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How to get kids to enjoy a walk!
I have always loved a good walk. Walking the same route with your dog twice a day enables an immediate appreciation of the changing seasons. A proper good hike across a moor,up some challenging hills,...
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Things to do with a stick
Spotted this in a bookshop the other day, loads of things to do with a stick. Didn’t want to put it down. May have to get it. ‘The Stick Book’ by Fiona Danks and Jo Scholfield, describes a whole...
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Fairy Houses
My kids love making fairy houses. Almost every time we go camping, they are very soon scoping out the best place to make one. A wonderful gnarly old beech tree, perfect for fairy house making!...
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Inspirational ‘Outdoor Play’ Books.
For loads of inspiration for outdoor fun and making for your kids check out this great series of books by Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield. Just click the image to link through to Amazon. Just the simple...
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Penknife and String No:2 Elder Bead Necklace
The Elder is a brilliantly versatile native tree. From its flowers and berries you could make elderflower cordial, fizzy elderflower champagne, elderflower frittas, elderberry jelly, the list goes...
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Nature Bingo!
Kids are of course naturally curious but sometimes they need something to arouse their exploring spirits. I have mentioned before that Nature Bingo can be a brilliant tool for providing focus and...
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What to do in Cornwall…
Only four days to go until we embark on our camping holiday in Cornwall. I am getting very excited! As I have mentioned in The Plan, I believe a good campsite is a destination in itself, somewhere...
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Make your own ink!
My 7 year old daughter is fascinated by the recent TV series Jimmy’s Forest. Having watched an episode in which Jimmy makes ink from oak galls, she became interested in how we might make our own ink....
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All I want for Christmas…(the gadgets)
The summer camping season seems a long time away but I am already idly daydreaming about next year’s perfect camping spot. In this utopian vision I have a few little added camping gadgets. Perhaps...
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Nature Tally – A Game for a Walk
At this time of year the drizzle, pelting rain and greyness can make a walk seem pretty unappealing to kids and adults alike. However, having been cooped up for the whole the day before we felt a...
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Penknife and String No1: The Mini Raft
A ball of string, a penknife – if you have these with you when you camp there is a whole arsenal of things you can do with the kids. No, I’m not talking about tying them to a tree and leaving them...
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Ground Art Fun
This one is so blissfully simple, you can do it almost anywhere. In a wood, on a beach, in park or field, certainly on a campsite. No equipment required just some inspiration. Look around and see...
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10 Reasons to Take the Kids Camping
So, you are thinking about taking the kids camping but you are not sure if all the lists and packing and unpacking is really going to be worth it. Of course it is! Here are my top 10 reasons why you...
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Den-tastic!
My kids love making fairy houses, and they are brilliant but what they are really doing is honing their den building skills! It is usually possible to find a spot to make a little fairy house on a...
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Ropeswings and Streams
If you have children of a roughly 3 years plus and you enjoy camping, there are certain thing you should look for on a campsite. Not lovely bathrooms, not closely mown grass, not a clubhouse, not even...
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Geocaching – Figuring it all out
I have been meaning to try Geocaching for a while and deep into the school summer holidays I finally had the head space to have a go! But first I needed to figure out how it all works. Pretty...
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Geocaching – the adventure begins!
I was feeling a little sceptical about geocaching. Would the app work out there in the wild (well the local woods but still)? Would the kids be interested enough to make it fun and most importantly...
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Adventures: Autumn in Chepstow
It has been a splendid Autumn. Today the rain is lashing down and gales are forecast but a couple of weekends ago I had the most delicious Autumn day in Chepstow. I had informed the family of my plan...
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