Comments on: Things to do in the Great Outdoors https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/08/things-to-do-in-the-great-outdoors/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:43:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andrew https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/08/things-to-do-in-the-great-outdoors/#comment-18944 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:43:05 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=5633#comment-18944 Thanks for the info! Booked for me and Thomas to go on the bug hunting at Ynys-hir, should be fun 🙂

]]> By: Anna https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/08/things-to-do-in-the-great-outdoors/#comment-18915 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:38:16 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=5633#comment-18915 Here’s some more thinsg to do:

Nature Nutters: 2pm, every Wednesday in August (run by CCW)
Get up close to nature with hands-on activities for children.

Beautiful Butterflies Walk: 2pm, Sunday 22nd August (run by CCW)
A chance to come and see some of the fluttering gems found at Ynyslas.

Beach Art: 2pm, Sunday 29th August (run by CCW):
Spend time on the beach and create your own Ynyslas masterpiece from natural beach materials. Bring a camera so you can take picture of your finished work!

Some other ideas could be to have a scavenger hunt. Set simple tasks such as who can find the longest feather or the straighest stick, stones of different colors etc.

Make a picture from things you find on the beach or from leaves and twigs collected on a walk.

Only problem is what to do if it rains! I suppose the simplest thing is to put on coats and wellies and go anyway. Once you’re wet the kids have loads of fun jumping in puddles and seeing who can get the muddiest! Or, get in the kitchen and make blueberry muffins with the blueberries you’ve been out to pick. A really simple recipe for children to help with and they’re ready nice and quickly as well so you don’t have to put up with all the cries of “are they ready to eat yet”!

Have fun!

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