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Days Out With Kids: Bear Town, Devon
I realise we have just gone into Lockdown 3 and are homebound, but I really wanted to share a fantastic little gem we visited just before Christmas – Bear Town. Amelie and Charlie received some money from my Mum for Christmas and instead of wasting it on another slime kit or plastic toy, we decided to book them into Bear Town which is located between Exeter and Cullompton in Devon. Bear Town is situated on the same site as the ever famous Bear Trail (which we are absolutely visiting when Lockdown is over). Bear Town is a fantastic and unique role play adventure town for children aged between 1 –…
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Christmas Days Out In Devon & Somerset
Last year was all about our move to Somerset, it had over-taken everything. When we moved in September Christmas plans were the last thing on our mind, we were in a new area making our usual festivities unfamiliar. We had a wonderful time though getting settled into our new home and Christmas was still full of magic. Fast forward 12 months, we are well established in our area and as luck would have it we have some lovely festive treats all booked in. I thought I would share a few of the days out/activities we have planned just in case any of them appeal to you – it isn’t too…
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February Half Term – Exmouth, Budleigh & The Donkey Sanctuary
Half term is all wrapped up for another 6 weeks. We were lucky enough to have an inset day yesterday, the weather has been glorious so we took advantage to cram in family visits, a trip to Budleigh beach, The Donkey Sanctuary and finished our day off with fish and chips. Half term has completely messed up my whole routine, although I have been consistent with working out my eating pattern has taken a nose dive and I feel bloated, sluggish and really unhealthy. But, even though I moan about it, I’ve lived in the moment and not missed out on enjoying myself. I’ve loved having the children home and…
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Summer Holiday Planning
What a busy but fun week we are having, the last full one before the children break up for the summer holidays. I am trying not to panic over them being at home for 6 whole weeks and how on earth I am going to keep them entertained without losing my own sanity. One thing is for sure this summer break, I am NOT going to feel guilty for not taking them to an attraction every day. Every year I feel this pressure and need to have to make every single moment fun and exciting for the children. Granted, it was easier to keep them busy when little as they…
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The Paulos Circus – Creating Memories Tour 2018, Darts Farm, Topsham
You know summer is here when The Paulos Circus rolls into town. This year we were treated to the #CreatingMemoriesTour2018, which took over 8 months planning to perfect an outstanding performance. If you have visited this particular circus before you will know how much time and effort goes into each show and will not be disappointed this year, it blows the other shows out of the water. The Creating Memories Tour really does live up to its name, it is a visual, dramatic, breath-taking and interactive delight which captures the attention of the whole family. Upon arriving, after being seated we were greeted by everyone’s favourite clown – Mr N. Amelie and…
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Crealy Great Adventure Park, Exeter
We decided to spend Sunday funday at Crealy Great Adventure Park, Devon last weekend. Mr K had been working for 20 days straight and we needed a proper family day out to let loose and have some fun with the children. As always with these great plans the weather was not on our side, in fact we encountered torrential rain for most of the day. I had packed a huge bag with the kiddie’s swimming things, towels and sun cream as Crealy have a Soak Zone which we’ve never been to before. Unfortunately we never got to experience that as the weather was so bad, but we validated our ticket and…
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Half Term Fun In The Rain – Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, Devon
Half term means one thing – rain! Isn’t it typical that it always rains during the school holidays? I wasn’t going to let it defeat me today, usually we stay in and get the crafts out but I really fancied getting out and about this morning. I rallied the children up, we popped our wellies and waterproofs on and headed to Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, we haven’t been to Bicton since Easter so it was a well overdue visit. I thought it would be really fun to explore and adventure the grounds of Bicton in the rain. The children absolutely loved it, there are lots of little streams to paddle…
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The Simple Life
We love to get outdoors with the children at the weekends. Sometimes it is nice to chill out but we all end up going a bit stir crazy, the kiddies start bickering and squabbling, I start shouting and it all goes a bit tits up. Fresh air really is good for the soul, I find if the children have a free reign to run, shout, scream, sing and just be kids they are much calmer when we return home. This weekend we decided to head to one of our favourite beaches in Budleigh. We stopped off for an essential flat white in the gorgeous cafe Earls, I absolutely love this…
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May Bank Holiday Weekend Adventures
Hello, how are we all? I really hope you had a fantastic bank holiday weekend, wasn’t the weather absolutely amazing! I cannot believe how lucky we were to have 3 full days of scorching hot sunshine, what a difference it makes to the weekend and to everyone’s mood. We made the most of our time together, here is a quick round-up of our adventures… Saturday We had a slow start to Saturday with no set plans. We did end up viewing a house which was gorgeous but I’m not sure it was quite what we are looking for. The afternoon really hotted up so we went out for a very…
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Chin, Chin – Gin Festival 2018, Torquay
Gin for the win, they say! What better way to find out what your tipple is than to attend a festival especially for gin lovers. I’ve only ever been to a chilli festival in my time so I was excited to have been invited to The Gin Festival 2018 held in Torquay, Devon. This is the second gin festival that has been held in The Assembly Hall in Torquay, organisers were expecting a whopping 1,500 gin fans across 3 separate sessions. Upon arriving we were greeted by a lovely team who informed us of what was what, I took Mr K with me as I knew he would enjoy the…
