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in Embrace Imagination· Garden· Outdoor Fun· Summer

Trampoline Cloud Watching Arena

21 Feb

We love to transform our trampoline! It’s possibly where the most fun is had for us. And today we decided to transform it into a cloud watching arena so we could lay back and chill and watch the clouds float by…

in Garden· Outdoor Fun· Uncategorized

Paddling Pool Cinema

24 Jan

The kids decided they were going to the outdoor cinema, so we set about making our movie theatre in the garden and using an empty paddling pool was a great idea!

in Christmas· Garden· Magical Adventures· Outdoor Fun· Winter

Wildlife Friendly Reindeer Food

15 Nov

Who doesn’t love the magic of Christmas eve, looking up to the skies to try and catch a glimpse of Father Christmas on Christmas eve with all the anticipation and excitement it brings….

in Garden· Halloween· Outdoor Fun

Pumpkin Bird Feeder

17 Oct

Pumpkins are a fabulous part of autumn and they have so many uses. From pumpkin soup to carving they are great for keeping everyone busy and entertained. And they are not just for Halloween.

in Easter· Garden· Outdoor Fun

Easter Spring Flowers Nature Craft

13 Apr

Who doesn’t love a nature craft? It’s such a versatile and wondrous way to get the kids outside to explore their surroundings and to get creative with the things around us.

in Garden· Outdoor Fun· Simple Play Ideas

Preschooler Chalk Agility Course

5 Apr

Ms A is three years old and is just starting to get excited about learning colours and shapes. She also loves to get active and play outdoors. She likes a challenge too. So with this in mind, I wanted to make an easy course for her to follow which would allow her to practice her colours and shapes and keep… View Post

in Autumn· Garden· Outdoor Fun

Autumn Leaves Trampolining

28 Aug

Today we went out to collect autumn leaves so we could fill the trampoline up and jump. bounce, kick and throw leaves to our hearts were content…

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☺️ Really pleased at how the kitchen ceiling i ☺️ Really pleased at how the kitchen ceiling is looking! It’s been a long process insulating between the beams and putting up lining papering and cleaning down and waxing the beams but our hard work is starting to pay off and it’s looking beautiful. So many people advised us to cover the beams up as an easy measure but for us that was never going to happen, keeping the church as original as possible is our highest priority, it’s a stunning building, why change that? 
Our next job is to give the walls another coat of paint around the memorials we restored and hang the chandeliers central to the arches...then maybe we can think about building the kitchen 🙂

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🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️😷🍿🎬 We’re thr 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️😷🍿🎬 We’re throwing a ‘lockdown heroes’ treat night for the children as a reminder to them of how proud we are of them holding it together during the lock down. 
I made some printouts to set the scene and we’ll have treats and watch a superhero movie. 
This pandemic is so hard on everyone and it’s so easy to overlook how well the children are cracking on throughout, they are so resilient when it comes to change but it’s such an incredibly emotional and unknown time for their little minds. 

So this little treat night is a reminder to them that they too are hero’s in their own right and that we’re proud of the part they play too 💖
🚶‍♀️🚶📮✉️🌈🚪 We took a walk 🚶‍♀️🚶📮✉️🌈🚪 We took a walk around our neighbourhood and used the time to practice our colours by spotting different coloured doors. We took a photo so we could sit down and look at them when we got home too. 
A really simple, fun and educational activity, with the bonus of fresh air too 👌

**All the doors opened onto the main pavement meaning that there were not any front gardens or paths, so we didn’t trespass 😉
🌳📏Finding out how old trees are using string 🌳📏Finding out how old trees are using string! 
We used a piece of string on which we made a mark every 2.5cm along, we then chose our trees and wrapped the string around the girth of the tree around 1.5m up (5ft).
The then we counted the points on the marker and each point (2.5cm) was equal to 1 year. 
This tree is was around 52 years old.
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