Why You Should Cancel That Playdate & We Have Oreogate News

Playdates are cancelled. Because the French reckon adults just need to get together when it suits them, and let the kids figure it out themselves. Sacre Bleu.

Meanwhile, The Oreogate plot thickens; was the entire thing a marketing ploy? An ad? Stacey has the official update. Gen Alpha's are making their parents drive three hours for a very specific haircut, Lady Gaga joins the celebrity stealth-baby club, and when a Good Dad of the Internet asks what public toilet he should take his daughters into, 4 million people had thoughts. 

Plus, Australian schools are winding back classroom screens and returning to pen and paper. Amelia gives us the history lesson on how screens got there in the first place. Reccos:

Stacey recommends this Endota hydrating hand mask.

Monz recommends the best party idea she's seen in ages: a Park Crawl: like a pub crawl with no booze and more swings. Hire a bus, hit a few playgrounds, finish with cake. 

Amelia recommends CrunchLabs Build Boxes for STEM-loving kids.

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