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Revamping Play Houses

4 May

Ever wondered how to renovate a play house? We bought an old plastic play house for the garden and decided to breath some new life into it and revamp it. First we gave it a good scrub.

in Embrace Imagination· Indoor Fun· Outdoor Fun· Summer

☀️ Ultimate List of Summer Fun ☀️

11 Jul

 ☀️Here it is! The ultimate summer fun list made by YOU!! We asked our followers to come up with a list of things to do during the summer holiday come rain or shine, indoors or out, day or night….and they didn’t let us down! There’s something for everyone on this list and it will keep you going all through the summer.

in Outdoor Fun· Summer

‘Seeing Out Summer’ Paper Lanterns

26 Aug

We decided we wanted to make some paper lanterns to help us say goodbye to the summer during a twilight walk. We mainly used sticks & sticky tape, greaseproof paper (you can use tissue paper), some pva glue and battery operated fairy lights.. Here’s what we did…

in Summer

Family Days Followers Summer Boredom Jar

16 Jul

We asked our Family Days followers to pool together to fill our ultimate boredom jar to see us through the school holidays…Here’s the summer fun bucket list that you guys put together!! Our jar’s certainly overflowing with fun! There’s enough ideas to last through the holidays twice over! Thank you to everyone for these fab ideas that won’t break the… View Post

in Summer

70 Family Days Summer Fun Ideas

13 Jul

Here’s another of our tried & tested lists of fun things to do! This will keep you going through the summer whatever the weather.

in Outdoor Fun· Summer

Shower Curtain Water Sliding

22 Jun

We wanted to make our own water slide so we took an old shower curtain, some baby bubble bath, some tent pegs & a camping container full of water to a grassy bank… We put the sheet on the bank and secured it in the corners using tent pegs making sure they were not protruding out at all. With a… View Post

in Outdoor Fun· Summer

Balloon Roulette Obstacle Course

22 Jun

We decided we wanted to make our own fun wet & messy obstacle course in the woods… Here’s what we did… First we prepped everything we would need… we filled some balloons with flour.. and some with Jelli bath gunge.. we made a sign of simple instructions.. we collected some water guns for our target shooting part of the course….. View Post

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