So, many reviews have been going up - I have been concentrating on getting those up to date - so it's clear we are up and about, though still not back at full energy capacity. However, whilst the summer holidays are in full swing, we are making use of friends and family being out and … Continue reading A new page… and our summer so far
Tag: learning
Review: Seaquarium Weston-Super-Mare
As Granadad and Nanny were in Burnham-on-Sea having a holiday, we decided, it's really not all that far and we haven't seen them in a while so we should go visit them. The plan was for a beach day, but we chose to go down on a day when the weather was drab. Though for … Continue reading Review: Seaquarium Weston-Super-Mare
Review: National Trust The Firs (Elgar Birthplace Museum)
The property is situated just outside of Worcester about a 10-15 minute drive from another National Trust property we visited on the same day (Brockhampton Estate). It is set just back off the road and is a relatively small property and has a relatively small car park and overflow. The entrance to the property itself … Continue reading Review: National Trust The Firs (Elgar Birthplace Museum)
Review: National Trust Brockhampton Estate
The property is entered directly from the A44 between Bromyard and Worcester. About a 10-15 minute drive from another National Trust property we visited the same day (The Elgar Birthplace Museum - The Firs). The long, high wall on the outer of the property gives an indication of a vast estate, but it doesn't prepare … Continue reading Review: National Trust Brockhampton Estate
Review: DIY Tribe – workshop and sewing kits
We were recently at the Green Gathering festival where The DIY Tribe came and gave some sewing workshops. Jo was friendly and engaging, the children taking part in our camping group were aged between 5 and 10 and all came with us. Though there were adults and teens at the same session not in our … Continue reading Review: DIY Tribe – workshop and sewing kits
Review: Green Gathering
Set among the beautiful scenery of Piercefield Park in Chepstow (adjacent to the racecourse) the festival is in an easily reachable location (easy access to M4, A48 and A40/A449). Only a short distance from the town centre of Chepstow itself and with views across the Severn (and the old bridge). The children have never been … Continue reading Review: Green Gathering
New family members
NEW ARRIVALS. You may think that it's a bit dramatic to consider them new family members, but meh... we don't care. The children have been begging for pets for ages, and knowing that we were told we weren't allowed anything at our old house (not even fish) meant we hadn't got any. Now though, have … Continue reading New family members
Review: Spielgaben
Despite the children being a little more interested in worksheets recently, I know they learn best through what they perceive to be fun: nature walks, playing on apps (on the rare occasion they are allowed screen time), magazines, story time... and playing. So after hearing about the Spielgaben I was quite excited. Then I found … Continue reading Review: Spielgaben
Review: West Midlands Safari Park
First I have to say, I am always very conflicted about places such as zoos, aquariums and safari parks. Like, I understand that many can do great work with conservation projects and endangered species, or even rehabilitation efforts with rescue animals that have been hurt, kept illegally or abused to the point of not being … Continue reading Review: West Midlands Safari Park
Review: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (and Dippy the Dinosaur)
Knowing that Dippy the Dinosaur (the diplodocus skeleton normally resident in London's Natural History Museum) is on tour around the UK (currently at Birmingham), how much my children love dinosaurs and how easy Birmingham is by train I decided that this was a must this summer... so a day trip was planned with my little … Continue reading Review: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (and Dippy the Dinosaur)
A Pleasant Chaos 