Adventures for Men: One to One Father Son Adventures A new business venture is setting out to transform the relationships of fathers and sons. Using the Scottish outdoors as a playground, Adventures for Men will give lads and dads the encouragement and space to get to know each other better and build the foundations for [...]
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Out Under the Stars: Our Sleepover Season
Out Under the Stars: Our Sleepover Season The Family Adventure Project is having a sleepover. In fact, we’re having loads of them. In different locations. With our kids. Because everyone knows that kids love sleepovers. But they also love their bedrooms. And we don’t want our kids to stay in their bedrooms. So, with the [...]
Any Thrill-O-Matic Adventure Ideas Gromit?
Any Thrill-O-Matic Adventure Ideas Gromit? I’ve searched and searched and can’t find it. Maybe it’s just not there. And maybe it doesn’t matter. If there doesn’t appear to be a thread running through this week’s adventure ideas it’s probably because that’s how things are right now; chaotic, rambling and seemingly disconnected. But perhaps that doesn’t [...]
No More Party Bags: 7 Outdoor Kids Party Ideas
No More Party Bags: 7 Outdoor Kids Party Ideas Are your children’s parties more chore than cheer? Are they costing you a fortune? Peer pressure from other parents and a desire to please our little birthday girls and boys means we can’t quite go back to how it used to be…with a few sausage rolls, [...]
Bike, bus, boot or banger: 4 great ways to see Berlin
Bike, bus, boot or banger: 4 great ways to see Berlin For me, one of the joys of a city break is ditching the car. And in Europe, where parking charges can be astronomical, and traffic terrifying, I wouldn’t dream of taking my own vehicle. While doing without a car can feel like you’ve lost an arm [...]
Reykjavik Children’s Cultural Festival 2013
Reykjavik Children’s Cultural Festival 2013 What’s your view on culture for kids? A waste of time? A developmental priority? A welcome distraction from online gaming? In Iceland, it’s highly valued. So much so that they’ve hooked one of their annual city festivals onto it. As the third Reykjavik Children’s Cultural Festival kicks off again this [...]
I don’t do Disney, but Tinkerbell is different
I don’t normally do Disney, but Tinkerbell is different You can’t do Florida without doing Disney. How many times had people told me that? So, despite my conviction that Disney wasn’t for me, I agreed to spend a day in one of world’s most popular theme parks to see if might experience the magic… “No [...]
Looking for life in waxworks at Madame Tussauds
Looking for life in the waxworks Our Big Ticket family pass for Blackpool offered entry into Madame Tussauds. I’d never been to a waxworks before so we popped in for the chance to get up close and personal with some old and new celebrities. But while the waxy celebrity exhibits were undeniably lifelike and entertaining, to [...]
Lake District Tobogganing in Bivvi Bag Style
Lake District Tobogganing in Bivvi Bag Style Unable to get away during Easter, and tired of the kids niggling each other at home, we take off into the hills around Haweswater in the Eastern Lake District. We plan nothing more than a short hike to a tarn. But then we stumble across some snow, build [...]
Algarve beach life – not just for beach bums
Algarve beach life – not just for beach bums I recently spent a week at the beach. Without a sunbed, a novel, sunglasses or a towel. There were no crowds and few other tourists. And no, I didn’t go to Bermuda or The Maldives. I was only a stone’s throw from the main tourist strips of The [...]
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