I know I've not been around much lately and when I have it's really only been to tell you what a great time we're having these holidays but there's only a week left and then normal service will be resumed I promise.For now though we're still in full holiday mode here and we've had another great week filled with new things and new places. On Wednesday we visited Alnwick Castle which is absolutely nothing like I expected it to be.To some, Alnwick Castle is best known for being Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies, others will love the history of the castle and the chance to explore … [Read more...]
Harry Potter World and a play with the Citroen C4 Picasso….
One of our favourite days out this Summer so far has been our day at Harry Potter World as guest of Citroen who invited us to have a test drive of their new C4 Picasso – which is strange because I hate driving and we’ve never made it past the second or third Harry Potter JWe were amazed first of all at the Harry Potter fanatics that were there from all over the world and the sheer number of visitors queuing to get in. Luckily we didn’t have to queue and got to go in through the back way (I’m sure the kids think they’re some sort of VIPs) and the attraction itself is organised so well that … [Read more...]
Monkeying about at Knowsley Safari park….
You know when you go to a safari park and people spend more time looking at your children than they do at the animals…..A few weeks ago we were invited to Knowsley Safari Park by the lovely ladies at Jungle Dogs and after a great event with some lovely food (who knew you could do so much with a hot dogs) all the children were given onesies.Not just any onesies though, these were the best onesies in the world (the label said so it must be true) and were all animal themed so we got a crocodile and a pandaInstead of leaving them in the bags until we got home (wishful thinking?), … [Read more...]
How to keep children entertained on long car journeys….
A few weeks ago, we went on a car journey - A very long car journey which was made even longer by the fact that the roads were very busy.Despite this, we arrived at our destination a good seven and a half hours after setting off without hearing the words I'm bored more than once or twice and I'm almost positive that you want to know what my secret is, don't you?Well....First of all, each child had their own car bag (we used the Content and Calm tray kits that we were sent a while ago) which I packed for them with the following things:A reading book. A notebook - I printed … [Read more...]
My Happy Place….
I started writing this post a while ago when we were having a cheeky week away in Southport and due to the lack of Wifi and the nine million and twelve other things that make up my to do list but I never actually got around to finishing it until now....I have a happy place, a place in the world that makes me happy just by being there. This place brings back many memories of family holidays when I was younger -holidays that involved me, my Mam, my Dad and my brother and I treasure these memories all the more now that my Mam and brother aren't here with me anymore.My happy place is … [Read more...]
The best way to watch Sunderland Airshow….
We look forward to the Sunderland Airshow every year and every year we go, get stuck in lots of traffic on our way to the park and ride, watch some fantastic flying displays and then get stuck in lots more traffic on the way home. The Airshow itself is amazing,especially for Mr Frugal who like to think of himself as a bit of an expert because he can name most of the planes that we see, but the traffic that we inevitably get stuck in usually means that the day isn't as enjoyable as it could be.So we had high hopes for this years Airshow when we were invited to watch it from a DFDS ferry … [Read more...]
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