Part one. 1-10 As I’ve mentioned before we are working our way through the 50 things challenge, more accurately my eldest daughter has taken it on with gusto completing the tasks and her logs about them, whilst the others are happy for the fun but without giving a monkeys about the challenge. Here’s a little update as to how we’ve been getting on: 1. Climb … Continue reading The 50 things we did? The journey so far.
As the saying goes, ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.’ On the whole I believe that to be absolutely true, a bit of rain never hurt anybody. Except for George Pig. Cartoon conspiracy to keep children indoors watching TV? hmmm ?…. I’m all for bundling the children outside in their wet weather wear for a good old puddle stomp, they certainly … Continue reading Rain doesn’t stop play.
You may have noticed that this is something we do quite regularly. Heard of it before? No idea what I’m talking about? You must be a muggle… Here’s what you need to know… According to Geocaching.com it’s a ‘real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at … Continue reading Geocaching with children.
Mud, the glorious love child of water and earth. Some love it for it’s beautifying and therapeutic qualities, it’s an essential habitat for several members of the animal kingdom for thermoregulating, and hated by others for being just plain messy. I suspect these may also be people who have cream carpets 😉 Love it or hate it it’s a wonderful play resource for children, I’ve … Continue reading Releasing your inner hippo
So you’ve heard all about the new palatial tent, somewhere fitting to pitch it was obviously required. With time being against us we needed a fairly local campsite, I must also confess to being a bit of a camping snob and so for me it is essential that a site is abundant with immaculate, clean and shiny toilet and shower blocks…anything else goes but that’s … Continue reading A campsite fit for a Queen
Mud and Nettles 