Summer Holiday in Wales π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
A family trip to Wales including swimming in rivers, waterfalls, castles, mountains and nature.
Sep 14, 2022β’11 min
Bouncing Before Breakfast
One little family's big adventures. Capturing daily life through a global pandemic and beyond. Finding the magic in everyday things.
Episodes
Trip to Legoland π’
A home ed excursion to Legoland Windsor.
Jul 03, 2022β’5 min
Brighton Fringe Festival Family Day
The four of us went to Brighton for the day and saw a couple of shows in the Spiegelgarden, including some acrobatics and improv.
Jun 02, 2022β’4 min
A new family member ππβπ¦Ίπ©
Meet Zelma, our gorgeous Romanian rescue dog.
Jan 30, 2022β’10 min
A Trip to Monkeyworld ππ¦π¦§
We spent a few days in Dorset with some home ed friends, and took a trip to Monkeyworld, a primate rescue centre in Wareham.
Jun 17, 2021β’11 min
Stephen & Anna's Wedding πππ
A family trip up to London for our friends' wedding. Such a treat after so long without sociable fun!
Jun 02, 2021β’9 min
Easter Escape Room π°ππ
An Easter themed escape room style treasure hunt.
Apr 04, 2021β’10 min
One Year Later
A year ago today we started our family podcast, as we went into the first lockdown in the UK. Tonight we shared some reflections from the past 12 months of living through a global pandemic.
Mar 17, 2021β’6 min
Lights At the Savoy: a Story for World Book Day
A special story about a trip to the theatre in Victorian times, written by 12 year old Katie for World Book Day 2021.
Mar 04, 2021β’7 min
Getting the Vaccine and Other Lockdown Winter Adventures
Some snippets from January and February including baking, board games, snow, haircuts and ending with mummy getting her Covid 19 vaccine.
Feb 24, 2021β’11 min
A Lockdown Christmas
Some snippets from our festivities during this unusual Christmas holiday.
Jan 05, 2021β’18 min
Christmas Baking: Vegan Gingerbread
Baking gingerbread always makes us feel festive, and this year we're perfecting a vegan version.
Dec 03, 2020β’10 min
Goodbye Artois, The Loveable Rogue
We share stories about our cat Artois, a loveable rogue who made it to 19 years old before he sadly died. Also, a mudcake and a takeaway breakfast.
Nov 21, 2020β’6 min
Autumn Leaves ππ
Making the most of fresh autumn days, and enjoying the beautiful leaves and fungi. Bike rides, US election results and Daddy fixes the loo!
Nov 08, 2020β’10 min
Why Do We Say Hello? βοΈ
A catch up with the ladies of the house, including what's been going on at the new school and a fun fact about the word 'hello'.
Oct 28, 2020β’6 min
The Mermen on Adventures π§ββοΈπ£πββοΈ
Two Sundays in one episode, both with a watery theme. The boys enjoying the water - at Bodiam boating station and then swimming at Falling Sands.
Oct 13, 2020β’6 min
Do You Believe in Ghosts? π»
We are getting in the mood for Halloween, with a philosophical dinnertime conversation about ghosts.
Oct 05, 2020β’7 min
Witches in the Woods
We got our Covid test results the night before Mummy's birthday (negative; phew), and so were able to go out for the first time in a week, and enjoy the day.
Sep 29, 2020β’4 min
Do We Have Covid-19?
A week after the schools went back, the first illness in six months hit our family. Some of the symptoms corresponded with Covid so we needed to isolate and get tested. The testing part was easier said than done....
Sep 20, 2020β’13 min
A Trip to the Opera
A birthday in our house meant lunch out and a trip to see The Magic Flute at Brighton Open Air Theatre. It felt wonderful to be supporting live theatre once again.
Sep 17, 2020β’8 min
The Last Days of Summer
Some random adventures and happenings as the summer holidays draw to a close. Daddy and Kyle went to Chichester Harbour, Mummy and the kids explored a nature reserve, and we all enjoyed a Macmillan coffee morning outside in our street.
Sep 06, 2020β’6 min
Save the Hedgehogs!
Inspired by our trip to the British Wildlife centre, Katie has started a neighbourhood hedgehog project. We built a hedehog house, cut a hole in the fence, and then something exciting happened....
Aug 30, 2020β’8 min
A Trip to the British Wildlife Centre π¦π π¦πππ¦‘
We learned all about British animals today, on a visit to the British Wildlife Centre. An inspiring and enlightening day out.
Aug 29, 2020β’9 min
First Ever Family Bike Ride π²
All four of us went cycling at Bedgebury Pinetum and found joy in the woodland trails.
Aug 27, 2020β’4 min
Digging for Treasure
We turned our front garden into an archaeological dig for the day, and found plenty of pottery, plus something else unexpected...
Aug 26, 2020β’6 min
Watch Out for the Egg Sharks! π¦π₯
Daddy is off work this week and so we've been having a bit of a staycation. Lunches out in Lewes and East Dean, and a canoe trip with river swimming at Bodiam.
Aug 24, 2020β’6 min
Arachnid Special! π·οΈπΈοΈ False Widow and Harvest Mites
We found an exciting spider in the house, and got bitten by some harvest mites (not so exciting) in the woods. Also a trip to Michelham. Priory, where we were able to go back inside the house.
Aug 19, 2020β’11 min
Welsh Castle and then Home Again
The last two days of our Shropshire holiday. We visited Powis castle and stopped off at another National Trust place on the drive home to Sussex.
Aug 11, 2020β’9 min
Hawkstone Follies and Trentham Gardens
Days four and five of our little Shropshire holiday. More socially distanced family catch ups, a monkey forest and an interesting hike around Hawkstone Follies.
Aug 07, 2020β’7 min
Time Travelling to a 300 Million Year Old Sea Bed π
For today's holiday excursion, we travelled to Dolgoch Quarry and Nature Reserve, where we discovered bountiful fossils of ancient sea creatures. A magical and fascinating place.
Aug 05, 2020β’7 min