The sunniest and warmest day of the year so far happily coincided with the tenth birthday of the middlest apprentice. My children spend a large part of their freetime living ’the famous five’ life so the opportunity to pack a picnic and go exploring was too good to miss. Salisbury is one of our regular haunts. There is usually [...]
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Five go exploring in Salisbury
Posted in drinks, family time, out and about, special places, tagged ginger beer, Mompesson House, Old Sarum, picnics, Salisbry, Treasure Trails on March 19, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Cotswold Inspiration
Posted in food for the soul, out and about, school gardens, special places, tagged Daylesford Organics, Garden Organic, horticultural training for teachers, places to visit in the Cotswolds, school gardening clubs on October 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Sometimes it does you good to get away for a day or two – even when the logistics are not dissimilar to planning a military operation. So, having arranged a veritable army of ‘aunts’ to manage my three children and their increasingly complex commitments in the absence of BOTH their parents for the first time in their lives [...]
Things to do in the Summer hols….5. Go on a scavenger hunt
Posted in family time, gardens to visit, out and about, special places, tagged scavenger hunts, Stourhead, summer holidays, summer hols activities, The Scraptors on August 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Scavenger hunts are right up my children’s street – on their own at home, as a party game with friends or to keep them going on a long walk when spirits flag. All children have a natural urge to explore and hunts have the added advantage of giving parents a perfect opportunity to teach their children [...]
Things to do in the Summer hols…..4. Read a book in a hammock
Posted in books, food for the soul, special places, tagged how to make a hammock, Jane Brocket, Rpping Things to Do, school holiday activities, school hols, summer books for kids on August 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Our local library (whilst we still have one) organises a reading challenge every summer. This year the apprentices have embraced the experience with great enthusiasm – not least because they have created special reading places to which they retreat with a book, a cold drink and something yummy to eat. Needless to say, all these places are out [...]
Things to do in the Summer hols….3. Take a picnic somewhere special
Posted in family time, out and about, special places, tagged picnics, school holiday activities, summer holidays, Weald and Downland Museum on August 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We are old hands at picnics – ever since I discovered that my children could be persuaded to try any food with equanimity and good humour if we put it in a paper bag and ate it out of doors. However there are times when a special picnic is called for and a visit to [...]
