Living with Tweens
What’s A Tween? So, what is a Tween? Tween is short for Tweenager and describes someone usually between the age of 8 and 12. It came from (be)tween + (teen)ager. This can be a tricky stage for kids as they Read More
Easter Egg Hunt at Waddesdon Manor
National Trust Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt Over the last few years Cadburys has teamed up with the National Trust and there are over 250 Easter Egg hunts at national Trust properties over the Easter Weekend. We’re spoilt for choice on Read More
Forest of Dean Forest Holiday with Grandkids
Forest Holidays Forest Holidays have locations across the UK situated in vast woodlands. The accommodation at the parks are a range of log style cabins and are equality suitable for couples, families or groups of friends wanting to get away Read More
Family Friendly Music Festival – Truck Festival
Brilliant photo of Z taken by Entirety Labs the official photographers at Truck Festival – the family friendly music festival The Rise of the Family Friendly Music Festival There seems to have been an ever-increasing number of family friendly music festivals popping Read More
Time for Football, Man Utd at Old Trafford
So How Come We Support Man Utd Football Club When people ask which football team we support, and the answer is Man United we always get the same question. “Why do you support Man Utd? You live in Oxfordshire!” It’s Read More
Day Out at Chedworth Roman Villa
National Trust We’ve had a National Trust family membership for years. It’s great fun going out for the day exploring, and with an annual family membership we can take up to 10 children. We only have 3 Grandchildren, I can’t Read More
Urban Sports – Indoor Skateparks
Urban Sports – Skateboarding, Freestyle BMX and Stunt scooters Half term is fast approaching and it’s time to start thinking what to do with the kids to get them out of the house, so you don’t all go stir crazy. Read More
How to survive Public Transport in London with Kids
Plane (Emirates Airline),Train (Tube) & Automobile (Bus) lets Go When I read mother_pukka’s Insta post about a new feature on free stuff to do with kids in London, #pukkafreestuff, I was surprised at the number of comments / replies from Read More
Making childhood memories – Our annual family trip to Croyde North Devon
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of seaside family holidays in the UK, rock pooling with long handled nets, crabbing, buckets and spades for building sand castles, sticky rock and picnics on the beach, even with sand in my Read More
Aaah Grandkids homework, so what’s a Split digraph and 4 Fact Family (Maths)
I really don’t remember G having so much homework at Primary school but maybe that’s just my memory! The Boys all had Reading, Maths and Spelling to do and I think we probably spent around 4 hours in total going Read More