Visiting Thetford Forest Go Ape and High Lodge activities
Fun doing Thetford Forest Go Ape and enjoying other High Lodge outdoor activities for a tween
kids activities
How we did the matchbox challenge
The last few weeks have definitely brought out my competitive side. N less so, but even he managed to put a bit of focus into it at the end of the challenge. N came home from school with a fundraising…
Activities for tweens age 9-12
Tweens, those children between 9 and 12 years, are at that awkward inbetween age. Not old enough to be left to their own devices, most aren’t allowed to roam about on their own, so still need to be taken places….
Fostering kids’ interest in nature through bird watching at home
Bird watching is often thought of as something for older people or those who like a bit of quiet and time to themselves. But it’s been one of the little positives since lockdown 1 and working from home. And it’s…
Kid friendly recipes to help teach children to cook
Most children enjoy helping cook, or at least bake, from an early age. Baking tends to be what we parents start with letting them join in as they’re usually enthusiastic about eating cake. But children are often able to start…
Do children really need extracurricular activities?
Children’s activities are always in the media. Whether there’s research saying that children need time out and time to be bored from all the activities. Or that parents are overwhelmed from being taxi drivers and logistics managers moving their children…
Children singing for children – singing in the choir
It’s been a busy few weeks at school for N, and a few more exciting weeks with events and trips out on the way. It’s brilliant their school gets them so involved with events run for the secondary school catchment…
Halloween trail and tales from the farm
Halloween has been and gone for another year. We don’t really celebrate it. We’ve done pumpkins for the last few years – well, being a blogger and instagrammer it’s pretty essential to visit a pumpkin patch and take photos of…
Enjoying soft play and more at Riverside Hub Northampton
Sometimes you visit a place and you wonder why you’ve never heard about it. We were recommended the Riverside Hub in Northampton by school parents, as somewhere that was great for children of any age. Including older ones which is…
Having a money-saving good value summer holiday
Every year we hear about children who have been taken out of school during term time and parents being fined. I don’t know what happens in other countries or whether they just don’t go away in term time. Maybe they’re…
Celebrate summer with tennis activities for families
While many people are looking forward to the football world cup, there are other sports of interest in the summer. For me, summer means tennis. I don’t play anymore (apart from an attempted knock around with N). But May to…