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Easter in the rain, how to have fun inside

Easter in the rain, how to have fun inside.

This morning I shall be banging on about making merry inside whilst the weather is so vile outside. Before I get you up to your elbows in cutting pasting and paper mache here are a couple of bigger thoughts for the weekend for you to mull on ……Weather you are with your children this holiday season or if they are away.
For some reason wet weather needs planning , probably because it makes most of us feel on the flat and mis side, but the consequence of this vibe spontaneous fun just happens less . We know this weekend is going to be a damp squib so you need to counteract that with a plan of campaign . Day 1 an outing, Day 2 friends or family over, Day 3 indoor capers (see below).

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Some fantastic ideas for the summer holidays !!! plan plan in a spontaneous fashion !

Top tips for the summer holidays

We are pretty keen on family meetings . It may sound a bit touchy feely but buy a bag of pop corn and a bottle of pop , give everyone a chance to have a say set a time , stick a note on the fridge . Meeting , kitchen table to discuss summer holidays . This gives everyone a chance to have a say . At the appointed hour brainstorm with your children and come up with a realistic list of what you would all like to do . Make sure you include things for wet weather , things you can do at home and things that are free .
Our list looks like this …( Clearly I removed Disney world for a month and swimming with dolphins in a fair and democratic manner !!!)

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About my skiing hols

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Top Safety Tips for When You’re Painting the Town Red

Imagine – you’re young free and single again and thinking that it would be fun to get out and about. There’s a lot to do and see, people to meet, and adventures to have. However, I didn’t feel as street wise as I used to so, keen to start playing again, I sought advice from fun-loving, single girls who were always out and about – what do they do to keep safe? Here are their Top Tips – thanks girls!

  • Never, ever, ever use an illegal cab.
  • Ask the cab driver, or person giving you the lift home, to wait until you’re in your house. One of my friends was mugged after the cab drove off.
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    Learn Something new. It is a wonderful to explore something that has interested you from a far who knows where it may lead!

    This could be great for the brain, the soul and, who knows, maybe the bank balance!! Here are 10 ideas and courses, which might get the grey matter ticking over…..

  • Join a writing workshop and unleash that book - the one we all have inside us www.writerscourses.co.uk or www.arvonfoundation.org
  • Learn about chocolate; eat chocolate turn chocolate into a moneymaker. Thorntons run fact finding weekends Visit www.thorntons.co.uk for details of their chocoholic weekends
  • If your nerves are up to it investigate the university –validated Relate course www.relate.org.uk for further details
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