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in Embrace Imagination· Magical Adventures· Outdoor Fun· Themed Days

Unicorn Picnic – Mummy Daughter Date

8 Mar

I’ve been promising Boo a unicorn picnic for a few weeks. Today we finally headed out with magic and enthusiasm in tow on a mummy daughter date by the river…

in Themed Days

Through The Looking Glass Picnic

28 Apr

We decided we wanted to have fish and chips for tea with a difference so with our thinking caps firmly on it was voted that we would create a ‘through the looking glass’ picnic in the woods. We got together what we needed and picked up chips on the way there… It was beautiful and although we had no Mad… View Post

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 Food

Welcome To The World Cake

1 Sep

Sometimes things go wrong…but don’t give up. 🍰💙🌍 We baked a cake, a very special cake, we had a vision….it was intended to be a four layered ‘welcome to the world’ caketo be enjoyed on a ‘welcome to the world‘ picnic for babba Jude. It didn’t go to plan 😂

in Forest of Dean· Local Exploring· Outdoor Fun· Uncategorized

Litter Free ‘Welcome To The World’ Picnic

1 Sep

  We love the outdoors and in particular the forest and are extremely lucky to have the Forest Of Dean right on our doorstep to explore… so when we were asked if we would like to take part in the #LoveYourForest campaign to highlight the importance of litter free picnicking we couldn’t say no…

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

Wizard of Oz Adventure

in Themed Days

Wizard of Oz Adventure

13 Feb

I decided that I wanted to do a Wizard of Oz themed birthday picnic in a crooked wood for Mila. I used as much as I could from around the house with the only expense being her cake which I had planned to be a simple white iced Christmas cake with a yellow brick road. Fortunately M&S had a beautiful… View Post

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