Well all our holiday is booked and I must remember to go and pick up the tickets from the train station. If you missed Step 1 of my #BudgetHoliday series then you can catch up here.
The next step is to plan the train journey, because when you have kids nothing is as simple getting on a train and reading your book until it gets there. Especially when the journey takes 3 hours (each way) and the kids happen to be 3 and 6.
They do have tablets, portable dvd players and ds's but to be honest I quite enjoy the 'family time', that and you are never guaranteed a seat - let alone one with a plug socket (and these things do seem to eat the battery).
On the other hand we are on a train with 2 small boys for a 5 night holiday - there is a limit as to how much we can carry..... I have learnt that lesson!
My aim on journey's is for each boy to have their own rucksack with everything they will need for the journey (including their favourite soft toy, drink and a snack or 2). This is no easy feet, especially when you think the 3h journey involves 2 or more trains, and but here is my guide as to those little extras that either I have used historically or have spotted online that can make a very long journey fly.
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Monday, 2 February 2015
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
A blog a day in september - 10th September 2013 - swap ideas day
The exact origins of Swap Ideas Day are unknown. However, it is believed that the creator of this day is Robert Birch. This was not his only unusual idea as he is also thought to have invented several other strange celebrations including Lumpy Rug Day, Trivia Day and the bizarrely named Nothing Day.
The idea behind Swap Ideas Day is that everybody gets together to exchange ideas. People celebrate this occasion by connecting with other people to share thoughts and concepts. There are no rules outlining the nature of the ideas to be shared, thus making Swap Ideas Day an ideal opportunity for people to be as creative and wacky as they like with their ideas as well as learning from the ideas of others.
So as you can probably guess................ share a good (or bad) idea or 2!!!
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I apologise in advance for my Christmas idea but having discovered it too late last year and only managing to make it in time for the kids to have out for a few days I am determined to make it bigger and better this year.
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