Chestnuts, Potions and Kites
On Tuesday afternoon, we went to our local park to hunt for some more chestnuts. My mum was with us, so between us we managed to gather quite a few chestnuts fairly quickly, with a little help from the...
View ArticleAn afternoon at the Rollright Stones
On Sunday afternoon we went to the Rollright Stones, which is one of our favourite places to visit near my mum’s house. We walked down to the Whispering Knights first. On the way, we spotted a good...
View ArticleA Stroll Through the Deep Dark Wood
A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse, and the mouse looked good. “Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come and have lunch in my underground house.” “It’s...
View ArticleOutdoor Cooking
Last Saturday I had this bright idea that we might make a fire in the garden with the children and cook something on it. I suggested heating up milk for hot chocolate, but that was too simple for...
View ArticleOutdoor Play Round Up
I have been out of the habit of blogging what we’ve been up to, having coasted through December writing only about books. It felt easier to do that when I was so busy, and didn’t have time or space to...
View ArticleForest School
It’s been nearly two weeks now since we started our own Forest School. The first session was a great success, and I was excited about blogging it, but somehow life got in the way again. And now,...
View ArticleSunday Afternoon at the Park
This post is written by Suburban Dad. Although this linky is called ‘Country Kids’ I’m hoping it’s ok to blog about last weekend’s suburban experience, as after all, we almost live in the country. Near...
View ArticleMile in Memory of Matilda Mae 2014
On Saturday 17th May, we joined with Jennie and friends to walk a mile in memory of Matilda Mae and raise money for the Lullaby Trust. The little ones chose to spend the day with Granny, so Paul and I...
View ArticleEmerging
I’ve been wondering for a while what it would take to make me start blogging again, then I realised it’s been a year today since my last post. If I don’t do it now maybe I never will. It’s been a...
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