Our summer hols have got off to a good start here, with the highlight of the first week being the discovery of a new playground. Although it's a half hour drive each way it's been worth the trip as it's a playground with a difference – an aqua one. All the equipment sprays, mists or sheets water – the perfect sensory playground for Toby and it was free!

 

I expect that it gets really busy in hot, sunny weather but we went while it was cloudy and found it quiet. It's the perfect place for both the children to play together in safety and a good place to try out our new camera!

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PS: a big Thank you to Sue at Hello Gorgeous for featuring me on her Twenty Question Tuesday x

Well, here we are again, on the cusp of the long, long, long summer break. Surely it wasn't a year since the last one – it certainly doesn't seem like it!

We're staying at home again for the duration, as a holiday away with Toby
is just out of the question. So poor old Amy is feeling a bit hard done
by, as all of her friends are chatting about holidays abroad. I've been making plans to keep the children occupied, Toby will be content with a new box of lego (he chews it and then gets cross that it doesn't fit together properly so some new bits will make him a happy boy) and some dry weather so he can play in the garden. It's a little harder trying to keep Amy busy but, like last year I've put together a summer holiday kit with colouring books, a
dvd and a new game for the Wii and some summer holiday vouchers for activities that we can do together.

I've filled out my vouchers with a cinema trip, shopping trip with some spending money, a day at Legoland, strawberry picking & jam making, a camp-out in the garden, lunch at a restaurant, a trip to a London Museum (probably the Science Museum), a picnic at the park, a sweetie making session and a fish & chip supper.

Hopefully the holiday kit will make up a little for not going away and we can have some fun days and make her some happy memories. If you wanted to print out some summer holiday vouchers for your children I've uploaded a pdf file. This year I've designed a blank version so that you can write in your own ideas for treats.
Download Vouchers

I'm feeling rather unprepared for the school break – not helped by the fact the camera broke this morning (which is why I have no pictures to share today). Anyway, I'll pop in here from time to time when I have the chance but it may not be very frequently so for now, here's wishing you and yours a good summer!