Talking to my 15 year old son in the kitchen today at breaktime I asked him how his lessons were going. “I went to Spain today”, he declared. Asking more he told me how he wanted to cheer him self up between lessons so he thought he would go and visit the house in Spain …
Trying something new every year has been a family challenge now for the last few years. This summer having boys aged 11 and 13 years we are now at the stage that we can try more adventurous activities. We were in Arran on holiday and I thought it would be fun to take the boys …
Yes you can do Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a day with different age kids if you split up for different performances. This is how our day at Edinburgh Fringe Festival went! We decided to drive. We set off at 8am from Darlington getting into Edinburgh for 11, finding parking at a central car park. The …
An adventurous family takes up paddle boarding. We love to set ourselves a challenge every year so we decided as a family to take up paddle boarding with kids. We discovered that its very easy to get it wrong; it’s like canoeing and there is actually quite a bit of skill involved unless you’re a …
Ski lessons for all the family are very difficult to arrange. There are many options and we have tried them all but this year we decided to go all out and have our own private ski instructor for three whole days and we loved it. So, let’s go through the options and we can explain …
Edinburgh festival for all ages. What to see with a family ranging from ages 10 to 70. We decided to go to Edinburgh Fringe with the whole family for a day trip to take in the festival and introduce the children to new experiences. The festival never disappoints for providing excitement, intrigue and lots of …
Our experience of learning to sail with kids on a trip to the Lake District.
The excitement began as soon as we heard about the Keswick Mountain Festival. What more could you ask for from a festival than camping near the mountains and being able to swim in the lake! We decided to pack two small tents rather than the big family tent as we were only going to be …
How Child Friendly is the Edinburgh Fringe Festival? I wish I had taken them earlier. I was worried about the crowds and rushing around but I put a plan in place that made sure we had a relaxing time. During one of the performances I watched my children more than the show just to see …
It’s the people that make Deer Shed Festival so great! The success of this festival is its ability to cater for everyone and seeing how much fun the babies, children and teens have side by side, instils the festivals aim….. Family friendly. From wash time for babies all sitting in little wash pots overflowing with bubbles …
Read Katy’s diary of her family adventure to Lapland.
How to do Rome with Kids on a budget: Stay in an apartment rather than a hotel (or outside the City Centre at Camping Fabulous with Eurocamp). It is half the price and gives them far more scope to run around and be noisy. None of the major tourist sites we visited had interpretive material …