As a born and bred Salopian, the Shropshire Hills are like a beacon calling me home. Often refered to as ‘Little Switzerland’, the routes that traverse this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, are a step too far for many young wild things, including our own little adventurer. This is very definitely hill walking country. However, there are… Read More Carding Mill Valley, Shropshire
Mud kitchens are increasingly becoming a must-have resource in nurseries, preschools and reception classes. And with good reason. They provide young children with an opportunity to get outside, get dirty and let their culinary creativity flow. The wonderful sensory experience of playing with mud within the structure of a role-play kitchen, gives little ones a… Read More Mud Kitchens
Well there’s no denying it. We are full-blown Outwell converts. We purchased our first Outwell tent, the Bearlake 4 back in 2009. We had just spent yet another camping trip bailing out our flooded tent when we experienced ‘tent envy’ for the first time. We set our sights firmly upon living the Outwell dream, free… Read More Outwell Tomcat LP: our new love
Our wild child Dexter is besotted with dinosaurs at the moment. He’s been dressed as ‘Andy’ from CBeebies’ Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures almost continuously since the weekend. So it seemed like a good time to finally take a trip to Bugtopia and get up close and personal with some modern day dinosaurs. Bugtopia is part of Greentrunks Nursery… Read More Brave Adventurers at Bugtopia
After spending a small fortune on our lovely new tent, we decided that we must make more time for camping. We’ve always faced barriers to regular camping trips, but our major stumbling block was recently removed by purchasing an air tent, which allows us to go from bag to fully erect in under twenty minutes.… Read More Wing Hall Camping and Caravan Site, Rutland
We were very lucky to cheer on the cyclists taking part in the Aviva Women’s Tour today. Stage 3 from Oundle to Kettering went straight past our village. Organisers were on hand to give out flags and boom whackers- Dexter’s favourite new toy. Dexter and I had a go at making our own flag to… Read More Pro Sport On Our Doorstep
This was Dexter’s first walk in his new coat, the Mountain Warehouse Cannonball 3 in 1 Waterproof Jacket. Take a look here We found it quite a challenge to purchase a decent waterproof jacket that didn’t cost a fortune. As its name suggests, the coat can be worn three different ways: as a fleece, as a… Read More Children’s Waterproof Jacket
When rain has set in for the whole day, it can be difficult to motivate yourself and your family to get out and explore. However, if like me you’re suceptible to a touch of cabin fever, you’ll do whatever it takes to have an outdoor adventure, even a slightly damp one. On days like this,… Read More Oxendon Tunnel and Brampton Valley Way
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