7 simple ways to get toddlers outdoors
With autumn on the way it’s all too easy to get stuck inside with your kids, so here are 7 simple ways to get toddlers outdoors.
Category: Family adventures
A record of our outdoor family adventures – from mountain summits to bug hunts in the garden
Family Blog of the Year winners!
Something really cool happened to me a couple of weeks ago – my daft little website was named Family Blog of the Year by The Activity People.
The Big Toddle: Sonny’s first gold medal
We recently took part in The Big Toddle – a brilliantly named ‘sponsored walk for little people’ – and as well as being great fun it also ended with Sonny winning his first gold medal!
Newmarket Nights: the perfect live gig for families
Horse racing, Olly Murs, an adventure playground, a boozy picnic and one happy toddler. Newmarket Nights was pretty much the perfect first live gig for our little family.
One man and his dog go car camping
Here’s a recipe for a bad night’s sleep: an estate car, an inflatable airbed, a double duvet, a remote Peak District car park, a hot summer night and a rampant jack russell terrier. Why do I never learn?
Our first family microadventure
What do you get when you mix an inflatable canoe, a lazy river, a hot summer day, and a daredevil toddler? The perfect family microadventure!
Family walk: Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire
Here’s a cool thing to do if you want to see awesome scenery, spectacular wildlife and meet some incredibly friendly and helpful people – go and have a walk around RSPB Bempton Cliffs nature reserve.
How (not) to have the perfect family car picnic
I must officially be middle-aged, because my new favourite meal involves an estate car, a flask of tea, a packet of chocolate digestives, and a few snack-sized pork pies. That’s right, we’ve become a car picnic family! Only problem is we’re rubbish at it.
Cycling with babies: a beginner’s guide
So you’ve decided to take your baby for a bike ride, but how the hell do you do it? Here are eight simple tips for cycling with babies that will get you started on your family biking adventures.
Best thing about being a dad? Becoming a big kid again!
The thing that scared me most about becoming a dad was that I’d become boring and stop doing all the stuff that made my life fun. Turns out the opposite is true – I’ve become a big kid and rediscovered so many things I’d forgotten I loved!