If you’re looking for affordable family days out in Devon this summer, you’ve come to the right place. As a family of six, we’ve learned that the best adventures don’t have to come with a hefty price tag. In fact,…
Pick your Own Fruit and Veg Spots in Devon
We are fortunate to have several good pick your own fruit and veg spots in Devon. Picking with kids is a fun and delicious outdoor activity to do with kids in the summer. We tend to kick off PYO with…
August Activities for Kids – Seasonal Play
August Activities for Kids I know I can hear you cry it’s more than halfway through August and I’m only just publishing this month’s August Activities for kids. We have spent the last two weeks on a family holiday and…
A heatwave and Sunflower field in Yorkshire with Living Arrows 33-52
Sunflower Field Yorkshire This post has been updated with information on the pop up patch Sunflower field near York for 2023. I have included more information and an address to the field. We returned home from holiday to a heatwave…
30 Simple Ideas for 30 Days Wild.
We have been joining in with 30 days wild for a number of years now. If you’re not familiar with this then it’s a month-long nature challenge in June with inspiration, ideas and help from Wildlife Trust. I thought I…
Holistic Wellbeing in Schools: Beyond Mental Health
The conversation around mental health in schools has rightly grown in depth and urgency over the past decade. But there is a risk that in focusing narrowly on mental health as a distinct category, we miss the broader picture of…
Developing Public Speaking Skills from a Young Age
Public speaking consistently ranks among the most common fears in adult life, and yet it is a skill that almost every professional context requires in some form. The best time to begin building comfort and competence in this area is…
Teaching Children About Money and Financial Literacy
Teaching Children About Money and Financial Literacy Financial literacy is not currently a compulsory, standalone part of the school curriculum in England, which means that the adults who are most influential in shaping children’s understanding of money are parents. Given…
Keeping Children Engaged Over the School Holidays
The school holidays are a genuine gift of time. The challenge is that unstructured time, particularly in large quantities, can tip from liberating to formless fairly quickly, especially for children who thrive on routine. The goal is not to recreate…
Building Self-Discipline in Young Learners
Self-discipline is one of those qualities that sounds austere when described but looks enormously appealing in practice. The child who can sit with a difficult task, who completes their responsibilities without needing constant reminders, who resists a short-term temptation in…