Daisy Chains

13/05/2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

What do you do when Mr C comes out of rugby retirement, again, you’re being a supportive family and watching him play but the munchkin, it turns out, is not that supportive and decides she’s bored? You use your quick thinking mummy distraction skills and scroll through the National Trusts 50 things list (I love this app a little […]

Mud Pie Masterchef

17/03/2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Have you seen the National Trust list, 50 things to do before you’re 11 3/4s? It’s so good! I am far too excited about this for a 30 something year old! Last year we dipped into the list, by accident really, and ticked off some of the activities. This year we’ve decided that we’re going […]

Woodland Crafts

01/10/2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

This was by far my favourite junior rangers activity! Yes, Yes I know all of these sessions have been aimed at kids! The only down side was the munchkin, now confident in her nature arts and crafts, didn’t want any help at all, no matter how much I tried! Two lovely ladies from the forest […]

Rock Buddies

17/09/2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

We have been meaning to paint rocks for a while now, we collected a bucket load from a beach in Devon on our holidays last year and so far they have remained in the bucket! Apart from one rock which has found its way into the munchkins bedroom as an ornament because it’s smooth and […]

Getting Our Skills On

16/08/2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Here in the Cowley household we do love ourselves a challenge, so when I saw that tots100 had teamed up with Robinsons Fruit Shoot for a Get Your Skills on challenge I knew we should have a go! It was easy to get the munchkin and Mr C excited, they like to learn new skills and […]