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Dobbies garden centres offer a regular ‘little seedlings’ gardening club for kids and for Halloween this was transformed into ‘Little Scare-lings’- a themed afternoon tea and activities. One section of the restaurant was dedicated to the event, with decorations and tables laid out with orange tablecloths and matching plastic crockery. For £10.99 my daughter got... Continue Reading →
Groomsbridge Place has now closed as a tourist attraction and is re-opening in 2025 as a hotel according to this Kent tourism website. If it does become a hotel it's probably unlikely they will hold events like the one we went to at Halloween in 2022 but I want to share a few pictures anyway.... Continue Reading →
Pumpkin picking has become a popular day out for many families, but the sceptics point out that it would be easier and cheaper to pick one up from the supermarket, and that it's more about the pictures for social media than anything else. We have enjoyed the two occasions we have been pumpkin picking, at... Continue Reading →
If you are having a Halloween party or just want a few special treats that you can easily make at home, here's a quick round-up of some ideas. For a whole range of Halloween party food ideas plus party games and crafts, read my post on Halloween party food from two years ago. Some additional... Continue Reading →
Chessington World of Adventures goes all out for Halloween – if you’ve already been to the park this year you will find plenty of new things to do as we found when we visited last week. In this review of the 2023 ‘Howl’oween’ event I’ll answer the following questions: What shows does Chessington have at... Continue Reading →
Honeywood Museum is a Grade II listed building next to Carshalton ponds in the heart of Carshalton village, in the London borough of Sutton. The museum exhibits cover the history of the local area, and it’s the sort of place I can imagine children visiting on school trips. I’d been once before with my parents... Continue Reading →
Dotty’s Teahouse in Carshalton is a lovely little café that is predominantly pink, with flowers, shabby chic decorations and delicious cupcakes – pretty much a little girl’s dream. They also offer afternoon tea but it isn’t cheap at £32.95 for adults and £19.95 for children. So I jumped at the chance to book a Halloween... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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