Now that we have managed to convert the Beans to our love of camping we plan on going even more this Summer, even if you can just get away for a night or two it can feel like you have been away for a week. Time goes slowly when you’re camping and if you’re lucky … Read more
How do you book your holidays?? Do you still trudge down the high street to your local travel agents and flick through their brochures? Do you trawl Teletext in search of the perfect break? (Do people even still use Teletext???) or do you search all the holiday sites online to find yourself the holiday of … Read more
Before the tiddlers came along Hubby and I were keen campers, we’ve had some great holidays and yes, maybe a couple of disasters too but that’s all part of the fun right? At least it gives us something to look back on and laugh at, even if we weren’t laughing at the time. We have … Read more
– Jet2.com and Jet2holidays reveal key trends in What’s Hot 2014 report – Surge in sun seekers as 85 per cent of families will not miss out on their annual holiday – A fifth of parents say their holiday is more important than Christmas & birthdays! – Trip taggers on as a fifth of teens … Read more
For the first time in years we actually had the opportunity to go out and celebrate the New Year and what’s even better was that we were able to take the children along too. Friends of ours who were in a similar situation organised a family friendly New Year’s party at our local leisure centre … Read more
Organising family holidays involves much more than just choosing a destination; if you have small children, then what to pack and what to do en route should also feature in your planning. It’s also a good idea to let your children know they will be going away and involve them in learning about the place … Read more
You may (or may not – sob sob) have noticed that I have been a bit quiet in the last week, well that’s because I have been on holiday to Wales for a much needed break with my beautiful family. Every morning we woke up and looked directly at this gorgeous view – how lucky … Read more
Little Bean went to Playscheme and today’s theme was transport. She insisted that the car was for Beanie Boy to keep in his bedroom, the picture was for Hubby to take to work and the Rocket “I haven’t decided who can have that one yet!”. Back at home the tiddlers had lots of fun with … Read more
Family entertainment is the name of the game at Butlins, even if your children are all different ages like ours are.