This weekend we visited the Eden Project near St Austell. I’d booked it at the beginning of the summer and was really looking forward to it, then the holidays started and I started to dread it a little bit. It’s not that I don’t like the Eden Project, I went there with my husband pre-kids and had a great time, but living in Cornwall during the summer and having seen the traffic jam to the local beach reach the end of my road a mile away I was understandably a little concerned how busy it would be. We were also paying to stay in a bell tent overnight which lead me to wonder if we were basically paying rather a considerable amount of cash to be turned into human sardines with small kids to keep happy. Ouch.
Family Things
9 Ways to get your kids outside when they really don’t fancy it
Two months ago we moved to Cornwall, one of the most beautiful places in the world. We’re surrounded by amazing beaches, dramatic scenery and beautiful moorland and do my kids want to explore it? Nope. I can’t think of a single time I’ve suggested going anywhere other than soft play when one of them hasn’t had a moan. There are times when it’s good to stay at home and chill, when they haven’t slept well and you’re all tired there’s no shame at all in pizza, popcorn and Netflix but no one wants to do that everyday. Ok, well my kids might but I don’t! So as I’m busy honing my skills on getting the kids out of the house and having some fun I thought I’d share my best tips with you too.
We stayed at South Penquite Farms and now I want to live in a yurt
Summer is a difficult time for holidays. It shouldn’t be, of course, but if you’ve got kids you’ll know that once the school holidays hit everything seems to cost at least 462 times more and is ridiculously crowded. As we’ve recently moved to Cornwall we’ve seen it a lot in our town, the shops suddenly all ran out of holiday essentials (toilet roll and cider) and when it rains (which of course because we’re still in the UK) the car park for soft play is quite unreal. We wanted to go away for a couple of days but we didn’t want to spend a grand or feel like a sardine so after a bit of hunting my husband found South Penquite Farm in Bodmin and now I’m wondering if I should be typing this up or trying to keep it a secret.
Parenting Hacks for Trips to the Beach
Just over a week ago we moved down to Cornwall, it’s a gorgeous place and of course it’s rammed full of fantastic beaches! As a parent I know how much my kids love playing at the beach but I’m also normally the mum who forgets a change of clothes and watches as their kids run into the waves. With that in mind, today I’m sharing my favourite parenting hacks for trips to the beach, I know I’m going to be using these this summer too!
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12 Parenting Hacks for Trips to the Park
Summers here which means more time out and about with the kids – hurray! But as any parent know going out and about with kids isn’t quite always as easy as you’d hope for. These parenting hacks for trips to the park are all tried and tested ways to make your life that little bit easier so that you can really enjoy this summer. Got a great tip? Make sure you add it to the comments at the end!
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