Lots of little girls love princesses... so what better way to celebrate a birthday than an afternoon tea inside a Cinderella-style carriage? This beautiful set-up is at the Tea Terrace in Cobham, Surrey, which I've just found out has unfortunately closed - but they do still have a venue in Guildford. We booked this for... Continue Reading →
Tulley’s Farm Christmas Experience – best places for seeing Santa
It’s one of the warmest days of the year so far… and I’m writing about Christmas. But there is (of course) a reason for that – other than that I’m really behind in my blogging! These days you have to book really early to see Santa, and I mean early. I booked my ticket for... Continue Reading →
The Grange Easter Egg Hunt in Beddington Park
Our first proper Easter egg hunt was a resounding success and I was very impressed with the event organised by the Grange restaurant in Beddington Park, Carshalton last year. We have done Easter hunts around the house before, following clues and finding plastic eggs or wrapped gifts, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect... Continue Reading →
Easter Peter Rabbit Breakfast at Dobbies Garden Centre
Garden centres are great places to go with young children, whether you are looking at flowers and fish or going to the cafe or if your local garden centre offers children’s activities. I’ve always liked the garden centre near us and when it changed hands a little while back and became part of the Dobbies... Continue Reading →
Watching planes at the Pilot’s Hub
For children who like planes it can be fun to take them to an airport or airfield if there is somewhere they can watch aircraft take off and land. You need to check at each individual airport whether it’s still possible - when I was a child I remember going to an airport to watch... Continue Reading →
Halloween at Flittons nursery and Bounce at the Barn
We have been to Bounce at the Barn many times now - the soft play and bouncy castle area at Flittons nursery (in the garden centre sense not childcare) in Wallington. https://minimoo.life/2022/03/07/bounce-at-the-barn-softplay-at-flittons-garden-centre-wallington/ They do a lot of special events from character visits - Elsa, or Jingles the Elf at Christmas - to pottery painting sessions... Continue Reading →
Pumpkin picking at Naturally Thinking Farm, Wallington
When we went pumpkin picking a couple of years ago the nearest place I could find was about a 35 minute drive; it was good if you want somewhere with props for photos and so on - it was really muddy so I pushed Sophie who was then two and a half, around in a... Continue Reading →
Halloween pottery painting with children
Pottery painting is great fun to do with children and creates a lasting momento, whether it’s an ornament, a Christmas tree decoration or a gift for the grandparents. You can pick up sets very cheaply, at shops like The Works, or they often come attached to children’s magazines as the cover gift. These kind of... Continue Reading →
Godstone Farm Halloween and Low Bangs Fireworks
Halloween increasingly overshadows bonfire night - certainly compared to when I was a child when I don’t really recall Halloween being a particularly big deal. But with October 31 and November 5 falling in the same week, families with young children are far more likely to do a Halloween themed day out - as fireworks... Continue Reading →
Days out with kids: Godstone Farm, Surrey
Godstone Farm in Surrey is a great place for a family day out, and one of the closest children’s activity farms (apart from city farms) to London, so it is popular with families with children of all ages. It offers a chance to see, learn about and feed farm animals, from goats and sheep to... Continue Reading →