Hide and seek is a game I remember playing as a child, not only with school friends but also on holidays. I played it in France, Germany, Portugal and the former Yugoslavia. It seemed to translate into any language and it was a great way to make some holiday pals. It doesn’t cost anything and […]
A taste of nature
One of things I love about the summer is the chance to go fruit picking. It is such a great activity to do as a family and a chance to teach the children about where fruit comes from and how it grows. A couple of summers ago we had a great fruit-picking day whilst a […]
Little green fingers: part four
Welcome to part four of our little green fingers series. My little green-fingered friend has been busy in the garden again this week. It hasn’t been that warm, but we decided to get outside anyway and get digging in the garden. We’ve had some lovely plants from Grandma for the garden so we have been […]
Nurturing little imaginations
The imagination is a wonderful thing and watching that develop in children is something very special indeed. A while back I wrote an article on little imaginations and looked at how simple things like jumping off the wall with your cycle helmet on can transform into something super exciting like skydiving. I have said before […]
Family-friendly dining: part three
Welcome to part three of our family-friendly dining series. If you missed part one you can read that here and part two here. In this article we are looking at the suitability of Brewers Fayre for family dining. We booked the Craigside Inn in Llandudno and having booked already I rang the night before just to […]
Little green fingers: part three
If you have been reading this series so far you will know that in part one we looked at a garden project we have been working on at school. We have been in the school garden for several weeks now and things have really changed over the last few weeks. It is starting to get […]
Family-friendly dining: part two
Welcome to part two of our Family-friendly dining series. Part one featured Yo Sushi, you can read about that here. In part two we are looking at TGI Fridays and how it fairs for families. First of all, I quite liked the central online booking system which was really easy to do and allowed me […]
Eating al fresco: part one
One of the things I love about the better weather is eating outside as a family. I was so thrilled to discover that there is a whole week dedicated to picnics – who knew? National Picnic Week runs from 13th – 21st June! There is a great deal to be said for eating outdoors….but the […]