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Tag Archives: country kids

Sensory play in a tuff tray dinosaur swamp

26/08/202012/09/2020
Toy dinosaurs on top of sticks in a tuff tray filled with sticks, bark, long grass, and water

Our tuff tray has certainly had plenty of use over the last few months thanks to us spending so much time in the garden. It comes out most days, mostly just as a handy spot for putting out a selection of toys, but every so often, I like to set up some small world play… Read More

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Sun, sea and sand – enjoying the calm before the storm on a winter beach trip

19/02/202019/02/2020
Hubby lying on the picnic blanket while Thomas and Sophie play in the sand on the beach

We don’t often get the chance to spend time at the beach so we have to grab the opportunity where we can. I did wonder if Storm Ciara was going to scupper our planned beach trip during our recent weekend in Torquay. But the morning was a beautiful sunny one and we made the most… Read More

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Room on the Broom: A Magical Journey at Chessington World of Adventures

11/03/201912/03/2019
The entrance to Room on the Broom: A Magical Journey at Chessington World of Adventures

Room on the Broom is one of our favourite books. When we saw last year that Hocus Pocus Hall at Chessington was being replaced with a new attraction – Room on the Broom: A Magical Journey – we looked forward to seeing how the story would be brought to life. We were very excited to… Read More

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Country Kids 04/08/18

03/08/201803/08/2018
Jessica standing in front of a tree looking out over a big branch - "Country Kids"

Welcome to Country Kids. A huge thank you to Fiona at Coombe Mill for running this linky for the last seven years. Country Kids was one of the first linkies I joined in when I started my blog four years ago. It helped inspire me to enjoy so many outdoor adventures with my girls and… Read More

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Exploring Windsor on the Windsor Duck Tour

25/10/201718/10/2017
The Duck Tour amphibious vehicle in the water

The Windsor Duck Tour is a fun way of seeing the town by land and water. The tour takes place on an amphibious yellow duck boat which drives around the town before going down the slipway into the Thames to continue the tour on water.     Hubby and I went on one of the… Read More

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Ruislip Fairy Village

28/04/201728/04/2017
Sophie looking at one of the fairy doors with her Periwinkle fairy doll

Ruislip Fairy Village has been on my list of places to visit for a while now. We were unable to visit until recently though as the village was vandalised last year and forced to close. It’s now been restored and re-opened on Easter Sunday. With Sophie starting back at Tiny Talk classes nearby, we finally… Read More

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Creating nature art at Langley Park

17/03/201705/04/2017
Sophie doing bark rubbing in her nature book

Langley Park is one of our favourite places to go for a walk. The Temple Gardens are the perfect place for some imaginative play and adventures and there are also lots of geocaches to be found.   The girls have recently started bringing their “nature notebooks” with them on our walks. I make sure I… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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