Holidays

• Cottage in Scotland.
  • Go crab fishing and explore the little villages. Have warm soups for tea with fresh, crusty bread and sit doing family activities in front of a fire.
• Cottage in Devon/Cornwall.
  • Spend days by the beach boogie boarding and fossil hunting with picnics and umbrellas for shade.
• Disneyland Paris.
  • Make it an experience for them to never forget. Try and teach the kids some French before you go.
• Holidays with cousins.
  • Rent a big cabin/ cottage somewhere isolated and just bake tasty things and play.
• Centre parks/ Oasis type holiday.
  • Just back to basics, getting out into the woods.
• Staying at their grandparent's house.
• Visit obscure countries and enjoy the customs.

Days

• Day at the beach. If it's a bit chilly, take blankets.
• Long walks or bike rides with flasks of fruit tea and soup.
• Blackberry picking down in the woods.
• Painting day; cover the floor in paper and go wild. Get covered.
• Have water fights
• Go to museums and draw pictures of exhibits.
• Take pictures every day.
• Bonfire night. Go and see a firework display then back home for sparklers and hot chocolate.
• Spend days making blanket dens and forts.
• Visit National trust places.

Christmas

• Gingerbread houses
• Walks in the winter frost
• Have a kids tree they can decorate however they want in the family room.
• Go Christmas shopping with children so they can pick presents. Help them wrap them.
• Write letters to Father Christmas.
• Put satsumas in the bottom of stockings.
• Give small leather bound journals (commonplace books) each year.

Home

• Have bookshelves lining the walls, full of inspiration.
• Have a family dog to keep us all safe.
• Music lessons.
• Expose to real music.
• Archery lessons.
• Get a telescope and go star spotting.