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Beach craft with natural materials

September 8, 2016 by Catherine 10 Comments

Beach craft with natural materials

We had a big family gathering in Devon over the bank holiday weekend, and the kids made the most of the chance to get creative with some lovely beach craft.Our first beach trip of the weekend consisted mainly of body surfing.  However, as the tide had just started to go out there was lots of very wet sand, which the youngest cousins loved crafting with.  It was so wet, you could drizzle it through your fingers to create some ...

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Filed Under: Craft Tagged With: Beach, Children, craft, naturally crafty, Nature, Outdoors

Finding our epic: a family adventure in Wales

March 16, 2016 by Catherine 26 Comments

Finding our epic: a family adventure in Wales

Have you ever had such a great time on a holiday that, as soon as you get home, you check out the house prices in the place you were staying?  That's me this week!Last weekend we were invited to visit North Wales as part of the Visit Wales Year of Adventure campaign.  With the aim of inspiring you to "Find Your Epic", the campaign is all about stepping outside, discovering the fantastic landscape and experiences that Wales has to offer, and ...

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Filed Under: Days Out Tagged With: Beach, Children, Cycling, Days out, Family, holidays, Nature, Outdoors, Seaside, Spring, Wales

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I’m Catherine, mum, wife, writer and fan of wellies. We love exploring, creating and growing things and my blog shares ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.

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