It’s taken me a good few years of muddy, wet, welly walks with the children to figure out which the best socks are for this purpose, but this is what I’ve discovered.
The best socks for winter walks
Cwm Idwal walk: North Wales
This walk offers some of the most dramatic mountainous scenery in the UK at the oldest National Nature Reserve in Wales. If you love walking and you appreciate beautiful views this walk is for you.
Family walks: why they matter
Do you and your family walk together? It’s one of our favourite things to do as a family. The children don’t call it walking though, it’s always “we’re going on an adventure”. We love our adventures, and we’ve walked miles and miles as a family. Here’s why I think family walks matter.
Hello Havana: choosing a stroller
No I’m not in Cuba. Although we can dream can’t we? I’ve heard it’s very nice. One for the bucket list perhaps? I’m actually talking about the new gorgeous Speedstar Havana pushchair from the AW16 range at Koochi. If you haven’t heard of Koochi before, they are the sister brand of Cosatto. If Cosatto are […]
Give the gift of grip
Little ones in slippy socks on hard floors at home often resemble Bambi on ice. Of course there is the option for bare feet, which we often go for, whip off the socks and avoid slips that way – but hard floors can be cold on little feet. Slipper socks are an option or just […]
Lighten the load
For busy families, the amount of washing that has to be done every week can be immense. For families like ours where everyone does lots of different activities and spends a lot of time outdoors this increases. As well as the normal day to day washing of clothes and weekly washing of towels and bedding, […]
Keeping warm in the great outdoors
I love winter, especially the snow and frost and I love being outside in that sort of weather. The wind and rain is not quite so appealing I have to admit, but the cold I quite like. The children love nothing more than a play in the snow or running around outside on a frosty […]
Family-friendly days out: part thirteen
Welcome to part thirteen of our series on ‘family-friendly days out’. We recently visited Hoo Farm. If you haven’t heard of Hoo Farm before it is situated on the outskirts of Telford – near Newport. There is directional signage from Junction 6 of the M54 and Shawbirch Roundabout off the A442. If using a sat nav […]