DUCK TOURS (NOT THE QUACK QUACK DUCKS!)

What a fun way to see the sights.

Your kids will love it, we did!

We went on the one in London, you get to see the sites on road and then it drives right into the river Thames.

It is alittle unnerving but my son loved it.

Now it's not the most informative tour and was rather rushed but we would do it again!

On land (as you can see by Liam's face he loved it).......

and on water!

 

SORRY CAN'T SEEM TO UPLOAD ANY PHOTO'S AGAIN AT THE MOMENT!


"It's fun, it’s quirky and it’s different!"

London

"A Duck Tour is a totally unique way to see the sights. You are rewarded not only with a live guided road tour of the City of Westminster, passing landmarks such as Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, but you are also treated to an unforgettable trip on the river, without ever leaving the comfort of your seat! All this on an historic vehicle used for the D-day landings in 1944."

There are also duck tours in:

Liverpool

Lake Windermere

Devon

Have a great family fun day out!!!

NEW YEARS DAY PARADE / LONDON

2011 is London's New Year Day Parade's 25th Anniversay!

January 1st 2011. 12pm to 3pm.

The New Year's Parade is a free event which has taken place in London each New Year's Day since 1987. More than 10,000 performers take part: it takes about 2 hours 30 minutes for the full parade to pass by. There are marching bands and cheerleaders: many of these travel from the US to take part.
There are also historic vehicles, animals, clowns and giant balloons.



Look here to find out more.

Have a fun family day out!!!

APPLE DAY / 21st OCTOBER

You could find somewhere local that are having an event.

 Here's a list of some Apple Day Events around the country

OR

For the price of a bag of apples you and you family can have a few hours of fun.



Who can peel an apple with the longest peel competition.

Shrunken Heads are fun and great for Halloween to.

Bake an apple pie.

Make some apple cider.

Make an apple print bag.
or a pump bag

I think this paper bag apple is so cute.

You could also make some apple from fabric scraps.
I will find you a pattern.

And of course there is bobbin apples.




Have some fun with your family!!!

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St MUNGO'S (HELP THE HOMELESS) "WOOLLY HAT DAY"

St. Mungo's Woolly Hat Day - Friday 22 October

Join St Mungo's first ever Woolly Hat Day and raise money to help homeless people change their lives for good.

Be as creative as you can to raise money and to show your support on the day.
Don't worry if you can't knit, you can recycle an old woollen jumper. Just felt it (put in the washer on a really hot cycle) first so it doesn't fray when you cut it. Or just wear one you aready have.

Wear a hat for the day and donate £2, get sponsored to wear a silly hat or incorporate a hat in any way you choose to fundraise.

Ask your colleagues at work or the children at school to wear a hat and make a donation.


Here's great idea to make a hat from an old wooly jumper.
It's so simple the whole family could make one!


Have fun with your family!!!

KITE MAKING / FLYING

KITE MAKING / FLYING

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"With tuppence for paper and strings

You can have your own set of wings

With your feet on the ground

You're a bird in a flight

With your fist holding tight

To the string of your kite

Oh, oh, oh!

Let's go fly a kite

                              Up to the highest height!

                                Let's go fly a kite and send it soaring

                                    Up through the atmosphere

                                     Up where the air is clear

                                     Oh, let's go fly a kite!

                                  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Sorry I couldn't resist it was going round my head. LOL

We have decided our kite of at least six years "nessie" is far to easy now. She is a single line kite with a whopping 6m tail, and really easy to fly.

So we are going to make a sled kite from one of the two kite books I found in the charity shop (I have had these for years just waiting to have a go)








Like I have said, we are using instructions from a book, but this sites instructions are very similar.
But I am planning on using the heavy duty clear plastic sheeting from the local DIY store, and drawing our designs on the plastic sheeting with permanent marker pens.




I will post some pics after the weekend.
I do hope it's windy this weekend. LOL

There are afew kite festivals listed on here you could go to.
(check out the events list page)
There are kite days at some National Trust properties too.





Have fun with your family!!!