Saturday, 14 April 2012
Silly Saturday: Photo Fun
My daughter got a bit bored at a family party today and had some fun with the iPad's photo options with these bizarre results:
Friday, 13 April 2012
Friday Review: Hacky Sacks
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When I saw e-mail asking for people to review Hacky Sacks it took me back to my childhood so I asked for some for the children to try out. I find it hard to believe that they were invented 40 years ago but I can't remember seeing them for over 20 in the UK.This is why Wham-O have started stocking them again so we can introduce them to our children.
My 8 and 5 year olds were very keen to try them out but I wasn't a very good teacher - I should have remembered how bad I was as a kid myself! I think I will show them this fab video I found on YouTube which is a basic tutorial:
As it stands it looks like we need to get out and get more practice as all they have managed so far is:
When I saw e-mail asking for people to review Hacky Sacks it took me back to my childhood so I asked for some for the children to try out. I find it hard to believe that they were invented 40 years ago but I can't remember seeing them for over 20 in the UK.This is why Wham-O have started stocking them again so we can introduce them to our children.
My 8 and 5 year olds were very keen to try them out but I wasn't a very good teacher - I should have remembered how bad I was as a kid myself! I think I will show them this fab video I found on YouTube which is a basic tutorial:
As it stands it looks like we need to get out and get more practice as all they have managed so far is:
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Reasons to be Cheerful: XXXVI ( #R2BC )
Another week and another set of reasons to smile!
1) A Passion for Kendal
Being involved in this was such a blast. I've already written all about it here and here so not repeating myself! Just sharing a picture:
2) Easter fun with my children
We had a lovely time at Sizergh Castle on Sunday. A really fun day for us all and a great way to recover from the Passion Play. Eggs and face painting for the children and gardens and castle for me. Lots of smiles all round!
3) Sainsbury's Blogger Network
Having been accepted onto the Blogger Network I finally got my promo on their site this week: More Marvellous Mummy Blogs do you recognise me from the description?
4) Loving the Lakes
Being up here is a reason to be a cheerful in itself and days like yesterday in Grasmere make it even more cheerful.
1) A Passion for Kendal
Being involved in this was such a blast. I've already written all about it here and here so not repeating myself! Just sharing a picture:
2) Easter fun with my children
We had a lovely time at Sizergh Castle on Sunday. A really fun day for us all and a great way to recover from the Passion Play. Eggs and face painting for the children and gardens and castle for me. Lots of smiles all round!
3) Sainsbury's Blogger Network
Having been accepted onto the Blogger Network I finally got my promo on their site this week: More Marvellous Mummy Blogs do you recognise me from the description?
4) Loving the Lakes
Being up here is a reason to be a cheerful in itself and days like yesterday in Grasmere make it even more cheerful.
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
A Day Out to Grasmere
I posted on Twitter a couple of days ago that I was looking for ideas as to where to take my children next after our day at Sizergh Castle to make use of our National Trust membership. One of my Twitter friends just happens to do the official NT tweets for Grasmere and she suggested the newly opened Allan Bank. The thought of free arts activities for the children and free coffee for me was a real draw! So just before lunch time today we packed a picnic and headed off to Grasmere...
Due to being distracted by back seat drivers I took a wrong turn at Ambleside so we took the scenic route to Grasmere via Langdale up and over a very narrow, twisty and steep road - great fun! With it being Easter the village was busy but we managed to find a place in car park for £5 for 4 hours. A stroll through the village showed lots of touristy temptations in the form of shops until we reached the National Trust information centre and shop to meet my friend. She gave us directions to find the house (with it being newly opened it isn't on the official maps yet).
The house is up a long winding drive with access only for cars with disabled badges. It is visible from quite a distance due to its position on the hill. You can see why the original owners chose to build it there back in the early 1800s.
Due to being distracted by back seat drivers I took a wrong turn at Ambleside so we took the scenic route to Grasmere via Langdale up and over a very narrow, twisty and steep road - great fun! With it being Easter the village was busy but we managed to find a place in car park for £5 for 4 hours. A stroll through the village showed lots of touristy temptations in the form of shops until we reached the National Trust information centre and shop to meet my friend. She gave us directions to find the house (with it being newly opened it isn't on the official maps yet).
The house is up a long winding drive with access only for cars with disabled badges. It is visible from quite a distance due to its position on the hill. You can see why the original owners chose to build it there back in the early 1800s.
#TheGallery: Easter
Tara has given me another excuse to dig out some of my favourite photographs from this Easter weekend. I'll do one photo from each day to sum it up:
Good Friday - Passion for Kendal
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| Jesus under guard from the Romans |
Easter Saturday - Passion for Kendal
Easter Sunday - Sizergh Castle Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Monday - Spring Cleaning and Recovering
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