February 22, 2012

Bring stories to life with a theatre trip

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    Trips to the theatre don’t have to be limited to the annual Christmas pantomime.  With so many stories to choose from there is bound to be something that the whole family will want to see, and what better way to bring a favourite family story to life than by watching the characters live [...]

Have a “Family Film Day” this half term

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    Keeping the children entertained can be difficult enough during school holidays but short days and cold, wet weather makes it even harder during the winter months.  Whilst indoor activities are well and good, sometimes a change of scenery and the need to do something different is called for but you might be reluctant [...]

Frightfully good half term fun at the London Dungeon

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  With the February half term holidays approaching you might be thinking of things you can do or places you can go.  Do you want fun?  Or do you want educational?  How about both? The London Dungeon was opened back in 1974 to tell the tales of London’s very dark yet very real history.  Using [...]

5 of the best UK cottages for 10+ people

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  The old adage of 2.4 children doesn’t always stand true anymore, and with families getting bigger their needs for a holiday cottage change too. Especially over Christmas, a festive treat away from the hustle and bustle is a nice change – and, you can do this quite easily. There are so many spots around [...]

Fantastic family fun at Port Lympne

A while ago our family was invited to spend the day with the staff and animals at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent.  When the lovely Sam wrote to ask us if our large family of little monkeys would like to meet and feed their large family of little monkeys we jumped at it! [...]

Holiday accommodation help for larger families at Room for 5

I recently wrote a post about how large families often have difficulty finding hotels or accommodation big enough for them when arranging their holidays. Drina Murphy, from South Yorkshire, England also had that problem and after struggling to find a hotel room to accommodate her family of five she decided to create a website to [...]