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in Indoor Fun· Outdoor Fun

Family Days 50 Things to Do Before or After You’re 11 & 3/4s – A Tried & Tested Guide to Making Childhood Magical

18 Jun

Remember your childhood? Dodgy dangerous homemade go carts, bruised knees and war wounds, climbing trees and building dens, wheelbarrow racing and playing out from dawn til dusk. The holidays seemed to last forever and be filled with adventures that we made without any money in our pockets but with bucket loads of imagination and hearts full of enthusiasm to pedal through… View Post

in Local Exploring· Outdoor Fun

Hillside Artists (Fan Fawr Mountain, Brecon Beacons)

13 Jan

Some people opt to paint the town red. We painted the hills green and became mobile artists masterpiece painters. We found a beautiful spot and created our canvases of the world the way we see it…

in Embrace Imagination· Outdoor Fun

Dragon Hunting in The Woods

5 Mar

With the aid of a few duck eggs which i paid 40p each for and a handwritten sign we embarked on a dragon hunt…The bigger children (7&9) were in on the Dragon hunt set up today & did really well making believe for Mila (4), they were rewarded with a find of some ‘real’ eggs from something unknown 🙂 Our… View Post

in Embrace Imagination· Outdoor Fun

Searching for Frost Fairies

5 Mar

Todays walk was just that, just a walk with no real plan, just going with the wind 🙂 But we did have one mission in mind and that was to try to find evidence of frost fairies & ice queens. We set out early morning as the sun rose & passed lots of frost whilst in the car but when… View Post

in Outdoor Fun

Air Dry Clay Family Tree Totem Pole

24 Feb

We decided we were going to make our own natural totem pole in the forest… We took with us a pack of air dry clay (£3.50 in Hobby craft) to make a totem pole with all our family on it. We also took a pop up tent, flask of soup and some crusty bread, we used latex gloves from Poundland… View Post

in Outdoor Fun

Time Capsule Unearthing

24 Feb

We set out to the forest to unearth our time capsules that were buried 4 years ago. We took a pop up tent, flask of soup and some crusty bread. It took us nearly two hours to locate our capsule…oops 🙂 We also walked over logs, made dens and climbed trees. Here’s how we got on… We headed to the… View Post

in Mummy Musings

Where Do Lost Toys Go?

22 Nov

I often wondered this when blankies and comforters would seemingly vanish into thin air, we’d tear the house apart without any joy, admit defeat, & then without explanation the said lost item would reappear from nowhere ready for a continuation of love, hugs & filled with a duty to comfort any little stubby fingers that should pick it up. But… View Post

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