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in Easter

Carrot Hunt & Rustic Picnic

5 Mar

I decided that I wanted to do a woodland hunt with a difference for the children, I wanted it to include a yummy picnic too. So with a little imagination, a whole load of carrots, some cake and treats and a flask of soup we headed out for a carrot themed hunt in the woods… Here’s how we got on…

in Outdoor Fun

Recreating Art

13 Jan

We decided that we were going to embark on a week of learning about some great artists & with a hands on approach got the kids to recreate some of their favourite pieces they learnt about, our week was to finish by heading out to create our own outdoor exhibition. Here’s what we did…

in Outdoor Fun

Outdoor Playstations

21 Apr

Playstations with a difference, how they should be… We made our own outdoor Playstations using trees…here’s what we did… Our first was a ‘Art station’ Playstation.. Our second was a ‘Lego Playstation’ Our third was a ‘makeup Playstation’ Our fourth was a ‘climbing ladder Playstation’ Lastly we stepped away from our Playstations to make mountains out of molehills 🙂 If… View Post

in Local Exploring

Abandoned Lighthouse Adventure

12 Apr

Whiteford Lighthouse and Cwm Ivy Tor are located on the coast at Whiteford Point near Whiteford Sands, on the Gower peninsula, south Wales. The lighthouse is the only remaining cast iron lighthouse surrounded by the sea in the United Kingdom. It was built in 1865. The tower is 61ft high and made up of eight courses of cast iron plates…. View Post

in Food

Baguette Battle Picnic Competition

22 Mar

With a love of Subway in tow we decided to head to the forest for a springtime picnic with a difference… We were going to have a baguette battle & compete in making our own deliciously filled baguettes. We had a few other activities on the agenda including duck feeding, fairy door building & searching for signs of spring, but… View Post

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

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