Last Sunday, we were invited to attend the Lego Friends & Lego NEXO Knights party at Legoland Windsor.  We were all very excited to check out their latest range of new sets! Just in time for the summer break and then leading on to Christmas!

After a long drive and heavy rain, we made our way to the magnificent Legoland hotel. It always give me a WOW factor with the decorations. The place was very busy with hotel and party guests.  Before the launch party, we were all invited to watch the new Lego NEXO Knights 4D movie!

Last week, we saw the UK’s favourite ship Independence of the Seas docking at Southampton for the first time after many years away from Europe.  Now it is back with a host of amazing features and sailing to incredible destinations across the world – from Europe to the Caribbean.

The sun is out, and just in time for the Easter weekend! With the lovely weather, we decided to visit the National Forest Adventure Farm. As we arrived, the car park was really full. Luckily, we managed to park without having to walk too far. There were so many activities like Easter treasure hunt, Easter Eggspress, lamb feeding and many more! They also have plenty of indoor soft play areas that are suitable for various ages.

Drayton Manor, home of Europe’s only Thomas Land™ has officially opened its popular magical winter wonderland Christmas event with fireworks! Following Thomas Land’s £2.5 million expansion in the spring, this year’s Magical Christmas promises to be bigger and better than ever, with over 25 rides and attractions to enjoy, such as new arrivals Flynn the Fire Engine and Captain’s Sea Adventure.

In my earlier posts, I mentioned that we went to the Moor Valley Country Park and Southbourne beach during the summer holidays.  Another place we went to was the RockReef Activity Centre on Bournemouth Pier.

Both my children are into rock climbing and we haven’t had much opportunity to take them.  Whilst on holiday, we came across RockReef Activity Centre on Bournemouth Pier.  We did a bit of research while eating our lunch and phoned them as their website didn’t give us enough information about the activities before we booked it online (small saving if booking online).

On our last week of the holidays, we spent some days down south in Dorset at a caravan site. At the same time, we took the opportunity to visit an old friend of my husband’s in Southbourne beach. We were so lucky with the weather as it was so warm and sunny!

Early this week, we went down to Ringwood for a short holiday and we were not far from Moors Valley Country Park. It is very well signposted with plenty of car parking spaces. Do remember the name of your parking zone! It is written on the coloured wooden leaves.

This was our first time there and both children were thrilled when they were told there are lots of climbing frames and playgrounds. We first went to the play areas which are split into two different sections – Castle and Sandworks for younger children and the Adventure Area with zip wire, space net and forts for older children.

Do you know what beautiful cause is behind the Shaun in the City? From 6^th July to 31^st August, Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Foundation have organised bringing 70 b-ewe-tiful giant Shaun the Sheep sculptures, created by artists, designers and celebrities, to iconic locations and green spaces across Bristol for the public to enjoy. You still have time to visit Bristol and find the flocks of Shauns! After the end of August, they will go to auction later in the year to raise funds for The Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity and funds raised from the 50 London sculptures will benefit Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Charity, supporting children in hospitals and hospices across the UK.

To mark the 70^th birthday of the world famous Staffordshire brand JCB, National Adventure Farm have teamed up with them for their 12th annual maize maze. This year in their 10 acre JCB Maize maze, it will feature an intricate design of a huge JCB digger and include three miles of pathways, viewing towers and bridges to navigate. You can either take part in the maze trail to collect the parts needed to build a JCB or a shorter mini maze in the shape of the JCB logo.