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While kiddo was doing his own things with #LEGO, along with the other kids there, and occasionally asking me for help taking bricks apart, or finding a certain brick, I made a miniature #tableFootball stadium for a game of two versus two. It uses four sets of two LEGO Technic sticks joined together, with the torso of a minifig attached to the joint. Each figure can be rotated and moved horizontally enough to get the 'ball' (the head of a minifig) across the entire court.
Afterwards #BeardGrabber suggested swapping the minifigs out for red and purple ghost figures.#FiXatoBuilds #FiXatoCreative #foosball #parenting #dadsOfMastodon #parentsOfMastodon #kidposting
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Visiting the local #library so #BeardGrabber can play with more #LEGO than I'd have space for at home. 😂
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#BeardGrabber is enjoying his birthday gifts 💚
especially the wooden train set he got from me and @Siiw seems to be a great hit :D
Having his party outside at a sort of camp place, together with a bunch of kids from his kindergarten and some neighbour kids, was a good idea. Plenty of space and playing opportunities for them to get rid of some energy after all the cakes, sausages and drinks, while also not having to worry about the noise levels. 😏😀
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#BeardGrabber went to a friend's birthday party for the first time, and it went very well. 💚
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#BeardGrabber is watching Kiki's Delivery Service together with me. 💜
We are stretched out together on the sofa underneath a blanket.#KikisDeliveryService #parenting #dadsOfMastodon #parentsOfMastodon #kidsPosting
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Spent quite a bit of time during the last 2 days inventorying medals and updating their locations in Axiell. All I can see is numbers every time I close my eyes! However, I got some light relief when my son showed me his playmobil set up of the Romans invading Britain (he's doing the Romans at school) Need to get him over to #Trimontium ! The ominous Tyrannosaurus Rex in the background made me chuckle #RomanScotland #cataloguing #museum #parentsofmastodon
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The vibe on #mastodon is helpful and feels like #community … is it, dare I wonder, possible to cultivate a #parenting resource that is #supportive #nonjudgemental and #positive in an attempt to build #bettercommunities both online and #IRL ??? #positiveparenting #parentsofmastodon #parentingoals
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Hey, as soon-to-be #newparents of a #newborn, one of the ways my partner learns a lot about #parenting is from various social media she follows (IG shorts/reels, etc.).
I'm looking to close my gal a bit via equivalent methods here on Mastodon and/or the fediverse...
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CW: budget art supplies recommendation
If you have a #Rusta shop nearby, you might want to see if they also have the Playbox of Sweden "maleveske" on offer for 69.90 NOK. Clas Ohlson has the same set in their permanent assortment, rebranded, but at 129.90 NOK usually, so almost double the cost.
While aimed at kids, I've personally found the oil pastels to be quite satisfying, and even the water colour paints where vibrant and a joy to play with. Of course I don't expect lightfastness and they don't list the pigments used, but so far my rainbow whirlpool painting is still brightening up one of our walls. :)
Unfortunately I can't check how my oil pastels drawing of aurora borealis over Tromsø is doing, as I accidentally left it at the in-laws and haven't seen it since, and my peacock feather in oil pastels is too recent anyway.
#BeardGrabber really enjoys using his box from time to time, so I picked up two more yesterday; one for me, and one to either restock his, or to use as a gift.
#ArtSupplies #FiXatoCreative #PlayboxOfSweden #FiXatoPaints #FiXatoDraws #KidsArtSupplies #kids #dailyPhoto #budget #budgetArtSupplies #artOnABudget #Rusta #Norway #Norge #kunst #maleveske #parenting #dadsOfMastodon #parentsOfMastodon #ClasOhlson
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@grumpy I couldn't quickly find something I liked, so I threw together a proof of concept myself: https://fixato.org/temp/FindIt/
The process still is a bit more involved than I'd like, as I need to create an SVG file myself in which I mark the regions that are different, but that's something I can probably automate further down the line.
I'll first probably want to add a counter that indicates how many differences are still to be found, and to show an animation and/or sound when all have been found. :)(As well as a loader for different source images, which I also need to find and/or create. ;))
But for an evening's #coding in between family things, I'm satisfied with the result. :)
(And little #BeardGrabber was already pointing at the differences while building it).#FiXatoCodes #FiXatoCreative #parenting #dadsOfMastodon #parentsOfMastodon
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Quickly tried some different #streaming settings in #OBS so I can run #Insurmountable at a higher quality setting.
Seems to be working fine, so hopefully we can enjoy more details during the next #FiXatoStreams. :)While I had the game open, I finished the second expedition. Not sure if I end up posting the footage, but if I do, I guess I should add commentary separately.
#BeardGrabber was sitting on my lap and asking what all the stat bars were for, and as soon as I understood what was what, he was commenting on my every move what resources (oxygen, body temperature, energy, sanity) I was gaining, and which ones were decreasing.
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That moment when you realise your #kidsDrawing skills suddenly went from drawing just squiggly strokes and spirals to recognisable #faces. 💜
Love seeing you draw, increasingly-not-so-little-anymore #BeardGrabber!
#kidsPosting #kids #parenting #BeardGrabberDraws #EtchASketch #sketch #mastoArt #dadsOfMastodon #parentsOfMastodon
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Some more #drawing with #BeardGrabber today. This time a bunch of #rainbows and some colourful flowers while the kiddo grabbed the colours for me, and added his own strokes and points to it. :)
https://toot.cat/media/28j8lkD-gbZNiaj93rg
#rainbow #pride #parenting #FiXatoDraws #FiXatoPaints #DailyPhoto #dadsOfMastodon #parentsOfMastodon
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#BeardGrabber and I had some fun earlier #painting together with his #waterColours.
He was mostly spreading water and random colours onto the paper, and I tried to bring it all together into this colour #landscape #drawing. :)#MastoArt #parenting #dadsOfMastodon #ParentsOfMastodon #art #artwork #FiXatoDraws #FiXatoPaints #DescribedMedia
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And while I was at it, I decided to #draw a tree by a lake with some happy clouds. ;)
#BeardGrabber wanted to eat the red apples from the tree, so after he 'grabbed' a couple from the drawing, I filled his plate with some actual apple slices. ;)
#FiXatoDraws #crayons #crayonDrawing #drawing #parenting #dadsOfMastodon #parentsOfMastodon
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CW: parenting (+)
Hearing your kid say "igjen" ("again") after wrestling with him, tossing him around on the sofa and tickling him. <3
Unfortunately his stamina is greater than mine, so I switched over to letting him do 'sit-ups' while holding my hands and counting in Dutch, English and Norwegian. :)
#parenting #BeardGrabber #2yo #dadsOfMastodon #parentsOfMastodon
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CW: Parenting (+)
Huh, that's the second time #BeardGrabber's night ritual went about as perfect as it could be. <3
No complaints while changing into his night clothes, brushing teeth went smoothly and he was even laughing and giggling while doing so, and he even wanted to go straight to his own bed, rather than drifting off in mine first!
Let's hope this sticks!
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CW: (Re-)Introduction
Started an alt for @FiXato here on toot.cat to see if #Glitchsoc is a closer match to what I want out of a #SocialMediaPlatform, feature-wise.
So, it's time for a re-introduction:Who am I?
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I'm FiXato, a stay-at-home father of a two-year-old I often refer to as #BeardGrabber.
While I was born in the Netherlands, I've been living in northern Norway for quite some time now.What do I do?
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In day-to-day life I take care of our son while the missus is at work, and when I have some spare time and headspace, I like to tinker on my various coding projects.Aside from that, I like to play some mobile Android games such as #PokémonGO, #Ingress and #MarioKartTour.
Overview in hashtags:
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― #Dutch he/him from the #Netherlands
Emigrated to #Norway (#northernNorway to be more precise)― I like to do #parenting / #parentsOfMastodon posts about our #2yo.
― Grew up with #MSX (a Philips #NMS8250 #MSX2 #homecomputer to be precise).
Related interest in #retroGaming, #retroComputer , and the #demoscene. Looking forward to attending #demoparties again.― #Development experience primarily with #Ruby, #Python and #Bash, with a general #dev interest in #WebDevelopment, #scripting, #coding
― #photography mostly focused on #landscapePhotography using a #MiA1 and #Canon1000D
― also like to post about #language / #linguistics, especially about #etymology
― #FiXatoDrinks is where I tend to post about the #beers and other beverages I drink.
#music:
↳ #metal
↳ #chiptune
↳ #FiXatoListensFan of:
↳ #TerryPratchett's #DiscWorld
↳ #StephenKing's #DarkTower
↳ #StarTrek
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#2yo #BeardGrabber has repurposed one of my miniature dimpled 'pint jug' shot glasses as a small glass for his apple juice. :)
It looks really cute. :)
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CW: parenting, COVID
#BeardGrabber is at his 2 year consultation visit.
Unfortunately due to #COVID19 restrictions, only one of his parents could accompany him, so @Siiw is with him instead of both of us as usual...Don't really have much to worry about as AFAICT he's developing fine, yet I'm still too nervous to do anything useful...
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Who needs building blocks or other #toys when you can get ahold of a package of #toiletPaper and manage to rip open the plastic?
#BeardGrabber certainly doesn't!
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#HippHippHurra, #BeardGrabber blir 2 år!
Happy second birthday dear son :D 💚💜💛He's enjoying his #bulldozer :)
https://mastodon.social/media/rIYNo2rpamooVjKR2w8
#personal #birthday #parenting #2yo #kids #parentsOfMastodon
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The #Nintendo #bleep is the funniest #soundEffect ever apparently. xD
https://mastodon.social/media/GlOHx8NW_LN_CWjzQNQ
#parenting #video #BeardGrabber #GBA #GameBoyAdvance #GameBoy #kids #2yo #parentsOfMastodon
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#BeardGrabber can name as well as point out #Gorgon and #Hades on my #mythology #tshirt from #Woot.
#MissionAccomplished? 😏😅https://shirt.woot.com/offers/a-is-for-atlas
I'm actually surprised this #wootShirt, "A is for Atlas" by #ramyb is still available o_O
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#FiXato and Son, #BeardGrabber Inc., are proud to present the latest in #Pokémon transportation: the #Duplo Drive: https://mastodon.social/media/K5Xy6XXgJnNUou2u3Fo 😂
Now #Pikachu can #PokémonGO wherever he wants to go. ;)
I bet he'll be the envy of all the other #Pokemon!
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I don't know what our #1yo #BeardGrabber is trying to say right now, but it sure sounds like the #Klingon word Q'apla!
It tends to be followed by #Æsj, which is #Norwegian for yuck/eww, so I'd like to think he's pretending the empty food storage boxes he's playing with, contain #Gagh. 😂
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#1yo #BeardGrabber wanted to help me fold the #laundry earlier today. 💜
Unfortunately his way of folding (https://mastodon.social/media/_jt__ELhYNwvEBZYCjQ) doesn't quite fit in with the folded stacks (https://mastodon.social/media/54f4bxyy3TXG3rae_l0) I was making. 😂
Of course I praised him for his efforts and thanked him for wanting to help me. <3
I bet tomorrow he'll gladly help pull down today's batch of laundry. 😅
#dailyChores #parenting #ParentsOfMastodon #personal
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When I told #1yo #BeardGrabber I was going to sit down on the toilet, he went ahead to show me where the bathroom is. 😂
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CW: baby behaviour
That moment and feeling when as soon as you sit down to eat something, your little one decides to fill his diaper with the most foul-smelling substance.... ><
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Asking #BeardGrabber —who just woke up— if his pillow and blanket could get a cuddle, made him drift off again twice and got us about three quarters to an hour of extra sleep. ;)