know I’m going to find out the results the next morning and after hearing about Rich’s parents putting the Olympics on series link and recording literally hundreds of hours of sport because they can’t turn it off, I think I’ll give it a miss.

Summer holidays are in full swing and lots of parents may be starting to pull their hair out, looking for cheap things to do with their kids. “I’m bored!” is a phrase used regularly by children in the six-week break, so on Heart Breakfast this week, my co-host Rich and I asked our audience to suggest activities that don’t cost too much money. Lots of our lovely listeners got in touch to say that they were doing things like crabbing, building dens and having picnics. I’d like to share some of the ideas that I’m doing with my three-year-old daughter. On a daily basis, we play games such as, ‘can she avoid dropping yoghurt on her dress?’ or ‘washing up is fun’ and ‘get the paint on the actual paper’.

You can listen to Heart Breakfast with Rich and Zoe, weekdays 6-10

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