Skimming Stones
Part of our #freerangesummer means that I have to learn to let go and be a little more relaxed with my parenting style.
Summer
Free summer printables from Pen and Paint Blog
Pen and Paint is Lindsay Hopkins and I first discovered her fab artwork on Instagram. We now have four of her prints around our house and we love them Everytime I look at them they make me smile and people always comment on them.
#Freerangesummer doesn’t mean that I ignore my children………..
Nor does it mean that I let them be bored or fail to plan activities for us as a family. I am not a parent that see’s boredom as a virtue, in fact I have a bored jar for times like that! No a #freeRange Summer means that I am trying to give my children
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The Ultimate No Spend or Low Spend Bored Jar list
In addition to our fabulous summer bucket list and activity list, we have a Bored Jar that I made last summer and that Cass has updated using lolly sticks. So here is our ultimate bored jar list, over 110 ideas to keep the children occupied and busy this summer.
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The ultimate summer holiday bucket list
Call it what you will, summer holiday bucket list, summer activities, summer wish list. Here is our list!
Summer Holiday Planning and Activities
Just because we are having a free range summer, it doesn’t mean that we can not plan some activities and ideas for things that we want to do as a family. I was inspired by Frugal Family’s post on how they plan their summer holidays to share how we plan ours.
A free range summer
When I think of my summer holidays as a child, they were filled with sun, sand, bikes, scraped knees, dens and playing out with my mates, only coming home when I was hungry or thirsty. This is the type of summer I want my children to have. A somewhat retro summer and certainly a free
Summer Manifesto 2013
The sun has been shining, so I do not think that I am tempting fate too much by posting this years Summer Manifesto. This is my personal Manifesto and a family one will be posted when I can tie the boys down long enough to discuss one!
Keep your garden in shape this summer
If the weather is good – and you’ve made preparations for adequate seating areas and so on in previous months – then your garden might be a fantastic place to be right now. However, there are plenty of things green-fingered individuals can do to help it remain looking at its best. Just as boiler insurance