A few years ago now I had the pleasure of visiting my first ever German Christmas market. We traveled by bus to Cologne which wasn’t as bad as I initially thought it would be. Traveling down from the North East to the Channel Tunnel didn’t seem to take too long what with regular pit stops and food breaks. Then once we had crossed to France…
On our recent visit to Scarborough we took the opportunity whilst in the area to visit Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo, its been a good few years since we last visited and to be honest I don’t even think Amelia was born the last time we were there. Flamingo Land, situated between York and the East coast, opened in 1959 as a stand alone…
Smell is arguably our most powerful mood-affecting sense. It’s the sense that is most connected to memory, for example. Ever get a whiff of familiar perfume or baked goods and get transported back to a childhood memory of your grandma? That’s the power of smell. Aromatherapy has existed for an incredibly long time as a way to positively manipulate our mood via scents. For example,…
We have all visited soft play at some point or the other, whether it be birthday parties, specific visits or 5 minutes peace on a visit to a pub. Soft play has its place in life but I am sure I am not alone in having an intense hatred for them. Being a home education family we try to find places that have at least…
Can anyone else remember when they were little and September use to be hot! Making the most of the last days of summer use to mean playing outside in October before the leaves fell. I’m talking BBQ weather and playing outdoors on my birthday which is the 25th, Summers use to be so different. This year I chose to take the girls away the first…
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