Pick Your Own Fruit, Yes Please!

On a beautiful sunny day I can think of nothing better to do than spend an hour or so in fresh air picking fruit from trees and bushes, and that's exactly what was next on our list for things to do with the family this summer.
We hadn't had very good weather for a few days so when we saw the forecast for some truly summery weather coming our way, we jumped at the chance to plan a day out in the sunshine. If you read my blog regularly you will know that we live in the countryside which makes activities like this slightly easier and we found a place not too far away where we could go and pick fruit ourselves.

Time For A Nature Hunt

Summer is a great time to be out and about, especially with the little ones. When it's nice weather you don't want to be cooped up inside, you want to be outside enjoying the sunshine but what can you do so the kids don't get bored? Well here's a seriously easy and low-cost idea...

An Afternoon At The Beach

Summer is finally here and the school holidays are fast approaching. If you are like me then you're probably putting your thinking cap firmly on and trying to come up with ideas of what to do with the little ones that won't cost an arm and a leg. It's no secret that money is tighter nowadays than ever and most 'family days out' just aren't very affordable so I thought I'd start a new theme of posts about finding things to do with the kids that cost as little as possible but will still be lots of fun.

5 city breaks I'd like to take

There is something exhilarating about jumping in the car or hopping on a plane and taking off for a weekend away somewhere new. We've decided to take more mini breaks rather than one big holiday per year as I think you get to experience a lot more things and it's easier to keep to a budget. In December, we went to Brussels in Belgium which you can read about here. We were there only for the day but we had a great time taking a chilled out walk around the city. We also went to a very cool museum whilst we were there which was fun for both us and the kids.

Here are some more places I'd like to visit...

Brussels // day trip

After a two hour drive we arrived in Brussels in Belgium, a place well known as the capital of Europe. It was a lovely sunny day and not too cold so perfect for just walking around and taking in the sights. As it was the first time I'd been to a belgian city, I didn't have a specific plan of what I wanted to see or do except for going to the hard rock cafe which I'm a huge fan of but that's something for another post.